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Born on Tuesday August 9, 1870
- aartje van LEENEN, oud-beijerland († 1945)
- Antje Gomes, Den Helder, Noord-Holland, Nederland († 1872)
- Albert Flavius Hazen, Cucumber Hill, Foster, Providence County, RI
- Antonius van Brussel, Nederweert Eind, Limburg, Nederland
- Aaltje Geerts Hellinga, Smallingerland Friesland Nederland († 1954)
- Aaltje Hellinga, Opeinde, Smallingerland, Friesland, Netherlands
- Anton Ignatius Jensch, Amsterdam († 1871)
- Aart van Rijswijk, Andel, Noord-Brabant, The Netherlands († 1939)
- Aaltje Karels, Coevorden, Drenthe, Nederland († 1930)
- Aleksanteri Häkkinen, Humaljoki, Karelië, Finland
Died on Tuesday August 9, 1870
- Antoinetta Maes (53), Kwaadmechelen, Limburg, België
- Andries Domburg (5), Nieuwer-Amstel (thans Amstelveen), Noord-Holland, Nederland
- Antoinette Maes (53), Kwaadmechelen, Limburg, België
- Verweij (0), Jaarsveld, Utrecht, Netherlands
- Anna Jacoba Hengstmengel (0), Goes
- Anna Maria Helena Jacobs (9), Venlo
- Alexander Eusebius Maas (64), Wijhe,, Overijssel, Nederland
- Anna Catharina van der Palm (62)
- Catharina Reijntjes (17), Menzel
- Alexander Gijsbert Fieret (0), Maastricht, Limburg, Nederland
Source: Delpher (KB | national library) Newspapers from August 9, 1870 at Delpher
Born on August 9
- 1848 » Alfred David Benjamin, Australian-born businessman and philanthropist. († 1900)
- 1861 » Dorothea Klumpke, American astronomer and academic († 1942)
- 1867 » Evelina Haverfield, Scottish nurse and activist († 1920)
- 1872 » Archduke Joseph August of Austria († 1962)
- 1874 » Reynaldo Hahn, Venezuelan composer and conductor († 1947)
- 1875 » Albert Ketèlbey, English pianist, composer, and conductor († 1959)
- 1878 » Eileen Gray, Irish architect and furniture designer († 1976)
- 1879 » John Willcock, Australian politician, 15th Premier of Western Australia, († 1956)
- 1881 » Prince Antônio Gastão of Orléans-Braganza, Brazilian prince († 1918)
- 1890 » Eino Kaila, Finnish philosopher and psychologist, attendant of the Vienna circle († 1958)
Died on August 9
- 1816 » Johann August Apel, German jurist and author (b. 1771)
- 1861 » Vincent Novello, English composer and publisher (b. 1781)
- 1886 » Samuel Ferguson, Irish lawyer and poet (b. 1810)
- 1910 » Huo Yuanjia, Chinese martial artist, co-founded the Chin Woo Athletic Association (b. 1868)
- 1919 » Ruggero Leoncavallo, Italian composer and educator (b. 1857)
- 1920 » Samuel Griffith, Welsh-Australian politician, 9th Premier of Queensland (b. 1845)
- 1932 » John Charles Fields, Canadian mathematician, founder of the Fields Medal (b. 1863)
- 1942 » Edith Stein, German nun and saint (b. 1891)
- 1943 » Chaim Soutine, Belarusian-French painter and educator (b. 1893)
- 1945 » Robert Hampton Gray, Canadian lieutenant and pilot, Victoria Cross recipient (b. 1917)
Names that were popular for boys in 1870
- Jan
- Johannes
- Cornelis
- Hendrik
- Pieter
- Willem
- Gerrit
- Jacob
- Petrus
- Jacobus
- Adrianus
- Dirk
- Arie
- Klaas
- Hendrikus
- Gerardus
Names that were popular for girls in 1870
- Maria
- Johanna
- Anna
- Cornelia
- Adriana
- Elisabeth
- Catharina
- Hendrika
- Aaltje
- Wilhelmina
- Neeltje
- Trijntje
- Grietje
- Antje
- Jacoba
- Petronella
Source: Wikipedia Historical events 1870
- Koning Willem III (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1849 till 1890 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
- From June 4, 1868 till January 4, 1871 the Netherlands had a cabinet Van Bosse - Fock with the prime ministers Mr. P.P. van Bosse (liberaal) and Mr. C. Fock (liberaal).
- The Netherlands had about 3.6 million citizens.
- January 10 » John D. Rockefeller incorporates Standard Oil.
- January 15 » A political cartoon for the first time symbolizes the Democratic Party with a donkey ("A Live Jackass Kicking a Dead Lion" by Thomas Nast for Harper's Weekly).
- January 23 » In Montana, U.S. cavalrymen kill 173 Native Americans, mostly women and children, in what becomes known as the Marias Massacre.
- February 25 » Hiram Rhodes Revels, a Republican from Mississippi, is sworn into the United States Senate, becoming the first African American ever to sit in Congress.
- May 12 » The Manitoba Act is given the Royal Assent, paving the way for Manitoba to become a province of Canada on July 15.
- September 18 » Old Faithful Geyser is observed and named by Henry D. Washburn.
Weather August 9, 1870
The temperature on August 9, 1870 was about 17.0 °C. There was 4 mm of rain. The air pressure was 2 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the northeast. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 92%.