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• Anna Elisabeth BERNARD, Amsterdam († 1959)
• Aafje Weel, Harenkarspel, Schagen, Noord-Holland, Nederland († 1872)
• Aaltje Tjeerdsma, Oostellingswerf
• Adriana Kok, Poortugaal († 1940)
• Aaltje Veenstra, Nijega, gem. Smallingerland, Friesland, Nederland († 1945)
• Adriana Haverkamp, Dinteloord († 1949)
• Aaltje Fokkes Veenstra, Nijega, Smallingerland, Friesland, Nederland († 1945)
• Adolph Caro, Poznan, Wlkp., Poland
• Adriana Haverkamp, Dinteloord († 1949)
• Aaltje Christina Duits, de Glind (Barneveld), Nederland († 1929)

• Alida Geertruida Blokland (0), Rotterdam
• Carl Wilhelm Lindborg (49), Pietari, Russia
• Anna Maria de Jongh (3), Made en Drimmelen
• Alfred VANDERGOTEN (0), Anderlecht, 1070, Région Bruxelles-Capitale, Belgique
• Berend VAN DER LAAN (0), Ten Post (Ten Boer) Groningen Netherlands
• Albert Karel van Bassewitz (48), Floing, Champagne-Ardennen
• Bernardus de Keijzer (13), Amsterdam
• Aaltje van Hamersveld (1), Hoogland
• Cecilia Schouten (0), Stoutenburg
• Antje Hendriks Langhout (0), Wartena

• 1856 » John Bowser, English-Australian politician, 26th Premier of Victoria († 1936)
• 1862 » Franjo Krežma, Croatian violinist and composer († 1881)
• 1865 » Simeón Ola, Filipino general and politician († 1952)
• 1866 » Charles Vintcent, South African cricketer and rugby player († 1943)
• 1873 » Lily Poulett-Harris, Australian cricketer and educator († 1897)
• 1877 » Frederick Soddy, English chemist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate († 1956)
• 1878 » Herman, Estonian-Finnish archbishop († 1961)
• 1878 » Ion Dragoumis, Greek philosopher and diplomat († 1920)
• 1878 » Werner von Blomberg, German field marshal († 1946)
• 1883 » Archduchess Elisabeth Marie of Austria († 1963)

• 1820 » Jiaqing Emperor of China (b. 1760)
• 1832 » Franz Xaver von Zach, Hungarian-French astronomer and academic (b. 1754)
• 1834 » Thomas Telford, Scottish engineer and architect, designed the Menai Suspension Bridge (b. 1757)
• 1865 » William Rowan Hamilton, Irish physicist, astronomer, and mathematician (b. 1805)
• 1872 » N. F. S. Grundtvig, Danish pastor, philosopher, and author (b. 1783)
• 1877 » Constantine Kanaris, Greek admiral and politician, 16th Prime Minister of Greece (b. 1793)
• 1885 » Giuseppe Bonavia, Maltese architect (b. 1821)
• 1898 » Wilford Woodruff, American religious leader, 4th President of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (b. 1807)
• 1910 » Henri Rousseau, French painter (b. 1844)
• 1918 » John Forrest, Australian politician, 1st Premier of Western Australia (b. 1847)

1. Jan
2. Johannes
3. Cornelis
4. Hendrik
5. Pieter
6. Willem
7. Gerrit
8. Jacob
9. Petrus
10. Jacobus
11. Adrianus
12. Dirk
13. Arie
14. Klaas
15. Hendrikus
16. Albert

1. Maria
2. Johanna
3. Anna
4. Cornelia
5. Adriana
6. Elisabeth
7. Catharina
8. Hendrika
9. Aaltje
10. Wilhelmina
11. Neeltje
12. Trijntje
13. Grietje
14. Antje
15. Jacoba
16. Elizabeth

• 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 6 » The inauguration of the Musikverein in Vienna, Austria.
• February 3 » The Fifteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution is ratified, guaranteeing voting rights to male citizens regardless of race.
• February 9 » US president Ulysses S. Grant signs a joint resolution of Congress establishing the U.S. Weather Bureau.
• July 19 » Franco-Prussian War: France declares war on Prussia.
• August 18 » Franco-Prussian War: Battle of Gravelotte is fought.
• September 20 » The Bersaglieri corps enter Rome through the Porta Pia, and complete the unification of Italy.

The temperature on September 2, 1870 was about 19.2 °C. The air pressure was 11 kgf/m² and came mainly from the southwest. The airpressure was 75 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 60%.