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• Aafke Gaeles de Haan, Akkerwoude († 1940)
• Aafke de Haan, Akkerwoude, gem. Dantumadeel, Friesland, Nederland († 1940)
• Adrianus Cornelius van Bentum, Jutphaas († 1941)
• Margje Benjamins, Hollandscheveld († 1943)
• Anna Maria van Melis, Gemert († 1947)
• Aafke Abels BOS, Houwerzijl (Ulrum) Groningen Netherlands († 1944)
• Adriana Maria SUIJKERBUIJK, Bergen op Zoom, Noord-Brabant, Nederland († 1905)
• Aagje van de Lagemaat, Jaarsveld, Utrecht, Nederland († 1870)
• Aafke Bos, Houwerzijl, gem. Ulrum, Groningen, Nederland († 1944)
• Adriana van Steenoven, Raamsdonk

• Alida de VEEN, Oudewater
• Aagje Gerrits Pel (41), Hilversum, Noord-Holland, Nederland
• Aagtje Ubels SIKKEMA (47), Oldehove Groningen Netherlands
• Annigje Jans Dam (39), Bergentheim
• Catharina Navarro (0), Arnhem, Gelderland, Nederland
• Annigje Dam (39), Hardenberg
• ALBERTUS FLADDRAK (42), HARDINXVELD
• Aagtje Ubels Siccama (47), Oldehove, Groningen, Netherlands
• aagtje ubels siccema (sikkema) (47), oldehove
• 'n Levenloos geboren dochter van Visser (0), Ter Aar (Aardam)

• 1863 » Mary of the Divine Heart, German nun and saint († 1899)
• 1863 » W.W. Jacobs, English novelist and short story writer († 1943)
• 1867 » Alexander Parvus, Belarusian-German theoretician and activist († 1924)
• 1868 » Seth Weeks, American mandolin player, composer, and bandleader († 1953)
• 1869 » José María Pino Suárez, Mexican politician, Vice President of Mexico, murdered in a military coup († 1913)
• 1871 » Samuel McLaughlin, Canadian businessman and philanthropist, founded the McLaughlin Carriage Company († 1972)
• 1872 » James William McCarthy, American judge († 1939)
• 1873 » Alfred Jarry, French author and playwright († 1907)
• 1873 » David O. McKay, American religious leader, 9th President of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints († 1970)
• 1876 » Inez Knight Allen, Mormon missionary and Utah politician († 1937)

• 1811 » Peter Simon Pallas, German zoologist and botanist (b. 1741)
• 1831 » John Aitken, Scottish-American publisher (b. 1745)
• 1853 » Frédéric Ozanam, French scholar, co-founded the Society of Saint Vincent de Paul (b. 1813)
• 1882 » Joseph Liouville, French mathematician and academic (b. 1809)
• 1894 » Hermann von Helmholtz, German physician and physicist (b. 1821)
• 1909 » Vere St. Leger Goold, Irish tennis player (b. 1853)
• 1916 » Friedrich Baumfelder, German pianist, composer, and conductor (b. 1836)
• 1933 » Faisal I of Iraq (b. 1883)
• 1935 » Carl Weiss, American physician (b. 1906)
• 1940 » Hemmo Kallio, Finnish actor (b. 1863)

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. Gerardus

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. Petronella

• 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.
• March 30 » Texas is readmitted to the United States Congress following Reconstruction.
• May 12 » The Manitoba Act is given the Royal Assent, paving the way for Manitoba to become a province of Canada on July 15.
• June 22 » The United States Department of Justice is created by the U.S. Congress.
• September 1 » Franco-Prussian War: The Battle of Sedan is fought, resulting in a decisive Prussian victory.
• September 18 » Old Faithful Geyser is observed and named by Henry D. Washburn.
• October 7 » Franco-Prussian War: Léon Gambetta escapes the siege of Paris in a hot-air balloon.

The temperature on September 8, 1870 was about 10.0 °C. There was 0.1 mm of rain. The air pressure was 1 kgf/m² and came mainly from the west-southwest. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 92%.