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Birthday February 7, 1870

• The temperature on February 7, 1870 was about -1.5 °C. The air pressure was 23 kgf/m² and came mainly from the south east. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 58%. Source: KNMI
• 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).
• In the year 1870: Source: Wikipedia
  • The Netherlands had about 3.6 million citizens.
  • January 6 » The inauguration of the Musikverein in Vienna, Austria.
  • January 23 » In Montana, U.S. cavalrymen kill 173 Native Americans, mostly women and children, in what becomes known as the Marias Massacre.
  • March 1 » Marshal F. S. López dies during the Battle of Cerro Corá thus marking the end of the Paraguayan War.
  • June 26 » The Christian holiday of Christmas is declared a federal holiday in the United States.
  • August 24 » The Wolseley expedition reaches Manitoba to end the Red River Rebellion.
  • October 27 » Franco-Prussian War: Marshal Bazaine surrenders to Prussian forces at the conclusion of the Siege of Metz along with 140,000 French soldiers.

Source: Wikipedia

• 1864 » Arthur Collins, American baritone singer († 1933)
• 1867 » Laura Ingalls Wilder, American author († 1957)
• 1870 » Alfred Adler, Austrian-Scottish psychologist and therapist († 1937)
• 1871 » Wilhelm Stenhammar, Swedish pianist, composer, and conductor († 1927)
• 1873 » Thomas Andrews, Irish shipbuilder and businessman, designed the RMS Titanic († 1912)
• 1877 » G. H. Hardy, English mathematician and geneticist († 1947)