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• Adriana van der Heijden, Wintelre († 1867)
• Anna Cornelia Oerlemans, Woensdrecht, Nb, NED
• Anna Margaretha Hoegers, Brüggelchen (D) († 1877)
• Anna Elisabeth Koot, Voorburg (Z-H), Nederland († 1925)
• Anna Verputten, Sint-Oedenrode, Noord-Brabant, Nederland († 1892)
• Adrianus Coolen, Tilburg, Nederland († 1889)
• Anna Klasina Hillegonda van Rijgersma, Muntok, Nederlands-Indië († 1918)
• Aaltje Smeeman, Gasselte, Drenthe, Nederland († 1941)
• Adrianus van den Bogert, Uden, Noord-Brabant, Nederland
• Aart Luijendijk, Zuidland, Zuid-Holland, Nederland († 1939)

• Allegonda Graat (43), Oeffelt, Boxmeer, Noord-Brabant, Netherlands
• Adrianus Franciscus Meyvis (26), Oud-Turnhout
• Claas Gerritsen van Ouwendorp (70), Ouwendorp (Apeldoorn)
• Baukje Klases Bos(k)ma (82), Minnertsga
• Adolph Feist (2), Tensaw
• Berendjen Maalderink (28), Linde (Vorden)
• Anna Maria Hayen (39), Ulbeek, België
• Carolus Ludovicus Mys (54), Hamme, België
• Adrianus van der Linden (0), 's-Hertogenbosch, Noord-Brabant, Netherlands
• Anna Catharina Georg (65), Harlingen, Friesland, Nederland, Friesland, Nederland

• 1847 » Frits Thaulow, Norwegian painter († 1906)
• 1854 » Arthur Rimbaud, French soldier and poet († 1891)
• 1858 » John Burns, English union leader and politician, President of the Board of Trade († 1943)
• 1859 » John Dewey, American psychologist and philosopher († 1952)
• 1864 » James F. Hinkle, American banker and politician, 6th Governor of New Mexico († 1951)
• 1874 » Charles Ives, American composer († 1954)
• 1882 » Bela Lugosi, Hungarian-American actor († 1956)
• 1882 » Margaret Dumont, American actress († 1965)
• 1885 » Jelly Roll Morton, American pianist, composer, and bandleader (Red Hot Peppers and New Orleans Rhythm Kings) († 1941)
• 1887 » Prince Yasuhiko Asaka of Japan († 1981)

• 1865 » Champ Ferguson, American guerrilla leader (b. 1821)
• 1870 » Michael William Balfe, Irish violinist and composer (b. 1808)
• 1871 » Karl Christian Ulmann, Latvian-German theologian and academic (b. 1793)
• 1880 » Lydia Maria Child, American journalist, author, and activist (b. 1802)
• 1883 » George Chichester, 3rd Marquess of Donegall (b. 1797)
• 1890 » Richard Francis Burton, English-Italian geographer and explorer (b. 1821)
• 1894 » James Anthony Froude, English historian, novelist, biographer and editor (b. 1818)
• 1900 » Naim Frashëri, Albanian poet and translator (b. 1846)
• 1908 » Vaiben Louis Solomon, Australian politician, 21st Premier of South Australia (b. 1853)
• 1910 » David B. Hill, American lawyer and politician, 29th Governor of New York (b. 1843)

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

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

• Koning Willem III (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1849 till 1890 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
• From February 23, 1860 till March 14, 1861 the Netherlands had a cabinet Van Hall - Van Heemstra with the prime ministers Mr. F.A. baron Van Hall (conservatief-liberaal) and Mr. S. baron Van Heemstra (liberaal).
• From March 14, 1861 till January 31, 1862 the Netherlands had a cabinet Van Zuijlen van Nijevelt - Loudon with the prime ministers Mr. J.P.P. baron Van Zuijlen van Nijevelt (conservatief-liberaal) and Mr. J. Loudon (liberaal).
• The Netherlands had about 3.6 million citizens.
• January 3 » American Civil War: Delaware votes not to secede from the United States.
• February 1 » American Civil War: Texas secedes from the United States.
• March 19 » The First Taranaki War ends in New Zealand.
• March 30 » Discovery of the chemical elements: Sir William Crookes announces his discovery of thallium.
• June 1 » American Civil War: The Battle of Fairfax Court House is fought.
• November 20 » American Civil War: A secession ordinance is filed by Kentucky's Confederate government.

The temperature on October 20, 1861 was about 13.4 °C. The air pressure was 6.5 kgf/m² and came mainly from the south east. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 57%.