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• Anthonia Johanna Maria Emmels, Utrecht († 1862)
• Antonia de Haas, Driel, Heteren, Gelderland, Nederland († 1949)
• Anna Volbers († 1862)
• Adrianus Wilbrordus Vingerhoets, Diessen († 1947)
• Annie Louise Mare, St. Marys, Camden, Georgia, United States († 1884)
• Antje Gd Tuinder, Oudeschild († 1935)
• "Xavier" Jean Joseph Pasquier de Franclieu, El Biar, Algérie († 1911)
• Anna Oudekerk, Midwolda, Scheemda, Groningen, Nederlands († 1944)
• Andries Feijt, Harderwijk († 1919)
• Alida Visbeen, haarlemmermeer (noord holland) († 1890)

• Aaltje Witteveen (3), EPE
• David M Warbington (21), Tennessee, Verenigde Staten
• Adrianus Koolen (65), Tilburg
• Elisabeth Reijners (76), Helden
• Albert Hinnen (60), Ambt Almelo
• Aaltje APPEL (1), Alkmaar, Alkmaar, Noord-Holland, Nederland
• Anna Catharina Boot (78), Frasselt, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Duitsland
• Anna Chatarina Boot (78), Frasselt, Kranenburg, Kleve, DLD
• Elisabeth Adolphina Flu (16), .Paramaribo, Paramaribo, Suriname
• Cornelia Bernhard (38), Nijmegen (37jr)

• 1842 » Josephine St. Pierre Ruffin, American journalist, publisher, and activist († 1924)
• 1843 » Georg von Hertling, German academic and politician, 7th Chancellor of the German Empire († 1919)
• 1870 » Maria Montessori, Italian physician and educator († 1952)
• 1871 » James E. Ferguson, American banker and politician, 26th Governor of Texas († 1944)
• 1878 » Frank Jarvis, American sprinter and lawyer († 1933)
• 1879 » Alma Mahler, Austrian-American composer and author († 1964)
• 1879 » Taishō, emperor of Japan († 1926)
• 1880 » Wilhelmina, queen of the Netherlands († 1962)
• 1884 » George Sarton, Belgian-American historian of science († 1956)
• 1885 » DuBose Heyward, American author and playwright († 1940)

• 1811 » Louis Antoine de Bougainville, French admiral and explorer (b. 1729)
• 1814 » Arthur Phillip, English admiral and politician, 1st Governor of New South Wales (b. 1738)
• 1817 » Sir John Duckworth, 1st Baronet, English admiral and politician, 39th Commodore Governor of Newfoundland (b. 1747)
• 1818 » Robert Calder, Scottish admiral (b. 1745)
• 1867 » Charles Baudelaire, French poet and critic (b. 1821)
• 1869 » Mary Ward, Irish astronomer and entomologist (b. 1827)
• 1884 » Robert Torrens, Irish-Australian politician, 3rd Premier of South Australia (b. 1814)
• 1908 » Leslie Green, English architect (b. 1875)
• 1910 » Emīls Dārziņš, Latvian composer, conductor, and music critic (b. 1875)
• 1912 » Jean, duc Decazes, French sailor (b. 1864)

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 10 » American Civil War: Florida becomes the third state to secede from the Union.
• January 26 » American Civil War: The state of Louisiana secedes from the Union.
• March 4 » The first national flag of the Confederate States of America (the "Stars and Bars") is adopted.
• March 10 » El Hadj Umar Tall seizes the city of Ségou, destroying the Bamana Empire of Mali.
• March 20 » An earthquake destroys Mendoza, Argentina.
• April 13 » American Civil War: Fort Sumter surrenders to Confederate forces.

The temperature on August 31, 1861 was about 18.2 °C. The air pressure was 2.5 kgf/m² and came mainly from the west-northwest. The airpressure was 77 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 59%.