About the day » Thursday February 13, 1862Calender converter

• Auke Sierds van Randen, Elahuizen († 1915)
• Albert Muileman, Deventer († 1862)
• Benjamin Lievers, Aalten († 1943)
• Albert Roelofsz van Nijen, Oosterwolde (Ooststellingwerf) († 1916)
• Angelina Rosalia Luyten, Mol, België († 1862)
• Aantje Heikoop, Zuid-Beijerland, Zuid-Holland, Nederland († 1862)
• Aaltje KLINGELER, Zuid Scharwoude,Noord-Holland,Nederland
• Aaltje Reupkes, Apeldoorn († 1937)
• Antonia Vossenberg, Oss († 1863)
• Aletta Cornelia Verwijnen, Amsterdam,North Holland,Netherlands

• Adrianus Franciscus Janssen (1), Veghel, Noord-Brabant, Nederland
• Augustinus Petrusz (Auke) Ysselmuiden (IJscelmuiden), Franeker, Franekeradeel, Friesland, Nederland
• Anna Mechthildis Delnoij (85), Schin op Geul
• Adriana Voets (63), Heeswijk, Noord-Brabant, Nederland
• Arie van Buuren (64), Utrecht, UTR, Nederland
• Augustinus van Ijsselmuiden (55), Franeker, Nederland
• Arnoldus Wilhelmus van Noort (1), Leiderdorp, Zuid Holland, Nederland
• Antje Tjeerds Bosma (38), Wartena Friesland Nederland
• Albert Horsman (23), Linde (Vorden)
• Arie van Bueren (63), Utrecht, Utrecht, Nederland

• 1849 » Lord Randolph Churchill, English lawyer and politician, Chancellor of the Exchequer († 1895)
• 1855 » Paul Deschanel, Belgian-French politician, 11th President of France († 1922)
• 1863 » Hugo Becker, German cellist and composer († 1941)
• 1867 » Harold Mahony, Scottish-Irish tennis player († 1905)
• 1870 » Leopold Godowsky, Polish-American pianist and composer († 1938)
• 1873 » Feodor Chaliapin, Russian opera singer († 1938)
• 1876 » Fritz Buelow, German-American baseball player and umpire († 1933)
• 1879 » Sarojini Naidu, Indian poet and activist († 1949)
• 1880 » Dimitrie Gusti, Romanian sociologist, ethnologist, historian, and philosopher († 1955)
• 1881 » Eleanor Farjeon, Jewish-English author, poet, and playwright († 1965)

• 1826 » Peter Ludwig von der Pahlen, Russian general and politician, Governor-General of Baltic provinces (b. 1745)
• 1831 » Edward Berry, English admiral (b. 1768)
• 1837 » Mariano José de Larra, Spanish journalist and author (b. 1809)
• 1845 » Henrik Steffens, Norwegian-German philosopher and poet (b. 1773)
• 1877 » Costache Caragiale, Romanian actor and manager (b. 1815)
• 1883 » Richard Wagner, German composer (b. 1813)
• 1888 » Jean-Baptiste Lamy, French-American archbishop (b. 1814)
• 1892 » Provo Wallis, Canadian-English admiral (b. 1791)
• 1893 » Ignacio Manuel Altamirano, Mexican intellectual and journalist (b. 1834)
• 1905 » Konstantin Savitsky, Russian painter (b. 1844)

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

1. Maria
2. Johanna
3. Anna
4. Cornelia
5. Elisabeth
6. Adriana
7. Catharina
8. Hendrika
9. Aaltje
10. Wilhelmina
11. Grietje
12. Antje
13. Trijntje
14. Neeltje
15. Mary
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 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).
• In The Netherlands , there was from February 1, 1862 to February 10, 1866 the cabinet Thorbecke II, with Mr. J.R. Thorbecke (liberaal) as prime minister.
• The Netherlands had about 3.6 million citizens.
• February 15 » American Civil War: Confederates commanded by Brig. Gen. John B. Floyd attack General Ulysses S. Grant's Union forces Fort Donelson, Tennessee. Unable to break the fort's encirclement, Lloyd surrenders the following day.
• March 9 » American Civil War: USSMonitor and CSSVirginia fight to a draw in the Battle of Hampton Roads, the first battle between two ironclad warships.
• April 12 » American Civil War: The Andrews Raid (the Great Locomotive Chase) occurs, starting from Big Shanty, Georgia (now Kennesaw).
• June 1 » American Civil War: Peninsula Campaign: The Battle of Seven Pines (or the Battle of Fair Oaks) ends inconclusively, with both sides claiming victory.
• June 4 » American Civil War: Confederate troops evacuate Fort Pillow on the Mississippi River, leaving the way clear for Union troops to take Memphis, Tennessee.
• June 5 » As the Treaty of Saigon is signed, ceding parts of southern Vietnam to France, the guerrilla leader Trương Định decides to defy Emperor Tự Đức of Vietnam and fight on against the Europeans.

The temperature on February 13, 1862 was about -1.6 °C. There was 0.1 mm of rain. The air pressure was 0.5 kgf/m² and came mainly from the north. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 90%.