About the day » Tuesday January 28, 1862Calender converter

• Abraham van Dissel, Leiden († 1931)
• Alida Hendrika Momber, Amsterdam († 1862)
• Adrianus Feije Verhoog, Leyden († 1942)
• Adriana Hendrika Elisabeth Tilgenkamp, den Haag († 1905)
• Alice Mast, Derent, Overiesal Twp Michigan, Verenigde Staten († 1939)
• Adrianus Feye Verhoog, Leiden († 1942)
• Abraham van Bodegom, spijkenisse († 1862)
• Aartje Kerssen, Overschie († 1866)
• Adrianus de Gans, Ooltgensplaat († 1941)
• Adrianus Hamers, Drunen († 1907)

• Botje Meijns de Leeuw (79), Laren
• Berendina Stroet (76), Ulft
• Carolus Bernardus de Roij (1), Baarle-Nassau
• Anna Geertruij Haaksman (59), Utrecht, Nederland
• Abraham Guleij (0), Leiden
• Arnoldus Spaan (85), Zevenaar, Gelderland, Nederland
• Alijda Debbes (63), Groessen, Gelderland, Netherlands
• Biem Vlaming (45), Den Burg Texel N-Holland
• Anne-Marie FELICI, Sartène,20100,Corse-du-Sud,CORSE,FRANCE
• Bernard Sibon (1), Valthermond, Borger-Odoorn, Drenthe, Nederland

• 1853 » José Martí, Cuban journalist, poet, and theorist († 1895)
• 1853 » Vladimir Solovyov, Russian philosopher, poet, and critic († 1900)
• 1855 » William Seward Burroughs I, American businessman, founded the Burroughs Corporation († 1898)
• 1858 » Tannatt William Edgeworth David, Welsh-Australian geologist and explorer († 1934)
• 1861 » Julián Felipe, Filipino composer and educator († 1944)
• 1863 » Ernest William Christmas, Australian-American painter († 1918)
• 1864 » Charles Williams Nash, American businessman, founded Nash Motors († 1948)
• 1865 » Kaarlo Juho Ståhlberg, Finnish lawyer, judge, and politician, 1st President of Finland († 1952)
• 1865 » Lala Lajpat Rai, Indian author and politician († 1928)
• 1873 » Colette, French novelist and journalist († 1954)

• 1832 » Augustin Daniel Belliard, French general (b. 1769)
• 1859 » F. J. Robinson, 1st Viscount Goderich, English politician, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (b. 1782)
• 1864 » Émile Clapeyron, French physicist and engineer (b. 1799)
• 1873 » John Hart, English-Australian politician, 10th Premier of South Australia (b. 1809)
• 1903 » Augusta Holmès, French pianist and composer (b. 1847)
• 1912 » Gustave de Molinari, Belgian economist and theorist (b. 1819)
• 1918 » John McCrae, Canadian soldier, physician, and author (b. 1872)
• 1921 » Mustafa Suphi, Turkish journalist and politician (b. 1883)
• 1930 » Emmy Destinn, Czech soprano and poet (b. 1878)
• 1935 » Mikhail Ippolitov-Ivanov, Russian composer and conductor (b. 1859)

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. 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 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.
• January 19 » American Civil War: Battle of Mill Springs: The Confederacy suffers its first significant defeat in the conflict.
• March 28 » American Civil War: In the Battle of Glorieta Pass, Union forces stop the Confederate invasion of the New Mexico Territory. The battle began on March 26.
• June 9 » American Civil War: Stonewall Jackson concludes his successful Shenandoah Valley Campaign with a victory in the Battle of Port Republic; his tactics during the campaign are now studied by militaries around the world.
• August 5 » American Civil War: Battle of Baton Rouge: Along the Mississippi River near Baton Rouge, Louisiana, Confederate troops attempt to take the city, but are driven back by fire from Union gunboats.
• September 17 » American Civil War: The Allegheny Arsenal explosion results in the single largest civilian disaster during the war.
• December 26 » American Civil War: The Battle of Chickasaw Bayou begins.

The temperature on January 28, 1862 was about 2.7 °C. The air pressure was 1 kgf/m² and came mainly from the south-southeast. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 77%.