About the day » Wednesday December 17, 1862Calender converter

• Anna Dora Rector, Selone, Fauquier, Virginia, United States († 1929)
• Pieternella de Ridder, Delfshaven (Rotterdam) († 1949)
• Aleida Johanna de Boer, Akersloot, Noord-Holland, Nederland († 1959)
• Albertje Langenberg, Kortezwaag, Friesland, Nederland
• Aartje van Orden, Epe († 1925)
• Adelais Chenot, Lillo, Provincie Antwerpen († 1863)
• Albertus Hermanus Kilian, Amersfoort, Utrecht, Netherlands († 1908)
• Andries Konink, wisch
• Alphonse Baute, Maldegem († 1929)
• (m) Peter, Diedenshausen, Kreis Wittgenstein

• Anna Maria Janssen Bouwmeester, Heumen,, Gelderland, Nederland
• Anton VAN VUURDEN (0), Semarang, Salatiga
• Antonia Captein (44), Etten-Leur, Noord-Brabant, Nederland
• Willem Heukels (68), Deventer
• Adriana Otten (6), Westbroek
• Amelia Baillie (83), Rue della Ville L'Eveque, Paris, France
• Aaltien Tjabels Bakker (71), Kloosterveen (Assen), Drenthe, Nederland
• Aaltje Bakker (72), Kloosterveen, Drenthe, Nederland
• Adriana Otten (5)
• Aaltje Tjabels Bakker (71), Kloosterveen (Smilde) 130

• 1840 » Nozu Michitsura, Japanese field marshal († 1908)
• 1842 » Sophus Lie, Norwegian mathematician and academic († 1899)
• 1847 » Émile Faguet, French author and critic († 1916)
• 1853 » Pierre Paul Émile Roux, French physician and immunologist, co-founded the Pasteur Institute († 1933)
• 1859 » Paul César Helleu, French painter and illustrator († 1927)
• 1866 » Kazys Grinius, Lithuanian physician and politician, 3rd President of Lithuania († 1950)
• 1873 » Ford Madox Ford, English novelist, poet, and critic († 1939)
• 1874 » William Lyon Mackenzie King, Canadian economist and politician, 10th Prime Minister of Canada († 1950)
• 1881 » Aubrey Faulkner, South African-English cricketer and coach († 1930)
• 1884 » Alison Uttley, English children's book writer († 1976)

• 1830 » Simón Bolívar, Venezuelan general and politician, 2nd President of Venezuela (b. 1783)
• 1833 » Kaspar Hauser, German feral child (b. 1812)
• 1847 » Marie Louise, Duchess of Parma (b. 1791)
• 1857 » Francis Beaufort, Irish hydrographer and officer in the Royal Navy (b. 1774)
• 1904 » William Shiels, Irish-Australian politician, 16th Premier of Victoria (b. 1848)
• 1907 » William Thomson, 1st Baron Kelvin, Irish-Scottish physicist and engineer (b. 1824)
• 1909 » Leopold II of Belgium (b. 1835)
• 1917 » Elizabeth Garrett Anderson, English physician and activist (b. 1836)
• 1927 » Rajendra Lahiri, Indian activist (b. 1892)
• 1928 » Frank Rinehart, American photographer (b. 1861)

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.
• 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.
• March 13 » The Act Prohibiting the Return of Slaves was passed by the United States Congress, effectively annulling the Fugitive Slave Act of 1850 and setting the stage for the Emancipation Proclamation.
• 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.
• September 19 » American Civil War: Union troops under William Rosecrans defeat a Confederate force commanded by Sterling Price.
• December 13 » American Civil War: At the Battle of Fredericksburg, Confederate General Robert E. Lee defeats Union Major General Ambrose Burnside.
• December 17 » American Civil War: General Ulysses S. Grant issues General Order No. 11, expelling Jews from parts of Tennessee, Mississippi, and Kentucky.

The temperature on December 17, 1862 was about 2.4 °C. The air pressure was 8 kgf/m² and came mainly from the southwest. The airpressure was 77 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 94%.