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• Anna Jacobs Faber, Boksum, Menaldumadeel, Friesland, Nederland († 1945)
• Antoinius Mommers, Limmel-Meerssen († 1862)
• Abraham F. Shupe, Blenheim Oxford Ontario Canada
• Antje Faber, Boxum, Friesland, Netherlands
• Anthonia van den Berg, Soest († 1899)
• Andreas Nap, Midwolda (gem. Oldambt) († 1943)
• Antje Froukjes Lap, Oldeholtwolde († 1937)
• Abraham STEKETEE, Kruiningen, Zeeland, Nederland († 1929)
• Andreas Hubertus Cox, Maasniel, Roermond, Limburg, Netherlands († 1905)
• Andreas Nap, Midwolda († 1943)

• Anna Elisabeth Wuyts (87), Westerlo, België
• Antonia Tromp (1), Beverwijk, Noord-Holland, Nederland
• Antonius Mommers (3), Rothem, Meerssen
• Aleida Keultjes (60), Arnhem
• Anna Catharina Franck (60), Bergen op Zoom
• Antonij Maasakkers (82), Waalre
• Adriana (Jaantje) Kamper, Wilnis
• Aaltje Stuivenberg (4), Wageningen, Gelderland, Netherlands
• Adriana de Heer (57), Rotterdam, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands
• Anna (1e) Scharmga (0)

• 1845 » Mary Eliza Mahoney, American nurse and activist († 1926)
• 1847 » Archibald Primrose, 5th Earl of Rosebery, English politician, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom († 1929)
• 1857 » William A. MacCorkle, American lawyer and politician, 9th Governor of West Virginia († 1930)
• 1860 » Tom Norman, English businessman († 1930)
• 1861 » Rabindranath Tagore, Indian author and poet, Nobel Prize laureate († 1941)
• 1867 » Władysław Reymont, Polish novelist, Nobel Prize laureate († 1925)
• 1875 » Bill Hoyt, American pole vaulter († 1951)
• 1880 » Pandurang Vaman Kane, Indologist and Sanskrit scholar, Bharat Ratna awardee († 1972)
• 1881 » George E. Wiley, American cyclist († 1954)
• 1882 » Willem Elsschot, Belgian author and poet († 1960)

• 1815 » Jabez Bowen, American colonel and politician, 45th Deputy Governor of Rhode Island (b. 1739)
• 1825 » Antonio Salieri, Italian composer and conductor (b. 1750)
• 1840 » Caspar David Friedrich, German painter and educator (b. 1774)
• 1868 » Henry Brougham, 1st Baron Brougham and Vaux, Scottish lawyer and politician, Lord High Chancellor of Great Britain (b. 1778)
• 1872 » Alexander Loyd, American carpenter and politician, 4th Mayor of Chicago (b. 1805)
• 1876 » William Buell Sprague, American clergyman, historian, and author (b. 1795)
• 1887 » C. F. W. Walther, German-American religious leader and theologian (b. 1811)
• 1896 » H. H. Holmes, American serial killer (b. 1861)
• 1902 » Agostino Roscelli, Italian priest and saint (b. 1818)
• 1917 » Albert Ball, English fighter pilot (b. 1896)

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 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.
• April 5 » American Civil War: The Battle of Yorktown begins.
• April 12 » American Civil War: The Andrews Raid (the Great Locomotive Chase) occurs, starting from Big Shanty, Georgia (now Kennesaw).
• April 25 » American Civil War: Forces under U.S. Admiral David Farragut demand the surrender of the Confederate city of New Orleans, Louisiana.
• August 9 » American Civil War: Battle of Cedar Mountain: At Cedar Mountain, Virginia, Confederate General Stonewall Jackson narrowly defeats Union forces under General John Pope.
• August 30 » American Civil War: Battle of Richmond: Confederates under Edmund Kirby Smith rout Union forces under General William "Bull" Nelson.

The temperature on May 7, 1862 was about 25.0 °C. The air pressure was 14 kgf/m² and came mainly from the south east. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 24%.