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• Antje van Baar, Obdam († 1933)
• Aaltje Smit, Beerta gemeente Oldambt Groningen († 1928)
• anna maria diederiks, amsterdam († 1864)
• Allegonda van Nistelrooij, Schijndel († 1924)
• Adriaantje De GEUS, 's-Gravendeel († 1863)
• Anna Maria Smulders, Groot-Gelmen, België
• Anna Catharina Pieternella Sterke, 's-Gravenhage
• Abraham Johannes Hector, Vlissingen, Zeeland, Nederland
• Albert Kingma, Birdaard
• Albert Alberts Kingma, Birdaard

• Aagje Breets (59), Wateringen
• Antonius van HEEL (1), Breda, Noord-Brabant, Nederland
• Christianus Eelants (59)
• Aagje Breets (59), Wateringen
• Augustinus Vrouwenraat (41), Zoetemeer
• annigjen hommes (70), groningen
• Anna Doevelaar (41), Heino
• Anna Maria Versteen (69), Nijmegen
• Catharina Ovelguene (0), Kirchhellen, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Duitsland
• Andries Tjerks Dijkstra (35), Hennaarderadeel aktenr. B19

• 1858 » Alfred Henry O'Keeffe, New Zealand painter and educator († 1941)
• 1858 » Lovis Corinth, German painter († 1925)
• 1858 » Maria Christina of Austria († 1929)
• 1863 » C. Aubrey Smith, English-American cricketer and actor († 1948)
• 1866 » Carlos Schwabe, Swiss Symbolist painter and printmaker († 1926)
• 1870 » Emil Orlík, Czech painter, etcher, and lithographer († 1932)
• 1875 » Charles Gondouin, French rugby player and tug of war competitor († 1947)
• 1880 » Milan Rastislav Štefánik, Slovak astronomer, general, and politician († 1919)
• 1882 » David Burliuk, Ukrainian author and illustrator († 1967)
• 1885 » Jacques Feyder, Belgian actor, director, and screenwriter († 1948)

• 1793 » Antoine Bruni d'Entrecasteaux, French admiral, explorer, and politician (b. 1739)
• 1796 » Robert Burns, Scottish poet and songwriter (b. 1759)
• 1798 » Anthony Perry, Irish rebel leader (b. ca. 1760)
• 1798 » François Sébastien Charles Joseph de Croix, Count of Clerfayt, Austrian field marshal (b. 1733)
• 1868 » William Bland, Australian surgeon and politician (b. 1789)
• 1878 » Sam Bass, American outlaw (b. 1851)
• 1880 » Hiram Walden, American general and politician (b. 1800)
• 1889 » Nelson Dewey, American lawyer and politician, 1st Governor of Wisconsin (b. 1813)
• 1899 » Robert G. Ingersoll, American soldier, lawyer, and politician (b. 1833)
• 1920 » Fiammetta Wilson, English astronomer and educator (b. 1864)

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.
• June 19 » The U.S. Congress prohibits slavery in United States territories, nullifying Dred Scott v. Sandford.
• July 15 » The CSS Arkansas, the most effective ironclad on the Mississippi River, battles with Union ships commanded by Admiral David Farragut, severely damaging three ships and sustaining heavy damage herself. The encounter changed the complexion of warfare on the Mississippi and helped to reverse Rebel fortunes on the river in the summer of 1862.
• August 17 » American Civil War: Major General J. E. B. Stuart is assigned command of all the cavalry of the Confederate Army of Northern Virginia.
• August 19 » American Indian Wars: During an uprising in Minnesota, Lakota warriors decide not to attack heavily defended Fort Ridgely and instead turn to the settlement of New Ulm, killing white settlers along the way.
• December 12 » American Civil War: USSCairo sinks on the Yazoo River.
• December 13 » American Civil War: At the Battle of Fredericksburg, Confederate General Robert E. Lee defeats Union Major General Ambrose Burnside.

The temperature on July 21, 1862 was about 19.0 °C. The air pressure was 6 kgf/m² and came mainly from the west-northwest. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 72%.