About the day » Monday January 12, 1863Calender converter

• Amanda E. Spry, IL († 1914)
• Adrianus van der Biezen, Heesch, Noord-Brabant, Nederland († 1917)
• Anna Clementine Augusta Beckering, Amsterdam († 1931)
• Anna Jansen, Utrecht († 1922)
• Anna Maria Lamers, ,,, Haarlem
• Aaltje Boots, Berkhout, Koggenland, Noord-Holland, Nederland († 1894)
• Akke Hoekstra, Gemeente Leeuwarderadeel
• Adrianus Grootenboer, Ooltgensplaat, Zuid-Holland, Nederland († 1868)
• Anna Shapley, Spring Bay, Woodford, Illinois, Verenigde Staten († 1940)
• Anna Clementine Auguste Beckering, Amsterdam († 1931)

• Antje Sytzes van der Molen (73), Burum
• Antje Jakles Heeringa (68), Bozum, Baarderadeel, Friesland, Nederland
• Aaltjen Hendriks Karsten (69), Wanneperveen
• Antonij van Hulten (65), Drunen
• Aaltje Hendriks Karsten (73), Wanneperveen
• Albert Alberts KOOPS (64), De Haar (Assen), Drenthe, Nederland
• adriana TEEUW (56), sliedrecht
• Antje Jackles Heringa (68), Bozum
• Antonio José Pinto (59), Campinas, São Paulo, Brasil
• Albertus (Lambertus) Koedijk (88), Zwollekerspel, Overijssel, Nederland

• 1849 » Jean Béraud, Russian-French painter and academic († 1935)
• 1853 » Gregorio Ricci-Curbastro, Italian mathematician († 1925)
• 1856 » John Singer Sargent, American painter and academic († 1925)
• 1863 » Swami Vivekananda, Indian monk and philosopher († 1902)
• 1869 » Bhagwan Das, Indian philosopher, academic, and politician († 1958)
• 1873 » Spyridon Louis, Greek runner († 1940)
• 1874 » Laura Adams Armer, American author and photographer († 1963)
• 1876 » Ermanno Wolf-Ferrari, Italian composer and educator († 1948)
• 1876 » Fevzi Çakmak, Turkish field marshal and politician, Prime Minister of the Turkish Provisional Government († 1950)
• 1876 » Jack London, American novelist and journalist († 1916)

• 1829 » Karl Wilhelm Friedrich Schlegel, German philosopher, poet, and critic (b. 1772)
• 1833 » Marie-Antoine Carême, French chef (b. 1784)
• 1834 » William Grenville, 1st Baron Grenville, English academic and politician, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (b. 1759)
• 1856 » Ľudovít Štúr, Slovak philologist and politician (b. 1815)
• 1861 » Václav Hanka, Czech philologist and author (b. 1791)
• 1892 » James Caulfeild, 3rd Earl of Charlemont, Irish politician, Lord Lieutenant of Tyrone (b. 1820)
• 1892 » William Reeves, Irish bishop and historian (b. 1815)
• 1899 » Hiram Walker, American businessman, founded Canadian Club (b. 1816)
• 1909 » Hermann Minkowski, Lithuanian-German mathematician and academic (b. 1864)
• 1911 » Andreas Papagiannakopoulos, Greek journalist, judge, and politician (b. 1845)

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

1. Maria
2. Johanna
3. Anna
4. Cornelia
5. Elisabeth
6. Adriana
7. Catharina
8. Hendrika
9. Grietje
10. Wilhelmina
11. Aaltje
12. Trijntje
13. Neeltje
14. Antje
15. Petronella
16. Jacoba

• Koning Willem III (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1849 till 1890 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
• 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 29 » The Bear River Massacre: A detachment of California Volunteers led by Colonel Patrick Edward Connor engage the Shoshone at Bear River, Washington Territory, killing hundreds of men, women and children.
• May 22 » American Civil War: Union forces begin the Siege of Port Hudson which lasts 48 days, the longest siege in U.S. military history.
• June 14 » American Civil War: Second Battle of Winchester: A Union garrison is defeated by the Army of Northern Virginia in the Shenandoah Valley town of Winchester, Virginia.
• July 1 » American Civil War: The Battle of Gettysburg begins.
• August 16 » The Dominican Restoration War begins when Gregorio Luperón raises the Dominican flag in Santo Domingo after Spain had recolonized the country.
• September 9 » American Civil War: The Union Army enters Chattanooga, Tennessee.

The temperature on January 12, 1863 was about 3.8 °C. The airpressure was 77 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 90%.