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• Andries Dirks Hansma, Ferwerd, Ferwerderadeel, Friesland, Nederland († 1863)
• Adrianus Borsboom, 's-Gravenhage, Zuid-Holland, Nederland († 1943)
• Aaltje Veerman, Volendam, Noord-Holland, Nederland Nederland († 1940)
• Angenieta Onvlee, Leiden, Zuid-Holland, Nederland († 1945)
• Aloysius Franciscus Depoortere, Ledegem,8880,West-Vlaanderen,België
• († 1939)
• Adriana van Aalst, Geervliet, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
• Agatha Maria Johanna Bernardina Bax, Rotterdam,, Zuid-Holland, Nederland († 1949)
• Adriana Laheij, Maasdriel († 1932)
• Branderhorst, Genderen, Nederland

• Anna Maria Christina Vanoirbeek (4), Zepperen, België
• Cornelis de Lange (0), Noordgouwe, Schouwen-Duiveland,, Zeeland, Nederland
• Broeders (0), Oosterhout, Noord-Brabant, Nederland
• Adriana Elisabeth Blom van Assendelft (30), Amsterdam,Gemeente Amsterdam,North Holland,Netherlands
• Bernardus Eijken (1), Rotterdam, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
• Cornelis Tol (45), Nieuwenhoorn, 3223, Nederland
• Christina Veldhoen (49), Apeldoorn {GE}
• Charles Henry (25), Fairfield, Pennsylvania, Verenigde Staten
• Albert Nijland (52), Wierden
• Barendina den Braver (0), Ter Aar, Zuid-Holland, Nederland

• 1845 » Thomas John Barnardo, Irish philanthropist and humanitarian († 1905)
• 1847 » James Anthony Bailey, American circus ringmaster, co-founded Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus († 1906)
• 1854 » Victor Babeș, Romanian physician and biologist († 1926)
• 1868 » Henrietta Swan Leavitt, American astronomer and academic († 1921)
• 1871 » Hubert Cecil Booth, English engineer († 1955)
• 1872 » Calvin Coolidge, American lawyer and politician, 30th President of the United States († 1933)
• 1874 » John McPhee, Australian journalist and politician, 27th Premier of Tasmania († 1952)
• 1880 » Victor Kraft, Austrian philosopher from the Vienna Circle († 1975)
• 1881 » Ulysses S. Grant III, American general († 1968)
• 1883 » Rube Goldberg, American sculptor, cartoonist, and engineer († 1970)

• 1826 » John Adams, American lawyer and politician, 2nd President of the United States (b. 1735)
• 1831 » James Monroe, American soldier, lawyer, and politician, 5th President of the United States (b. 1758)
• 1848 » François-René de Chateaubriand, French historian and politician (b. 1768)
• 1850 » William Kirby, English entomologist and author (b. 1759)
• 1854 » Karl Friedrich Eichhorn, German academic and jurist (b. 1781)
• 1857 » William L. Marcy, American lawyer, judge, and politician, 21st United States Secretary of State (b. 1786)
• 1881 » Johan Vilhelm Snellman, Finnish philosopher and politician (b. 1806)
• 1882 » Joseph Brackett, American composer and author (b. 1797)
• 1886 » Poundmaker, Canadian tribal chief (b. 1797)
• 1891 » Hannibal Hamlin, American lawyer and politician, 15th Vice President of the United States (b. 1809)

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 11 » American Civil War: Battle of Arkansas Post: General John McClernand and Admiral David Dixon Porter capture the Arkansas River for the Union.
• January 22 » The January Uprising breaks out in Poland, Lithuania and Belarus. The aim of the national movement is to regain Polish–Lithuanian–Ruthenian Commonwealth from occupation by Russia.
• May 6 » American Civil War: The Battle of Chancellorsville ends with the defeat of the Army of the Potomac by the Army of Northern Virginia.
• July 7 » The United States begins its first military draft; exemptions cost $300.
• August 8 » American Civil War: Following his defeat in the Battle of Gettysburg, General Robert E. Lee sends a letter of resignation to Confederate President Jefferson Davis (which is refused upon receipt).
• September 20 » American Civil War: The Battle of Chickamauga, in northwestern Georgia, ends in a Confederate victory.

The temperature on July 4, 1863 was about 12.2 °C. The airpressure was 77 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 84%.