About the day » Wednesday January 6, 1864Calender converter

• Aletta Elisabeth Stilting, Amersfoort
• Andries Plomp, Weststellingwerf, Friesland, Nederland († 1949)
• Aleida Johanna Hendrika Dikkers, Borne,Gemeente Borne,Overijssel,Netherlands
• Albert Strijker, Alteveer, Hoogeveen, Drenthe, Nederland († 1908)
• Aafke Zijnstra, Bedum († 1947)
• Albert Welborn Elrod, Anderson county, Texas
• Johannes Spijkers, Schijndel († 1865)
• Adriana Gorter, Jisp († 1877)
• ADRIANA VAN DEN BERG, OVERSCHIE († 1951)
• Angelina De Beukelaer, Wilmarsdonk († 1865)

• Anna Henrica Arnolda Wassenbergh (43), Norden (Friesland)
• Arie VAN DER HOEVEN (40), Krommenie, Noord-Holland, Nederland
• Bunt (0), Onstwedde
• Antonius Franciscus van Lieshout (5), 's-Hertogenbosch
• Gijsberthus Hartman (42), Woudenberg
• Arie van Spanje (70), Gemeente Alblasserdam, Zuid Holland, Nederland
• Arie van der Hoeven (40), Krommenie, Noord-Holland, Nederland
• Albertus Martinus STEVENS (0), Deventer, Gemeente Deventer, Overijssel, Nederland
• Anna Cornelia van den Enden (8), Oudenbosch, 4731, Nederland
• Annegijn Jans Renkema (78), gem. Grootegast

• 1856 » Giuseppe Martucci, Italian pianist, composer, and conductor († 1909)
• 1857 » Hugh Mahon, Irish-Australian publisher and politician, 10th Australian Minister for Foreign Affairs († 1931)
• 1857 » William Russell, American lawyer and politician, 37th Governor of Massachusetts († 1896)
• 1859 » Samuel Alexander, Australian-English philosopher and academic († 1938)
• 1861 » George Lloyd, English-Canadian bishop and theologian († 1940)
• 1861 » Victor Horta, Belgian architect, designed Hôtel van Eetvelde († 1947)
• 1870 » Gustav Bauer, German journalist and politician, 11th Chancellor of Germany († 1944)
• 1872 » Alexander Scriabin, Russian pianist and composer († 1915)
• 1874 » Fred Niblo, American actor, director, and producer († 1948)
• 1878 » Adeline Genée, Danish-born British ballerina († 1970)

• 1829 » Josef Dobrovský, Czech philologist and historian (b. 1753)
• 1831 » Rodolphe Kreutzer, French violinist, composer, and conductor (b. 1766)
• 1840 » Frances Burney, English author and playwright (b. 1752)
• 1852 » Louis Braille, French educator, invented Braille (b. 1809)
• 1855 » Giacomo Beltrami, Italian jurist, explorer, and author (b. 1779)
• 1882 » Richard Henry Dana, Jr., American lawyer and politician (b. 1815)
• 1884 » Gregor Mendel, Czech geneticist and botanist (b. 1822)
• 1885 » Bharatendu Harishchandra, Indian author, poet, and playwright (b. 1850)
• 1896 » Thomas W. Knox, American journalist and author (b. 1835)
• 1902 » Lars Hertervig, Norwegian painter (b. 1830)

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

1. Maria
2. Johanna
3. Anna
4. Cornelia
5. Elisabeth
6. Adriana
7. Catharina
8. Hendrika
9. Wilhelmina
10. Aaltje
11. Grietje
12. Trijntje
13. Antje
14. Neeltje
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.
• April 29 » Theta Xi fraternity is founded at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, the only fraternity to be founded during the American Civil War.
• June 27 » American Civil War: Confederate forces defeat Union forces during the Battle of Kennesaw Mountain during the Atlanta Campaign.
• August 17 » American Civil War: Battle of Gainesville: Confederate forces defeat Union troops near Gainesville, Florida.
• September 29 » American Civil War: The Battle of Chaffin's Farm is fought.
• October 19 » American Civil War: The Battle of Cedar Creek ends the last Confederate threat to Washington, DC.
• November 29 » American Indian Wars: Sand Creek massacre: Colorado volunteers led by Colonel John Chivington massacre at least 150 Cheyenne and Arapaho noncombatants inside Colorado Territory.

The temperature on January 6, 1864 was about -1.0 °C. The air pressure was 1.5 kgf/m² and came mainly from the south east. The airpressure was 77 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 55%.