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• Antje Klazes Weening, Harkema-Opeinde, gem. Achtkarspelen, Friesland, Nederland († 1931)
• Anna Maria Catharina Boenders, Arnhem Gelderland Nederland
• Andries Cremer, Ermelo, Gelderland, Nederland († 1922)
• Aleida Hendrika Peters, Hengelo († 1947)
• Anna Hendrika van der WAAL, Groote Lindt († 1869)
• Anna Catharina Louise Warbruck, Duisburg-Ruhrort, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Duitsland († 1875)
• Albert Alberts Piel, De Wijk, Drenthe, Netherlands(Stapel)
• Antonia Antoinetta van Boven, Heinkenszand († 1942)
• , Haamstede, 4328, Nederland († 1945)
• Adriana (Adrienne) Nieuwpoort, Sliedrecht († 1947)

• Adrianus Kruithof (52), Delfshaven
• Agnes Maria Beatrix HACKE (7), Loosdrecht (Noord-Holland, The Netherlands)
• Abraham Borstlap (45), 's Gravenmoer
• Adrianus Johannes Christianus Berghege (0), Haaksbergen
• Adrianus Johannes Christianus Berghege (0), Haaksbergen, Overijssel, Nederland
• Aart Vos (56), Wijk
• van der Velde (0), Surhuizum
• Anna van den Hoek (71), Baarn, Nederland
• Aaltjen Nijhof (34), Voorstad nr 102d Deventer
• Aaltje Wybes Lageveen (31), Terwispel, Opsterland, Friesland, Nederland

• 1853 » Grand Duchess Maria Alexandrovna of Russia († 1920)
• 1859 » Childe Hassam, American painter and illustrator († 1935)
• 1860 » Henry Campbell Black, founder of Black's Law Dictionary († 1927)
• 1864 » Elinor Glyn, English author, screenwriter, and producer († 1943)
• 1865 » James Rudolph Garfield, American lawyer and politician, 23rd United States Secretary of the Interior († 1950)
• 1867 » Josep Puig i Cadafalch, Catalan architect who designed the Casa Martí († 1956)
• 1871 » Segundo de Chomón, Spanish cinematographer, director, and screenwriter (d.1929)
• 1876 » Hippolyte Aucouturier, French cyclist († 1944)
• 1878 » Jacobo Fitz-James Stuart, Spanish politician and 17th Duke of Alba († 1953)
• 1880 » Jesús Reyes Ferreira, Mexican artist and art collector († 1977)

• 1806 » Jean-Jacques Dessalines, Haitian commander and politician, Governor-General of Haiti (b. 1758)
• 1836 » Orest Kiprensky, Russian painter (b. 1782)
• 1837 » Johann Nepomuk Hummel, Austrian pianist and composer (b. 1778)
• 1849 » Frédéric Chopin, Polish pianist and composer (b. 1810)
• 1868 » Laura Secord, Canadian war heroine (b. 1775)
• 1887 » Gustav Kirchhoff, German physicist and chemist (b. 1824)
• 1889 » Nikolay Chernyshevsky, Russian philosopher and critic (b. 1828)
• 1893 » Patrice de MacMahon, Duke of Magenta, French general and politician, 3rd President of France (b. 1808)
• 1910 » Julia Ward Howe, American poet and songwriter (b. 1819)
• 1918 » Malak Hifni Nasif, Egyptian poet and author (b. 1886)

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

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

• 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 2 » Uruguayan War: The Siege of Paysandú ends as the Brazilians and Coloradans capture Paysandú, Uruguay.
• April 2 » American Civil War: Defeat at the Third Battle of Petersburg forces the Army of Northern Virginia and the Confederate government to abandon Richmond, Virginia.
• April 10 » American Civil War: A day after his surrender to Union forces, Confederate General Robert E. Lee addresses his troops for the last time.
• June 19 » Over two years after the Emancipation Proclamation, slaves in Galveston, Texas, United States, are finally informed of their freedom. The anniversary is still officially celebrated in Texas and 41 other contiguous states as Juneteenth.
• July 27 » Welsh settlers arrive at Chubut in Argentina.
• August 12 » Joseph Lister, British surgeon and scientist, performs 1st antiseptic surgery.

The temperature on October 17, 1865 was about 11.3 °C. There was 0.2 mm of rain. The air pressure was 13 kgf/m² and came mainly from the south-southwest. The airpressure was 75 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 91%.