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• Abraham Bromet, Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Nederland († 1943)
• Allen Russell Savage Jr., Georgia († 1943)
• Gerhardus Johannes Plattel, Zwolle († 1931)
• Andries Bimmel, Koudekerke, Zeeland, NL († 1873)
• Lensing, Groesbeek, Gelderland, Nederland († 1871)
• Anna Glashouwer, Hommerts († 1942)
• Anna Johanna De Jonge, 'S-Gravenhage, Z-Holl., Neth († 1935)
• Alphonse Joseph Donckels, Wevelgem, WVL, B
• Agnes Sophia Florissen, Herwen en Aerdt, Geldern, Niederlande († 1956)
• Adolphus Player Mims, Shiloh Sumter SC († 1957)

• Aaltje Vermeulen (51), Meppel
• Antonie Wagensveld (0), Leersum
• Abigail Corbin (84), Dudley, Worcester, Massachusetts, Verenigde Staten
• Anton Johan van Susteren (60), Eibergen (Holterhoek)
• Abraham Margaretus van Dick (44), Warnsveld (Zutphen), Gelderland, Nederland
• Annigje Spek (0), Hekendorp, 3467, Nederland
• Abraham Mackay (41), Batavia, Ned Indië
• Anthonie Raaphorst (7), Alkemade
• Adriaan,1871 Hemert van, (0), Middelburg
• Albertus Fournier (30), Beverwijk, Noord-Holland, Nederland

• 1863 » Aleksey Krylov, Russian mathematician and engineer († 1945)
• 1865 » Mikao Usui, Japanese spiritual leader, founded Reiki († 1926)
• 1866 » Italo Santelli, Italian fencer († 1945)
• 1872 » Sri Aurobindo, Indian guru, poet, and philosopher († 1950)
• 1873 » Ramaprasad Chanda, Indian archaeologist and historian († 1942)
• 1875 » Samuel Coleridge-Taylor, English pianist, violinist, and composer († 1912)
• 1876 » Stylianos Gonatas, Greek colonel and politician, 111th Prime Minister of Greece († 1966)
• 1877 » Tachiyama Mineemon, Japanese sumo wrestler, the 22nd Yokozuna († 1941)
• 1879 » Ethel Barrymore, American actress († 1959)
• 1881 » Alfred Wagenknecht, German-American activist and politician († 1956)

• 1844 » José María Coppinger, governor of Spanish East Florida (b. 1733)
• 1852 » Johan Gadolin, Finnish chemist, physicist, and mineralogist (b. 1760)
• 1859 » Nathaniel Claiborne, American farmer and politician (b. 1777)
• 1907 » Joseph Joachim, Hungarian violinist, composer, and conductor (b. 1831)
• 1909 » Euclides da Cunha, Brazilian sociologist and journalist (b. 1866)
• 1917 » Thomas J. Higgins, American sergeant, Medal of Honor recipient (b. 1831)
• 1925 » Konrad Mägi, Estonian painter and educator (b. 1878)
• 1928 » Anatole von Hügel, Italian ethnologist and academic, co-founded St Edmund's College, Cambridge (b. 1854)
• 1935 » Wiley Post, American pilot (b. 1898)
• 1935 » Will Rogers, American actor, comedian, and screenwriter (b. 1879)

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

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. Jacoba
16. Elizabeth

• Koning Willem III (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1849 till 1890 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
• From June 4, 1868 till January 4, 1871 the Netherlands had a cabinet Van Bosse - Fock with the prime ministers Mr. P.P. van Bosse (liberaal) and Mr. C. Fock (liberaal).
• In The Netherlands , there was from January 4, 1871 to July 6, 1872 the cabinet Thorbecke III, with Mr. J.R. Thorbecke (liberaal) as prime minister.
• The Netherlands had about 4.0 million citizens.
• January 28 » Franco-Prussian War: The Siege of Paris ends in French defeat and an armistice.
• March 26 » The elections of Commune council of the Paris Commune are held.
• March 29 » Royal Albert Hall is opened by Queen Victoria.
• May 21 » Opening of the first rack railway in Europe, the Rigi Bahnen on Mount Rigi.
• July 30 » The Staten Island Ferry Westfield's boiler explodes, killing over 85 people.
• August 29 » Emperor Meiji orders the abolition of the han system and the establishment of prefectures as local centers of administration. (Traditional Japanese date: July 14, 1871).

The temperature on August 15, 1871 was about 22.5 °C. The air pressure was 2 kgf/m² and came mainly from the northeast. The atmospheric humidity was 60%.