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• Marijn Jan Verdult, Steenbergen († 1897)
• Abraham Emmerzaal, Oostvoorne, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands († 1929)
• Abraham Querido, ROTTERDAM, Zuid-Holland, Nederland († 1884)
• Kreiken, Rotterdam († 1872)
• Andries van Rooijen, Westkapelle, Zeeland, Nederland
• Adriana Moerer, Schiedam, Zuid-Holland, Nederland († 1872)
• Alberta Jantina Alingh, Gasselte († 1948)
• Alida van Egmond, Valkenburg,, Zuid-Holland, Nederland († 1931)
• Adriana Maria VAN GESTEL, Chaam,Gemeente Alphen-Chaam,North Brabant,Netherlands († 1948)
• Klaasje De Jonge, Nieuweroord († 1940)

• Alida Maria Schoppen (80), Delft
• Catharina Blokland (1), Alblasserdam
• Aaltje Prins (74), Nieuwveen
• Alida Prins (75), Nieuwkoop, Nieuwveen, ZH, Nederland
• Antonij Bekooij (76), Leiden, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
• Anna Cornelia Van Boven (82), Oorderen
• Berendina VERMEULEN (79)
• Aaltje Bouwmeester (22), Eemnes, Utrecht, Nederland
• Anne MATHIEU (79), Mantoche, 70331, Haute Saône, Franche-Comté, France
• Antonij Boekooij (76), Leiden

• 1864 » Vladimir Steklov, Russian mathematician and physicist († 1926)
• 1868 » S. P. L. Sørensen, Danish chemist and academic († 1939)
• 1870 » Joseph Strauss, American engineer, co-designed the Golden Gate Bridge († 1938)
• 1873 » Hayim Nahman Bialik, Ukrainian-Austrian journalist, author, and poet († 1934)
• 1873 » John Flanagan, Irish-American hammer thrower († 1938)
• 1873 » Thomas Curtis, American sprinter and hurdler († 1944)
• 1875 » Gertrude Vanderbilt Whitney, American sculptor and art collector, founded the Whitney Museum of American Art († 1942)
• 1879 » John B. Watson, American psychologist and academic († 1958)
• 1881 » Giovanni Papini, Italian journalist, author, and poet († 1956)
• 1881 » Lascelles Abercrombie, English poet and critic († 1938)

• 1843 » William Hedley, English engineer (b. 1773)
• 1848 » Caroline Herschel, German-English astronomer (b. 1750)
• 1856 » Neophytos Vamvas, Greek cleric and educator (b. 1770)
• 1858 » Anson Jones, American physician and politician; 4th President of the Republic of Texas (b. 1798)
• 1873 » Napoleon III, French politician, 1st President of France (b. 1808)
• 1876 » Samuel Gridley Howe, American physician and activist (b. 1801)
• 1878 » Victor Emmanuel II of Italy (b. 1820)
• 1895 » Aaron Lufkin Dennison, American-English businessman (b. 1812)
• 1901 » Richard Copley Christie, English lawyer and academic (b. 1830)
• 1908 » Wilhelm Busch, German poet, illustrator, and painter (b. 1832)

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

1. Maria
2. Johanna
3. Anna
4. Cornelia
5. Elisabeth
6. Adriana
7. Hendrika
8. Catharina
9. Wilhelmina
10. Aaltje
11. Grietje
12. Trijntje
13. Neeltje
14. Antje
15. Jacoba
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 January 4, 1871 to July 6, 1872 the cabinet Thorbecke III, with Mr. J.R. Thorbecke (liberaal) as prime minister.
• From July 6, 1872 till August 27, 1874 the Netherlands had a cabinet De Vries - Fransen van de Putte with the prime ministers Mr. G. de Vries Azn. (liberaal) and I.D. Fransen van de Putte (liberaal).
• The Netherlands had about 4.0 million citizens.
• January 12 » Yohannes IV is crowned Emperor of Ethiopia in Axum, the first imperial coronation in that city in over 200 years.
• March 22 » Illinois becomes the first state to require gender equality in employment.
• July 18 » The Ballot Act 1872 in the United Kingdom introduced the requirement that parliamentary and local government elections be held by secret ballot.
• November 9 » The Great Boston Fire of 1872.
• November 18 » Susan B. Anthony and 14 other women are arrested for voting illegally in the United States presidential election of 1872.
• December 9 » In Louisiana, P. B. S. Pinchback becomes the first African-American governor of a U.S. state.

The temperature on January 9, 1872 was about 0.4 °C. There was 7 mm of rain. The air pressure was 1 kgf/m² and came mainly from the north-northeast. The atmospheric humidity was 92%.