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• Anna Maria Gertrudis Hubertina Corne Korne, Hunsel (Limb) († 1952)
• Aafje Terluin, Akersloot († 1872)
• Alfons van Gasse, Temse († 1948)
• Aaltje Kuijs, Castricum († 1872)
• Anthonie Koster
• Adriana Maria Louwerse, Domburg, Zeeland, Nederland († 1931)
• Anthonie Johannis Gunst, Oud-Vossemeer, Zeeland, Nederland († 1944)
• Aaltje Kuijs, Castricum, Noord-Holland, Nederland († 1872)
• Adrianus van Huijkelom, Moergestel
• Anna Leguijt, Amsterdam († 1948)

• Abraham Ranselaar Hanselaar, Leiden, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
• Andrina Debora Bosman (7)
• Adrianus van LOON (3), Steenbergen, Noord-Brabant, Nederland
• Bokhove (0), Almelo
• Adriana den Breems (2), Vlaardingen
• Adrianus WIJNANTS (56), Rosmalen, 4156, Noord-Brabant, Nederland
• Anna Katharina de Heer (61), ZUTPHEN, GD, NL
• Aaltje de Beij (1), Stadskanaal gem. Onstwedde
• Akke Jacobs Rusticus (56), Parrega, Friesland, Nederland
• Adrianus Wijnands (56)

• 1864 » Thomas Dixon, Jr., American minister, lawyer, and politician († 1946)
• 1867 » Edward B. Titchener, English psychologist and academic († 1927)
• 1868 » Cai Yuanpei, Chinese philosopher, academic, and politician († 1940)
• 1870 » Alexander Stirling Calder, American sculptor and educator († 1945)
• 1872 » G. W. Pierce, American physicist and academic († 1956)
• 1873 » John Callan O'Laughlin, American soldier and journalist († 1949)
• 1875 » Reinhold Glière, Russian composer and academic († 1956)
• 1876 » Elmer Flick, American baseball player († 1971)
• 1876 » Thomas Hicks, American runner († 1952)
• 1878 » Theodoros Pangalos, Greek general and politician, President of Greece († 1952)

• 1836 » John Molson, Canadian businessman, founded the Molson Brewing Company (b. 1763)
• 1843 » Francis Scott Key, American lawyer, author, and songwriter (b. 1779)
• 1866 » Gustavus Vaughan Brooke, Irish actor (b. 1818)
• 1866 » John Woolley, English minister and academic (b. 1816)
• 1867 » Stuart Donaldson, English-Australian businessman and politician, 1st Premier of New South Wales (b. 1812)
• 1882 » Theodor Schwann, German physiologist and biologist (b. 1810)
• 1891 » Georges-Eugène Haussmann, French urban planner (b. 1809)
• 1902 » Johnny Briggs, English cricketer and rugby player (b. 1862)
• 1904 » William Sawyer, Canadian merchant and politician (b. 1815)
• 1914 » Carl Jacobsen, Danish brewer and philanthropist (b. 1842)

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.
• February 22 » The Prohibition Party holds its first national convention in Columbus, Ohio, nominating James Black as its presidential nominee.
• March 1 » Yellowstone National Park is established as the world's first national park.
• March 5 » George Westinghouse patents the air brake.
• July 18 » The Ballot Act 1872 in the United Kingdom introduced the requirement that parliamentary and local government elections be held by secret ballot.
• September 18 » King Oscar II accedes to the throne of Sweden–Norway.
• November 5 » Women's suffrage in the United States: In defiance of the law, suffragist Susan B. Anthony votes for the first time, and is later fined $100.

The temperature on January 11, 1872 was about 1.4 °C. There was 0.1 mm of rain. The air pressure was 10 kgf/m² and came mainly from the south. The atmospheric humidity was 94%.