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• Abbie Elizabeth Stewart, Big Springs, DeCompton, Kansas († 1967)
• Aaltje de Boer, Nijeberkoop († 1908)
• Adelaide Decamp Glenn, Niles, Berrien County, MI, United States († 1973)
• Anje Veen, Uithuizen, Groningen, Nederland († 1872)
• Adriana Disco, Steenbergen († 1952)
• Adolf Julius Kristoffersen, Lødingen, Nordland, Norway
• Adriana Hengeveld, Rotterdam
• Adriana Maria van Stokkum, Amersfoort
• Alijda Hermanisse, Hees
• Alida Johanna Heeneman, 's-Gravenhage († 1955)

• Anna Maria Koppers (0), Afferden (gemeente Druten)
• Barber (Barbara) Kelderman(s) (80), Ede
• Aartje Kant (24), Rijswijk
• Adriaan Coerman (3), Ruurlo
• Barbara Kelderman, Ede, Gelderland, NL
• André Coninckx (53), Sint-Truiden, België
• Moes (0), Slagharen
• Andreas Minnaert (0), Eede, 4529, Sluis, Zeeland, Nl
• Anje Hindriks Boerema (76), Wagenborgen, Termunten
• Adrianus van den Heuvel (22), Utrecht

• 1860 » Frederik van Eeden, Dutch psychiatrist and author († 1932)
• 1864 » Emil Kellenberger, Swiss target shooter († 1943)
• 1875 » Mistinguett, French actress and singer († 1956)
• 1876 » Margaret Anglin, Canadian actress, director, and producer († 1958)
• 1876 » Tomáš Baťa, Czech businessman, founded Bata Shoes († 1932)
• 1880 » Otto Weininger, Jewish-Austrian philosopher and author († 1903)
• 1881 » Alcide De Gasperi, Italian journalist and politician, 30th Prime Minister of Italy († 1954)
• 1882 » Philippe Desranleau, Canadian archbishop († 1952)
• 1883 » Ikki Kita, Japanese philosopher and author († 1937)
• 1885 » Allan Dwan, Canadian-American director, producer, and screenwriter († 1981)

• 1838 » François Carlo Antommarchi, French physician and author (b. 1780)
• 1844 » Edward Bigge, English cleric, 1st Archdeacon of Lindisfarne (b. 1807)
• 1846 » William Braine, English soldier and explorer (b. 1814)
• 1849 » Juliusz Słowacki, Polish-French poet and playwright (b. 1809)
• 1868 » Franz Berwald, Swedish composer and surgeon (b. 1796)
• 1880 » Felicita Vestvali, German actress and opera singer (b. 1831)
• 1882 » Jesse James, American criminal and outlaw (b. 1847)
• 1897 » Johannes Brahms, German pianist and composer (b. 1833)
• 1901 » Richard D'Oyly Carte, English composer and talent agent (b. 1844)
• 1902 » Esther Hobart Morris, American lawyer and judge (b. 1814)

1. Johannes
2. Jan
3. Cornelis
4. Hendrik
5. Willem
6. Pieter
7. Gerrit
8. Jacob
9. Jacobus
10. Petrus
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 1 » Yellowstone National Park is established as the world's first national park.
• June 14 » Trade unions are legalized in Canada.
• 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.
• November 9 » The Great Boston Fire of 1872.

The temperature on April 3, 1872 was about 11.5 °C. The air pressure was 1 kgf/m² and came mainly from the north-northeast. The atmospheric humidity was 85%.