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• Adam Havelaar, Woudrichem, Noord-Brabant, The Netherlands († 1944)
• Aart Rozeboom, Doorwerth, Renkum, Gelderland, Nederland († 1943)
• Adrianus de Laat, Klundert, Noord-Brabant, Nederland († 1923)
• Abel Bos, Ulrum, Groningen, Nederland († 1889)
• Angèlique Egésipe Baudry, Louvetot, 76490, France
• Adrianus Norbert, ,, Ooltgensplaat, Nederland († 1894)
• Adriana Maria (Maria) Ermen, Chaam († 1953)
• Aart Rozeboom, Doorwerth
• Aartje Prins, Sliedrecht († 1873)
• Adriana Maria van Osch, Vlijmen († 1948)

• Anna Wessel (0), Goes
• Aleida v Esveld (62), Nijkerk
• Anna Brekhoff (58), Groningen {GR}
• Aaltje Siegers Bakker (82), Lemmer
• Alijdis Gerrits van Esvelt (84), Nijkerk (GE, NLD)
• Scalongne (0), Amsterdam
• Adrianus Petrus van Rijn (1), Delft
• Anna Elisabeth Kortz (76), Leeuwarden
• Anna Catharina LIBOTTE (62), Heers (Heks),3870,Limbourg,Flandre,BELGIQUE
• Aant Visser (0), Nes

• 1866 » Nathan Söderblom, Swedish archbishop, historian, and academic, Nobel Prize laureate († 1931)
• 1869 » Ruby Laffoon, American lawyer and politician, 43rd Governor of Kentucky († 1941)
• 1869 » Stanisław Wyspiański, Polish poet, playwright, and painter († 1907)
• 1870 » Pierre S. du Pont, American businessman and philanthropist († 1954)
• 1872 » Arsen Kotsoyev, Russian author and translator († 1944)
• 1875 » Thomas Burke, American sprinter, coach, and journalist († 1929)
• 1877 » Lewis Terman, American psychologist, eugenicist, and academic († 1956)
• 1878 » Johanna Müller-Hermann, Austrian composer († 1941)
• 1879 » Mazo de la Roche, Canadian author and playwright († 1961)
• 1882 » Henry Burr, Canadian singer, radio performer, and producer († 1941)

• 1855 » Henri Braconnot, French chemist and pharmacist (b. 1780)
• 1864 » Isaac Nathan, English-Australian composer and journalist (b. 1792)
• 1866 » Massimo d'Azeglio, Piedmontese-Italian statesman, novelist and painter (b. 1798)
• 1876 » Eliza McCardle Johnson, American wife of Andrew Johnson, 18th First Lady of the United States (b. 1810)
• 1885 » Leopold Damrosch, German-American composer and conductor (b. 1832)
• 1893 » Fanny Kemble, English actress (b. 1809)
• 1896 » Mathew Brady, American photographer and journalist (b. 1822)
• 1905 » George Thorn, Australian politician, 6th Premier of Queensland (b. 1838)
• 1909 » Arnold Janssen, German priest and missionary (b. 1837)
• 1916 » Modest Ilyich Tchaikovsky, Russian playwright and translator (b. 1850)

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

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

• Koning Willem III (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1849 till 1890 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
• 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 17 » A group of Modoc warriors defeats the United States Army in the First Battle of the Stronghold, part of the Modoc War.
• April 1 » The White Star steamer RMSAtlantic sinks off Nova Scotia, killing 547 in one of the worst marine disasters of the 19th century.
• May 9 » Der Krach: Vienna stock market crash heralds the Long Depression.
• August 30 » Austrian explorers Julius von Payer and Karl Weyprecht discover the archipelago of Franz Josef Land in the Arctic Sea.
• September 15 » Franco-Prussian War: The last Imperial German Army troops leave France upon completion of payment of indemnity.
• October 9 » A meeting at the U.S. Naval Academy establishes the U.S. Naval Institute.

The temperature on January 15, 1873 was about 8.1 °C. The air pressure was 1 kgf/m² and came mainly from the south-southwest. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 84%.