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• Adrianus Josephus CAPITEIJNS
• Adriana Sprokkerieft, Nieuwveen,,The Netherlands
• Allagonda Sanders, Waalre († 1937)
• Aaltje Jans Santing, Nijeveen († 1898)
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• Annigje Edelbroek, Werkhoven († 1867)
• Annigje Wanningen, Vledder
• Adriana Sprokkerieft, Nieuwveen († 1861)
• Antje Nieboer, Nieuwe Pekela († 1868)
• Anna Maria Libois, Stevensweert († 1941)

• Anna Maria Catharina D'Joos (63), Oevel,, Antwerpen, België
• Annigje VERHULP (40), Numansdorp
• Adriana Wanjon (47), Oost en West-Souburg
• Adrianus van Loon (81), Oisterwijk
• Aaltje de Pater (11), Gouda
• Adriaan Kramer (18), Wissenkerke
• Anna Catharina d'Joos (63), Oevel, 2260, België
• Anna Cornelia Daelemans (36), Woensdrecht
• Anna Engelina Schulte (39), Völlen
• Adriaan van Loon (81), Oisterwijk

• 1845 » Gustaf de Laval, Swedish engineer and businessman († 1913)
• 1850 » Edward Weston, English-American chemist († 1936)
• 1855 » Julius Röntgen, German-Dutch composer († 1932)
• 1860 » J. M. Barrie, Scottish novelist and playwright († 1937)
• 1866 » Gopal Krishna Gokhale, Indian economist and politician († 1915)
• 1870 » Harry Vardon, British golfer († 1937)
• 1873 » Anton Cermak, Czech-American captain and politician, 44th Mayor of Chicago († 1933)
• 1874 » Howard Carter, English archaeologist and historian († 1939)
• 1882 » George Barker, American painter († 1965)
• 1882 » Henry J. Kaiser, American shipbuilder and businessman, founded Kaiser Shipyards († 1967)

• 1805 » Friedrich Schiller, German poet, playwright, and historian (b. 1759)
• 1850 » Garlieb Merkel, Estonian author and activist (b. 1769)
• 1850 » Joseph Louis Gay-Lussac, French chemist and physicist (b. 1778)
• 1861 » Peter Ernst von Lasaulx, German philologist and politician (b. 1805)
• 1864 » John Sedgwick, American general and educator (b. 1813)
• 1889 » William S. Harney, American general (b. 1800)
• 1906 » Oscar von Gebhardt, German theologian and academic (b. 1844)
• 1914 » C. W. Post, American businessman, founded Post Foods (b. 1854)
• 1915 » Anthony Wilding, New Zealand tennis player and cricketer (b. 1883)
• 1915 » François Faber, Luxembourgian-French cyclist and soldier (b. 1887)

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

1. Maria
2. Johanna
3. Anna
4. Cornelia
5. Elisabeth
6. Adriana
7. Catharina
8. Hendrika
9. Wilhelmina
10. Aaltje
11. Grietje
12. Neeltje
13. Trijntje
14. Antje
15. Mary
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 March 18, 1858 till February 23, 1860 the Netherlands had a cabinet Rochussen - Van Bosse with the prime ministers J.J. Rochussen (conservatief-liberaal) and Mr. P.P. van Bosse (liberaal).
• From February 23, 1860 till March 14, 1861 the Netherlands had a cabinet Van Hall - Van Heemstra with the prime ministers Mr. F.A. baron Van Hall (conservatief-liberaal) and Mr. S. baron Van Heemstra (liberaal).
• The Netherlands had about 3.3 million citizens.
• February 27 » Abraham Lincoln makes a speech at Cooper Union in the city of New York that is largely responsible for his election to the Presidency.
• March 5 » Parma, Tuscany, Modena and Romagna vote in referendums to join the Kingdom of Sardinia.
• March 17 » The First Taranaki War begins in Taranaki, New Zealand, a major phase of the New Zealand Wars.
• March 28 » First Taranaki War: The Battle of Waireka begins.
• May 3 » Charles XV of Sweden–Norway is crowned king of Sweden.
• September 20 » The future King Edward VII of the United Kingdom begins the first visit to North America by a Prince of Wales.

The temperature on May 9, 1860 was about 12.7 °C. The air pressure was 2 kgf/m² and came mainly from the south-southwest. The airpressure was 75 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 84%.