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• , Middelburg, Nederland († 1910)
• Anna, Maria Daudt, Amersfoort (utrecht) († 1890)
• Anna Catharina Esther van den Wall Arnemann, Curacao († 1921)
• Anna Maria Daudt, amersfoort († 1890)
• Allart Hilkemeijer, Vledder († 1879)
• Antje Sjoerds Kooistra, Britsum, Leeuwarderadeel, Friesland, Nederland
• Antje Kooistra, Britsum († 1942)
• Anthonie de Keizer, Kamerik († 1882)
• Aleida de Man, Weesp († 1922)
• Antje Lambertus van den Berg, Heerenveen, Schoterland, Friesland, Nederland

• Adrianus Gerardus Wallekers (0), Haarlem, Gemeente Haarlem, Noord-Holland, Nederland
• Aaltje REINDERS Sikkens (75), (GR) Wedde-Blijham
• Adrienne Zust (40), Antwerpen
• Antje Jans Kleima (76), Zuidhorn, Groningen, Nederland
• Antonia (Teuntje) van Dijk (80), Maarssen
• Abraham Verlind (11), Leiden
• Anna Maria Lievens (3), Geel, België
• Alida van Luyk (15), Zoeterwoude, Zuid Holland, Nederland
• Anje Jans Kleima
• "Carlos Luis" María Fernando de Borbón (42), Trieste, Italie

• 1845 » Félix Tisserand, French astronomer and academic († 1896)
• 1858 » Oskar Minkowski, Lithuanian-German biologist and academic († 1931)
• 1859 » Kostis Palamas, Greek poet and playwright († 1943)
• 1861 » Max Nonne, German neurologist and academic († 1959)
• 1864 » Wilhelm Wien, German physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate († 1928)
• 1865 » Princess Marie of Orléans († 1908)
• 1866 » George Gurdjieff, Russian-French mystic and philosopher († 1949)
• 1866 » Vasily Kalinnikov, Russian bassoon player and composer († 1901)
• 1869 » Prince Emanuele Filiberto, Duke of Aosta († 1931)
• 1870 » Ross Granville Harrison, American biologist and anatomist († 1959)

• 1832 » Thomas Lord, English cricketer, founded Lord's Cricket Ground (b. 1755)
• 1838 » Ferdinand Ries, German pianist and composer (b. 1784)
• 1860 » William Mason, American surgeon and politician (b. 1786)
• 1864 » Stephen Foster, American composer and songwriter (b. 1826)
• 1872 » William Scamp, English architect and engineer (b. 1801)
• 1882 » Wilhelm Mauser, German engineer and businessman, co-founded the Mauser Company (b. 1834)
• 1885 » Schuyler Colfax, American journalist and politician, 17th Vice President of the United States (b. 1823)
• 1889 » Solomon Bundy, American lawyer and politician (b. 1823)
• 1905 » George Thorn, Australian farmer and politician, 6th Premier of Queensland (b. 1838)
• 1906 » Alexander Stepanovich Popov, Russian physicist and academic (b. 1859)

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

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

• Koning Willem III (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1849 till 1890 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
• 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).
• From March 14, 1861 till January 31, 1862 the Netherlands had a cabinet Van Zuijlen van Nijevelt - Loudon with the prime ministers Mr. J.P.P. baron Van Zuijlen van Nijevelt (conservatief-liberaal) and Mr. J. Loudon (liberaal).
• The Netherlands had about 3.6 million citizens.
• March 4 » The first national flag of the Confederate States of America (the "Stars and Bars") is adopted.
• March 17 » The Kingdom of Italy is proclaimed.
• April 27 » American President Abraham Lincoln suspends the writ of habeas corpus.
• May 13 » The Great Comet of 1861 is discovered by John Tebbutt of Windsor, New South Wales, Australia.
• May 20 » American Civil War: The state of Kentucky proclaims its neutrality, which will last until September 3 when Confederate forces enter the state. Meanwhile, the State of North Carolina secedes from the Union.
• December 10 » Forces led by Nguyễn Trung Trực, an anti-colonial guerrilla leader in southern Vietnam, sink the French lorcha L'Esperance.

The temperature on January 13, 1861 was about -5.6 °C. The air pressure was 0.5 kgf/m² and came mainly from the south-southeast. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 90%.