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• Anna Made van der, Zevenbergen, NB, Nederland († 1949)
• Alida van der Mark, Vlaardingen († 1952)
• Adriaan Ariensz de Leeuw, Kattendijke Zl († 1956)
• Andreas Neuper, Öblarn,Schladming,Steiermark,Österreich,A († 1952)
• Anna
• Abraham Querido, Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Nederland († 1862)
• Andreas Hubertus Schoonbrood, Heer en Keer († 1932)
• Anna Josephina Struif, Brilon, Sauerland, NRW, DL
• Alida van der Mark, Vlaardingen, Nederland († 1952)
• Aaltje Teunis Visser, Texel († 1950)

• CORNELIA CHRISTINA NOORDENDORP (76), VOORBURG
• Anna Nagengast (5), Kleinemeer, Sappemeer, Groningen, Nederland
• Augustus de Groene (0), Sint Jansteen, Nederland
• Antje (Jans) Cuperus (66), Wonseradeel, Friesland, Netherlands
• "Antje" Jans Spoelstra, Werdum (Leeuwarderadeel)
• Alexandrine Antoinette Josephe LEGRAIN (72), Wez-Velvain,7620,Hainaut,Wallonie,BELGIQUE
• Auke Oebeles van der Woude (85), Drogeham, Friesland, Nederland
• Anna Catharina van Kaldekerken (45), Antwerpen, België
• Apolonia Tas (67), Voorburg
• Auke Oebeles van der Woude (85), Drogeham, gem. Achtkarspelen, Friesland, Nederland

• 1860 » Charlotte Barnum, American mathematician and social activist († 1934)
• 1860 » Martin Kukučín, Slovak author and playwright († 1928)
• 1863 » Léon Gérin, Canadian lawyer, sociologist, and civil servant († 1951)
• 1864 » Ante Trumbić, Croatian lawyer and politician, 27th Mayor of Split († 1938)
• 1864 » Louis Richardet, Swiss target shooter († 1923)
• 1866 » Erik Satie, French pianist and composer († 1925)
• 1868 » Horace Elgin Dodge, American businessman, co-founded Dodge († 1920)
• 1868 » Panagis Tsaldaris, Greek politician, Prime Minister of Greece († 1936)
• 1870 » Newton Moore, Australian politician, 8th Premier of Western Australia († 1936)
• 1873 » Henri Barbusse, French author and journalist († 1935)

• 1829 » John Jay, American politician and diplomat, 1st Chief Justice of the United States (b. 1745)
• 1838 » Charles Maurice de Talleyrand-Périgord, French bishop and politician, Prime Minister of France (b. 1754)
• 1838 » René Caillié, French explorer and author (b. 1799)
• 1839 » Archibald Alison, Scottish priest and author (b. 1757)
• 1868 » Kondō Isami, Japanese commander (b. 1834)
• 1875 » John C. Breckinridge, American lawyer and politician, 14th Vice President of the United States, Confederate States general (b. 1821)
• 1879 » Asa Packer, American businessman, founded Lehigh University (b. 1805)
• 1880 » Ziya Pasha, Greek author and translator (b. 1826)
• 1886 » John Deere, American blacksmith and businessman, founded the Deere & Company (b. 1804)
• 1888 » Giacomo Zanella, Italian priest and poet (b. 1820)

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.
• February 18 » In Montgomery, Alabama, Jefferson Davis is inaugurated as the provisional President of the Confederate States of America.
• October 1 » Mrs Beeton's Book of Household Management is published, going on to sell 60,000 copies in its first year and remaining in print until the present day
• October 17 » Aborigines kill Nineteen Europeans in the Cullin-la-ringo massacre.
• October 24 » The first transcontinental telegraph line across the United States is completed.
• November 20 » American Civil War: A secession ordinance is filed by Kentucky's Confederate government.
• November 28 » American Civil War: The Confederate States of America accept a rival state government's pronouncement that declares Missouri to be the 12th state of the Confederacy.

The temperature on May 17, 1861 was about 10.8 °C. There was 0.2 mm of rain. The air pressure was 18 kgf/m² and came mainly from the north-northwest. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 54%.