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• Alexander Boteler Shepherd, Shepherdstown, Jefferson County, West Virginia, Verenigde Staten († 1936)
• Albert Kloosterboer, Diepenveen, Deventer, Overijssel, nederland († 1949)
• Albert R Lusk, Scottsboro, Jackson Co.Alabama († 1947)
• Adolphe Lenglet, Bertry, Friesland, Nederland († 1921)
• Albertus Gerardus Batenburg, IJsels († 1861)
• Gerardus van Haaren, Oss († 1950)
• Albertje Nipperus, Sappemeer, Groningen, Netherlands († 1927)
• Adrianus TOORNVLIET, Charlois († 1939)
• Aaltje Kwetsie, Amsterdam,Gemeente Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Nederland († 1934)
• Aaltje de Jonge, Steenwijk, Overijssel, Nederland († 1950)

• Adriana Constandse (63), Brouwershaven
• Aartje Verburg (0), Colijnsplaat, Zeeland, Nederland
• Andries Aalderts Hiedkamp (72), Oosterwolde
• Peters (0), deventer
• Alida van den Heuvel (71), Gorinchem, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
• (82), GELDERMALSEN (West-Betuwe), GD, NL
• Anna Mahon (60), Forsyth, Georgia, United States
• Abraham de Vriend (62), Ommen, Overijssel, Nederland
• Smit (74), Naarden
• Adriana Constanse (62), Brouwershaven (61jr)

• 1849 » Jean Béraud, Russian-French painter and academic († 1935)
• 1853 » Gregorio Ricci-Curbastro, Italian mathematician († 1925)
• 1856 » John Singer Sargent, American painter and academic († 1925)
• 1863 » Swami Vivekananda, Indian monk and philosopher († 1902)
• 1869 » Bhagwan Das, Indian philosopher, academic, and politician († 1958)
• 1873 » Spyridon Louis, Greek runner († 1940)
• 1874 » Laura Adams Armer, American author and photographer († 1963)
• 1876 » Ermanno Wolf-Ferrari, Italian composer and educator († 1948)
• 1876 » Fevzi Çakmak, Turkish field marshal and politician, Prime Minister of the Turkish Provisional Government († 1950)
• 1876 » Jack London, American novelist and journalist († 1916)

• 1829 » Karl Wilhelm Friedrich Schlegel, German philosopher, poet, and critic (b. 1772)
• 1833 » Marie-Antoine Carême, French chef (b. 1784)
• 1834 » William Grenville, 1st Baron Grenville, English academic and politician, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (b. 1759)
• 1856 » Ľudovít Štúr, Slovak philologist and politician (b. 1815)
• 1861 » Václav Hanka, Czech philologist and author (b. 1791)
• 1892 » James Caulfeild, 3rd Earl of Charlemont, Irish politician, Lord Lieutenant of Tyrone (b. 1820)
• 1892 » William Reeves, Irish bishop and historian (b. 1815)
• 1899 » Hiram Walker, American businessman, founded Canadian Club (b. 1816)
• 1909 » Hermann Minkowski, Lithuanian-German mathematician and academic (b. 1864)
• 1911 » Andreas Papagiannakopoulos, Greek journalist, judge, and politician (b. 1845)

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 1 » American Civil War: Texas secedes from the United States.
• March 3 » Alexander II of Russia signs the Emancipation Manifesto, freeing serfs.
• March 11 » American Civil War: The Constitution of the Confederate States of America is adopted.
• April 29 » American Civil War: Maryland's House of Delegates votes not to secede from the Union.
• June 3 » American Civil War: Battle of Philippi (also called the Philippi Races): Union forces rout Confederate troops in Barbour County, Virginia, now West Virginia.
• 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 January 12, 1861 was about -4.4 °C. The air pressure was 1 kgf/m² and came mainly from the south-southeast. The airpressure was 77 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 95%.