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• Adriana van den Brink, Jutphaas († 1941)
• - van der Scheer († 1861)
• Amalie Emily Lax, Sroda Slaska, Dolnoslaskie, Poland († 1950)
• Anders Nielsen, Viemose skov Kalvehave († 1869)
• Aaldert Middelwijk, Steenwijk († 1949)
• Aleida Ravensloot, Harderwijk, Gelderland, Nederland († 1929)
• Abigail Coyle, Ontario
• Aleida Ravesloot, Harderwijk († 1929)
• Anna Gertrudis Mus Muys Muijs, Voerendaal († 1938)
• Aaltjen Verdriet, elsen († 1939)

• Aaltje Dekker (52), Apeldoorn, Nederland
• Aaltien Veldkamp (78), Oosterhesselen
• Adriana Cornelisse Toet (81), Scheveningen Netherlands
• Adrianus Kools (17), Rucphen, Noord-Brabant, Nederland
• Adriana Toet (81), Scheveningen, Nederland
• Anthonij Nolet (75), Schiedam, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
• Anne Marie Vandenbosch, Neerlanden, prov. Luik
• Aalbert Dijs (2), Baarn
• Adolph Bernhard Hinrich Meyerholz, Bookholzberg
• Aaltje Dekker (52), Apeldoorn

• 1853 » Sigbert Josef Maria Ganser, German psychiatrist († 1931)
• 1856 » Friedrich Grünanger, Transylvanian Hungarian-German architect († 1929)
• 1858 » Constance Naden, English poet and philosopher († 1889)
• 1862 » Edith Wharton, American novelist and short story writer († 1937)
• 1863 » August Adler, Czech and Austrian mathematician († 1923)
• 1864 » Gaetano Giardino, Italian soldier and Marshal of Italy († 1935)
• 1864 » Marguerite Durand, French actress, journalist, and activist († 1936)
• 1866 » Jaan Poska, Estonian lawyer and politician, 1st Estonian Minister of Foreign Affairs († 1920)
• 1870 » Herbert Kilpin, English footballer († 1916)
• 1871 » Jiří Karásek ze Lvovic, Czech poet, writer and literary critic († 1951)

• 1877 » Johann Christian Poggendorff, German physicist and journalist (b. 1796)
• 1881 » James Collinson, English painter (b. 1825)
• 1883 » Friedrich von Flotow, German composer (b. 1812)
• 1895 » Lord Randolph Churchill, English lawyer and politician, Chancellor of the Exchequer (b. 1849)
• 1920 » Amedeo Modigliani, Italian painter and sculptor (b. 1884)
• 1939 » Maximilian Bircher-Benner, Swiss physician, created Muesli (b. 1867)
• 1943 » John Burns, English trade union leader and politician, Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills (b. 1858)
• 1960 » Edwin Fischer, Swiss pianist and conductor (b. 1886)
• 1961 » Alfred Carlton Gilbert, American pole vaulter and businessman, founded the A. C. Gilbert Company (b. 1884)
• 1962 » André Lhote, French sculptor and painter (b. 1885)

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 11 » American Civil War: The United States House of Representatives unanimously passes a resolution guaranteeing noninterference with slavery in any state.
• February 23 » President-elect Abraham Lincoln arrives secretly in Washington, D.C., after the thwarting of an alleged assassination plot in Baltimore, Maryland.
• April 20 » American Civil War: Robert E. Lee resigns his commission in the United States Army in order to command the forces of the state of Virginia.
• May 13 » American Civil War: Queen Victoria of the United Kingdom issues a "proclamation of neutrality" which recognizes the Confederacy as having belligerent rights.
• June 1 » American Civil War: The Battle of Fairfax Court House is fought.
• September 17 » Argentine Civil Wars: The State of Buenos Aires defeats the Argentine Confederation at the Battle of Pavón.

The temperature on January 24, 1861 was about -0.6 °C. The air pressure was 1.5 kgf/m² and came mainly from the south-southwest. The airpressure was 77 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 98%.