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• Adriana Maria Maas, Tilburg († 1929)
• Adriana Maria Maes, Tilburg († 1929)
• Albert Kat, Hoogeveen Drenthe, Netherlands(Hollandscheveld)
• Anna Maria Adriana Groot, Medemblik, Noord-Holland, Nederland Nederland († 1862)
• Anna Catharina Aloijsia van der POEL, Ossendrecht, Noord-Brabant, Nederland († 1862)
• Angelina Boiy, Nijlen, België († 1862)
• Hilt († 1861)
• Anna VAN DONGEN, Made en Drimmelen,North Brabant,Netherlands († 1904)
• Aafke Knol, Eenrum († 1949)
• Anna Maria Geeris, Helmond († 1865)

• Aaltje Hessels Wiersma (53), wijk T W nr 26 te Franeker, Franekeradeel, Friesland, Nederland
• Albertus Johannes Meuter (0), Amsterdam
• Adelheid Louise van Erbach-Erbach (0), Erbach, Hessen
• Aaltje de Boer (44), Sloten, Noord-Holland, Nederland
• Angelica Van Dyck (37), Oevel, Antwerpen, BelgiÁe
• Anna Cornelisdr. Ruijgrok (72), Maasland
• Annetje van Zeijst (74), Apeldoorn (Gld Nederland)
• Andrew Pendleton (54), Warren, Bradford, Pennsylvania, United States
• Angelica Van Dyck‏ (37), Oevel, 2260, België
• Aaltje de Haan (4), Faan, gem. Oldekerk, Groningen, Nederland

• 1846 » James Jackson Putnam, American neurologist and academic († 1918)
• 1848 » Henry Lerolle, French painter and art collector († 1929)
• 1858 » Eleonora Duse, Italian-American actress († 1924)
• 1862 » Johnny Briggs, English cricketer and rugby player († 1902)
• 1863 » Pyotr Kozlov, Russian archaeologist and explorer († 1935)
• 1865 » Gustave Loiseau, French painter († 1935)
• 1866 » Josephine Sabel, American singer & comedian († 1945)
• 1867 » Pierre Bonnard, French painter († 1947)
• 1869 » Alfred Flatow, German gymnast († 1942)
• 1875 » Dr. Atl, Mexican painter († 1964)

• 1833 » François, marquis de Chasseloup-Laubat, French general and engineer (b. 1754)
• 1838 » Black Hawk, American tribal leader (b. 1767)
• 1860 » Rembrandt Peale, American painter and curator (b. 1778)
• 1867 » Elias Howe, American engineer, invented the sewing machine (b. 1819)
• 1873 » Kintpuash, American tribal leader (b. 1837)
• 1877 » James Roosevelt Bayley, American archbishop (b. 1814)
• 1877 » Rómulo Díaz de la Vega, Mexican general and president (1855) (b. 1800)
• 1881 » Orson Pratt, American mathematician and religious leader (b. 1811)
• 1890 » Joseph Hergenröther, German historian and cardinal (b. 1824)
• 1891 » Édouard Lucas, French mathematician and theorist (b. 1842)

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 30 » Discovery of the chemical elements: Sir William Crookes announces his discovery of thallium.
• April 17 » The state of Virginia's secession convention votes to secede from the United States, later becoming the eighth state to join the Confederate States of America.
• 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.
• July 21 » American Civil War: First Battle of Bull Run: At Manassas Junction, Virginia, the first major battle of the war begins and ends in a victory for the Confederate army.
• October 9 » American Civil War: Union troops repel a Confederate attempt to capture Fort Pickens.
• December 21 » Medal of Honor: Public Resolution 82, containing a provision for a Navy Medal of Valor, is signed into law by President Abraham Lincoln.

The temperature on October 3, 1861 was about 15.2 °C. The airpressure was 77 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 90%.