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• Amelie Dhondt, Machelen, 9870, Zulte, Oost Vlaanderen († 1950)
• Anna Johanna Haagen, Wateringen, Zuid-Holland, Nederland († 1861)
• Aaltje Meijer, Langezwaag
• Andries Grooten, Zaadveenen, Coevorden, Drenthe, Nederland († 1925)
• Albert Masselink, Schoonebeek, Drenthe, Nederland († 1936)
• Adriana Helena Veenman, Overschie Rotterdam Zuid-Holland Nederland († 1949)
• Aartje Rakhorst, Heerde, Gelderland, Nederland († 1863)
• Andries Grooten, Zaadveenen, Coevorden († 1925)
• Anje Faize, Usquert, Groningen, Nederland († 1947)
• Anna Maria Vasen, Haarlem, Noord-Holland, Nederland († 1935)

• Americus Jackson Thompson (5), 5 years Thompson Bend moved to IOOF cem. Charleston, Mo
• Alphonsius Van Damme (0), Kalken
• Albert Nijhuis (58), Veldwijk (Vorden)
• Anna Maria Essers (71), Herselt, België
• "Joannes" Johannes Jan Johannes (70), Groesbeek, NL
• Adrianus Schellevis (0), Schiedam
• Abraham Jan Abraham de Groot, op Teisterbant (76), Maasdriel, Gld.NL
• Abraham Bauman GOTTSHALL (3)
• Aalt Hofman (53), Beekbergen
• Ange Joseph Polyniee ROYER (1), Bourbourg... Hauts de France

• 1840 » Honoré Mercier, Canadian journalist, lawyer, and politician, 9th Premier of Quebec († 1894)
• 1844 » Friedrich Nietzsche, German composer, poet, and philosopher († 1900)
• 1858 » John L. Sullivan, American boxer, actor, and journalist († 1918)
• 1865 » Charles W. Clark, American singer and educator († 1925)
• 1872 » August Nilsson, Swedish pole vaulter, shot putter, and tug of war competitor († 1921)
• 1872 » Wilhelm Miklas, Austrian educator and politician, 3rd President of Austria († 1956)
• 1874 » Alfred, Hereditary Prince of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha († 1899)
• 1878 » Paul Reynaud, French lawyer and politician, 118th Prime Minister of France († 1966)
• 1879 » Jane Darwell, American actress († 1967)
• 1881 » P. G. Wodehouse, English novelist and playwright († 1975)

• 1810 » Alfred Moore, American captain and judge (b. 1755)
• 1811 » Nathaniel Dance-Holland, English painter and politician (b. 1735)
• 1817 » Tadeusz Kościuszko, Polish-Lithuanian general and engineer (b. 1746)
• 1819 » Sergey Vyazmitinov, Russian general and politician, War Governor of Saint Petersburg (b. 1744)
• 1820 » Karl Philipp, Prince of Schwarzenberg (b. 1771)
• 1837 » Ivan Dmitriev, Russian poet and politician, Russian Minister of Justice (b. 1760)
• 1891 » Gilbert Arthur à Beckett, English author and songwriter (b. 1837)
• 1900 » Zdeněk Fibich, Czech pianist and composer (b. 1850)
• 1910 » Stanley Ketchel, American boxer (b. 1886)
• 1917 » Mata Hari, Dutch dancer and spy (b. 1876)

• 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 13 » Italian unification: The Siege of Gaeta ends with the capitulation of the defending fortress, effectively bringing an end of the Kingdom of the Two Sicilies.
• March 10 » El Hadj Umar Tall seizes the city of Ségou, destroying the Bamana Empire of Mali.
• March 20 » An earthquake destroys Mendoza, Argentina.
• April 13 » American Civil War: Fort Sumter surrenders to Confederate forces.
• 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.
• September 17 » Argentine Civil Wars: The State of Buenos Aires defeats the Argentine Confederation at the Battle of Pavón.

The temperature on October 15, 1861 was about 11.6 °C. The air pressure was 1 kgf/m² and came mainly from the south east. The airpressure was 77 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 85%.