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• Albert Pinxterhuis, Koekange († 1863)
• Aimée Jeanne RAPIN, Paris 75015, France († 1906)
• Antonie Govaers, Zevenbergen, NB, Nederland († 1907)
• Aagje Mooijman, scheveningen († 1862)
• Anna Maria Kennes, Boom, Antwerpen, Belgie († 1957)
• Anna Maria Elizabeth Daems, Rotterdam
• Albert Duker, Smilde, Drenthe, Nederland († 1933)
• Appolonia Adriaansen, Terheijden († 1921)
• Antje Lindeboom, Opmeer, Noord-Holland, Nederland († 1869)
• Adrianus van Gils, Zevenbergen († 1862)

• Aaltje Rood (0), Winkel, Hollands Kroon, Noord-Holland, Nederland
• Anna Catharina Van den Broeck (3), Lille,, Antwerpen, België
• Abraham vonk, Kleinemeer gem. Sappemeer
• Aaltje Oedses Feenstra (3), Blija, Ferwerderadeel, Friesland, Nederland
• Andries Jans Formsma (12), Kollum, Kollumerland en Nieuwkruisland, Friesland, Nederland
• Joachim Adrianus Hubertus Kamp (5), Raamsdonkveer
• Anna Maria van de Vorst (1), Weert
• Anna Helena Dinger (38), Amsterdam
• Anne Bijl (0), Sneek, Friesland, Nederland
• Adriana Dandel van den Elsen, Berghem, Noord-Brabant, Nederland

• 1849 » Ferdinand Georg Frobenius, German mathematician and academic († 1917)
• 1850 » Grigore Tocilescu, Romanian archaeologist and historian († 1909)
• 1854 » C. W. Post, American businessman, founded Post Foods († 1914)
• 1860 » Frank Eaton, American marshal and author († 1958)
• 1865 » Benjamin Guggenheim, American businessman († 1912)
• 1869 » Washington Luís, Brazilian lawyer and politician, 13th President of Brazil († 1957)
• 1871 » Guillermo Kahlo, German-Mexican photographer († 1941)
• 1873 » A. K. Fazlul Huq, Bangladeshi-Pakistani lawyer and politician, 5th Pakistani Minister of Interior († 1962)
• 1873 » Thorvald Stauning, Danish union leader and politician, 24th Prime Minister of Denmark († 1942)
• 1874 » Martin Lowry, English chemist and academic († 1936)

• 1803 » Granville Leveson-Gower, 1st Marquess of Stafford, English politician, Lord President of the Council (b. 1721)
• 1806 » John Graves Simcoe, English general and politician, 1st Lieutenant Governor of Upper Canada (b. 1752)
• 1817 » Nikolaus Joseph von Jacquin, Dutch-Austrian chemist and botanist (b. 1727)
• 1864 » William T. Anderson, American captain (b. 1838)
• 1866 » John Kinder Labatt, Irish-Canadian brewer, founded the Labatt Brewing Company (b. 1803)
• 1871 » Robert Anderson (Civil War), American general (b. 1805)
• 1890 » Carlo Collodi, Italian journalist and author (b. 1826)
• 1896 » Paul-Armand Challemel-Lacour, French philosopher, academic, and politician, French Minister of Foreign Affairs (b. 1827)
• 1902 » Elizabeth Cady Stanton, American activist (b. 1815)
• 1909 » Itō Hirobumi, Japanese samurai and politician, 1st Prime Minister of Japan (b. 1841)

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 4 » American Civil War: In Montgomery, Alabama, delegates from six break-away U.S. states meet and form the Confederate States of America.
• April 29 » American Civil War: Maryland's House of Delegates votes not to secede from the Union.
• July 26 » American Civil War: George B. McClellan assumes command of the Army of the Potomac following a disastrous Union defeat at the First Battle of Bull Run.
• October 21 » American Civil War: Union forces under Colonel Edward Baker are defeated by Confederate troops in the second major battle of the war.
• October 25 » The Toronto Stock Exchange is created.
• 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 October 26, 1861 was about 11.0 °C. The air pressure was 1 kgf/m² and came mainly from the north-northeast. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 64%.