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• Aaltje van Zoeren, Nijkerkerveen, Gelderland, Netherlands
• Anna Elisabeth Rombouts, Eersel, Eersel, Noord-Brabant, Nederland († 1920)
• Aloysius HENDRYCKX, Esen
• Anna Roossaliena Hoff, Gawar, Bojolali († 1903)
• Antje Willems Pel, Grootegast
• Aaltje van Zoeren, Nijkerk († 1950)
• Ter Horst, Weerselo († 1861)
• Adrianus Benedictus Verkleij, Leiderdorp († 1954)
• Adrianus* Benedictus Verkleij, Leiderdorp († 1954)
• van Dijk, Hoogeveen, Drenthe, Nederland († 1861)

• Anna Maria Elisabeth Joris (41), Opvelp
• Akke Idses de Boer (68), Tirns, Friesland, Nederland
• Akke de Boer (68), IJsbrechtum, Súdwest-Fryslán, Friesland, Nederland
• Boele Jans Oosterdijk (86), Wolvega, Weststellingwerf, Friesland, Netherlands
• van Dijk (0), Hoogeveen, Drenthe, Nederland
• Aleida REIMES (64), Lintelo, Aalten, Gelderland, NL
• Anna Maria Schaft (76), Cromvoirt
• Ter Horst (0), Weerselo, Overijssel, Netherlands
• Antonie van Dongen (0), Waspik, Noord-Brabant, Nederland
• Anna Catharina Kaeckmans (78), Halle, Belgie

• 1842 » Giovanni Giolitti, Italian politician, 13th Prime Minister of Italy († 1928)
• 1844 » Klas Pontus Arnoldson, Swedish journalist and politician, Nobel Prize laureate († 1916)
• 1854 » William Alexander Smith, Scottish religious leader, founded the Boys' Brigade († 1914)
• 1858 » Elliott Lewis, Australian politician, 19th Premier of Tasmania († 1935)
• 1858 » Saitō Makoto, Japanese admiral and politician, 30th Prime Minister of Japan († 1936)
• 1858 » Theodore Roosevelt, American colonel and politician, 26th President of the United States, Nobel Prize laureate († 1919)
• 1865 » Charles Spencelayh, English painter and academic († 1958)
• 1868 » William Gillies, Australian politician, 21st Premier of Queensland († 1928)
• 1877 » George Thompson, English cricketer and umpire († 1943)
• 1877 » Walt Kuhn, American painter and academic († 1949)

• 1789 » John Cook, American farmer and politician, 6th Governor of Delaware (b. 1730)
• 1812 » Isaac Brock, British army officer and administrator, Lieutenant Governor of Upper Canada (b. 1769)
• 1816 » Santō Kyōden, Japanese poet and painter (b. 1761)
• 1880 » Thrasyvoulos Zaimis, Greek soldier and politician, 48th Prime Minister of Greece (b. 1822)
• 1917 » Arthur Rhys-Davids, English lieutenant and pilot (b. 1897)
• 1926 » Warren Wood, American golfer and soldier (b. 1887)
• 1927 » Squizzy Taylor, Australian gangster (b. 1888)
• 1929 » Théodore Tuffier, French surgeon (b. 1857)
• 1930 » Ellen Hayes, American mathematician and astronomer (b. 1851)
• 1935 » Ernest Eldridge, English race car driver (b. 1897)

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.
• January 9 » American Civil War: "Star of the West" incident occurs near Charleston, South Carolina.
• February 1 » American Civil War: Texas secedes from the United States.
• March 10 » El Hadj Umar Tall seizes the city of Ségou, destroying the Bamana Empire of Mali.
• 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.
• August 5 » American Civil War: In order to help pay for the war effort, the United States government levies the first income tax as part of the Revenue Act of 1861 (3% of all incomes over US$800; rescinded in 1872).
• November 20 » American Civil War: A secession ordinance is filed by Kentucky's Confederate government.

The temperature on October 27, 1861 was about 4.5 °C. The air pressure was 2.5 kgf/m² and came mainly from the east-northeast. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 93%.