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• Adriana Maria, Arnhem
• Kuntkes, Meeden, Groningen, Nederland († 1861)
• Abraham Smaardijk, Middelburg, Zeeland, Netherlands († 1950)
• Adriana Jacoba van der Leer, Hendrik-Ido-Ambacht(ZH) († 1861)
• Amanda Maria Figgins, Washington, Washington Cnty, Iowa, Verenigde Staten († 1930)
• Abraham Smaardijk, Middelburg, Zeeland, NL
• Aaltje Klasen, Noordbarge (Emmen-Dr) († 1911)
• Adriana Elisabeth Blankenzee, Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Nederland († 1945)
• Alida Hulst, Berkel en Rodenrijs († 1938)
• Anna Maria Barbara Hubertine Demonthy, Kelmis (B)

• Berend Jan Roddenhof (1), Wijhe, Overijssel, Nederland
• Alida Christina Willemina Schens (29), Wageningen
• Adrianus Meijvis (74), Meer (Belgie)
• Antonetta Francisca Josepha Kerstens (38), Boxmeer
• Auke Schotanus (74), Oudehaske
• Apolonia Neve (57), Hontenisse, Zeeland, Nederland
• Auke Jans (75), Haskerland, Friesland, Netherlands
• Ariaantje de Jong (35), De Rijp, Noord-Holland, Nederland
• Albert Willem Theunissen (46), Harderwijk
• ARIJ OMMERING (72), VLAARDINGEN

• 1838 » Margaret E. Knight, American inventor († 1914)
• 1846 » Julian Scott, American soldier and drummer, Medal of Honor recipient († 1901)
• 1847 » Anna Howard Shaw, American physician, minister, and activist († 1919)
• 1848 » Benjamin Baillaud, French astronomer and academic († 1934)
• 1855 » Frank Harris, Irish author and journalist († 1931)
• 1859 » George Washington Gale Ferris Jr., American engineer, inventor of the Ferris wheel († 1896)
• 1860 » Eugen Schiffer, German lawyer and politician, Vice-Chancellor of Germany († 1954)
• 1869 » Charles Thomson Rees Wilson, Scottish physicist and meteorologist, Nobel Prize laureate († 1959)
• 1878 » Julius Nieuwland, Belgian priest, chemist and academic († 1936)
• 1882 » John Barrymore, American actor († 1942)

• 1831 » Henry Maudslay, English engineer (b. 1771)
• 1831 » Vicente Guerrero, Mexican general and politician, 2nd President of Mexico (b. 1782)
• 1870 » St. John Richardson Liddell, American general (b. 1815)
• 1881 » Fernando Wood, American merchant and politician, 73rd Mayor of New York City (b. 1812)
• 1884 » Lydia Hamilton Smith, African-American businesswoman (b. 1813)
• 1885 » Jules Vallès, French journalist and author (b. 1832)
• 1891 » William Tecumseh Sherman, American general (b. 1820)
• 1894 » Eugène Charles Catalan, Belgian-French mathematician and academic (b. 1814)
• 1901 » Edward Stafford, Scottish-New Zealand educator and politician, 3rd Prime Minister of New Zealand (b. 1819)
• 1910 » Giovanni Passannante, Italian anarchist (b. 1849)

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 17 » The Kingdom of Italy is proclaimed.
• 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).
• August 5 » The United States Army abolishes flogging.
• August 29 » American Civil War: The Battle of Hatteras Inlet Batteries gives Federal forces control of Pamlico Sound.
• September 6 » American Civil War: Forces under Union General Ulysses S. Grant bloodlessly capture Paducah, Kentucky, giving the Union control of the Tennessee River's mouth.
• December 4 » The 109 Electors of the several states of the Confederate States of America unanimously elect Jefferson Davis as President and Alexander H. Stephens as Vice President.

The temperature on February 14, 1861 was about -2.2 °C. The airpressure was 77 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 98%.