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• Alexander Theodorus Wieting, Groningen († 1929)
• Albertus Teunis, Vriezenveen, Overijssel, Nederland († 1917)
• Alfred Robert TURNER, Longford, Tasmania, Australia († 1958)
• Albert Koopal, het bildt, Friesland, Nederland († 1861)
• Albertina Doratha Roden, Lost Nations, Clinton, Iowa († 1930)
• Anna Simons Heeres, Hoogkerk († 1861)
• Elisabeth Constantia Paeshuys, Wilrijk
• Anje ( Anjie ) de Witt ( Dewitt), Bedum († 1947)
• Aart de Jong, Strijen, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
• Alida Wijnen, Rotterdam, Rotterdam, Zuid-Holland, Nederland († 1911)

• Barend Gerritsen Broekhuizen (61), Sliedrecht
• Berendje Bobbink (3), Dieren
• Amelia Verhoeven‏ (1), Geel, België
• Barend BROEKHUIJZEN (61), Sliedrecht
• Anna Catharina Hofkens (76), Loenhout, Antwerpen, België
• Abraham Harthoorn (0), Breda, Noord Brabant, Nederland
• Anna Catharina Snijkers (33), Neeritter, Nederland
• Anthonius Griend van der (35), Culemborg, Gld, Nederland
• Barend Broekhuizen (61), Sliedrecht, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
• Antonius van der Griend (33), Culemborg

• 1847 » Ellen Terry, English actress († 1928)
• 1848 » Hubert Parry, English composer and historian († 1918)
• 1859 » Bertha Pappenheim, Austrian-German activist and author († 1936)
• 1863 » George Herbert Mead, American sociologist and philosopher († 1930)
• 1863 » Joaquín Sorolla, Spanish painter († 1923)
• 1864 » Eemil Nestor Setälä, Finnish linguist and politician, Finnish Minister for Foreign Affairs († 1935)
• 1867 » Irving Fisher, American economist and statistician († 1947)
• 1867 » Wilhelm Peterson-Berger, Swedish composer and critic († 1942)
• 1869 » Alice Hamilton, American physician and academic († 1970)
• 1872 » Alexandru Vaida-Voevod, Romanian politician, Prime Minister of Romania († 1950)

• 1795 » Tanikaze Kajinosuke, Japanese sumo wrestler (b. 1750)
• 1844 » Nicholas Biddle, American banker and politician (b. 1786)
• 1887 » Alexander Borodin, Russian composer and chemist (b. 1833)
• 1892 » Louis Vuitton, French fashion designer and businessman, founded Louis Vuitton (b. 1821)
• 1902 » Harry "Breaker" Morant, English-Australian lieutenant (b. 1864)
• 1921 » Schofield Haigh, English cricketer and umpire (b. 1871)
• 1931 » Chandra Shekhar Azad, Indian revolutionary (b. 1906)
• 1936 » Ivan Pavlov, Russian physiologist and physician, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1849)
• 1936 » Joshua W. Alexander, American judge and politician, 2nd United States Secretary of Commerce (b. 1852)
• 1937 » Hosteen Klah, Navajo artist, medicine man, and weaver (b. 1867)

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 18 » In Montgomery, Alabama, Jefferson Davis is inaugurated as the provisional President of the Confederate States of America.
• February 18 » With Italian unification almost complete, Victor Emmanuel II of Piedmont, Savoy and Sardinia assumes the title of King of Italy.
• March 11 » American Civil War: The Constitution of the Confederate States of America is adopted.
• June 1 » American Civil War: The Battle of Fairfax Court House is fought.
• June 17 » American Civil War: Battle of Vienna, Virginia.
• December 10 » American Civil War: The Confederate States of America accept a rival state government's pronouncement that declares Kentucky to be the 13th state of the Confederacy.

The temperature on February 27, 1861 was about 3.0 °C. The air pressure was 1 kgf/m² and came mainly from the west-southwest. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 89%.