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• Aalbert Blommers, Gameren, Gelderland, Netherlands († 1915)
• Aaron Wilson, Russell, Kentucky, United States († 1936)
• Alida Eliza Wilterdink, Gibbsville, Lima, WI (US) († 1944)
• Adriana Steenman, Zalt Bommel († 1940)
• Anna Catharina Anthonetta Kesteloo, Vlissingen, Walcheren, NL († 1861)
• Adriaantje Breukhoven, Barendrecht, Zuid-Holland, The Netherlands
• Adriana Joanna de Doelder, Terneuzen († 1936)
• Angèle Augustine Moigneau, Saint Remy la Vanne, 77320, France
• Anna Catharina Elisabeth SCHEPERS, Herne (D) († 1884)
• Agnes Crawford Bruce, Peabody, Essex County, Massachusetts, Verenigde Staten († 1948)

• Abraham Long (75), Lewis, Lycoming, Pennsylvania, United States
• Bastiana Schrier (0), Waarde
• Anna Martina Scheurwater (0), Puttershoek, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
• Adriana Riedijk (1), Vlaardingen
• Albertus Gerardus Batenburg (0), IJsselstein, Utrecht, NL
• Aloisa van der Aa (1), Casteren
• Achille Jules Delphin Quenon (0), Pâturages, Colfontaine, Hainaut, Belgique
• Arnoldus Pasnagel (1), 's-Hertogenbosch, Noord-Brabant, Nederland
• Amalie Friederike Lothmann (73), Osnabruch, Hanover, Prussen
• Adriaan Stoffelen (3), Steenbergen

• 1840 » Henri Duveyrier, French explorer († 1892)
• 1848 » Arthur Giry, French historian and academic († 1899)
• 1851 » Samuel W. McCall, American journalist and politician, 47th Governor of Massachusetts († 1923)
• 1858 » Tore Svennberg, Swedish actor and director († 1941)
• 1865 » Wilfred Grenfell, English physician and missionary († 1940)
• 1866 » Vyacheslav Ivanov, Russian poet and playwright († 1949)
• 1873 » William McMaster Murdoch, Scottish sailor († 1912)
• 1878 » Pierre Fatou, French mathematician and astronomer († 1929)
• 1882 » Geraldine Farrar, American soprano and actress († 1967)
• 1882 » José Vasconcelos, Mexican philosopher, lawyer, and politician, Mexican Secretary of Public Education († 1959)

• 1788 » Thomas Cushing, American lawyer and politician, 1st Lieutenant Governor of Massachusetts (b. 1725)
• 1857 » André Dumont, Belgian geologist and academic (b. 1809)
• 1869 » Alphonse de Lamartine, French author and poet (b. 1790)
• 1879 » Hortense Allart, Italian-French author (b. 1801)
• 1891 » George Hearst, American businessman and politician (b. 1820)
• 1916 » Henry James, American novelist, short writer, and critic (b. 1843)
• 1925 » Friedrich Ebert, German politician, 1st President of Germany (b. 1871)
• 1929 » Clemens von Pirquet, Austrian physician and immunologist (b. 1874)
• 1932 » Guillaume Bigourdan, French astronomer and academic (b. 1851)
• 1935 » Chiquinha Gonzaga, Brazilian pianist, composer, and conductor (b. 1847)

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 1 » Liberal forces supporting Benito Juárez enter Mexico City.
• January 3 » American Civil War: Delaware votes not to secede from the United States.
• January 10 » American Civil War: Florida becomes the third state 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 25 » The Toronto Stock Exchange is created.
• November 7 » The first Melbourne Cup horse race is held in Melbourne, Australia.

The temperature on February 28, 1861 was about 3.8 °C. The air pressure was 1 kgf/m² and came mainly from the south-southwest. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 90%.