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• Anna Elisabeth Schooneboom, Oud en Nieuw Mathenesse
• Agatha Schuller, Carei, Satu Mare, Romania
• Alof Adolph Stoer, Beekbergen,Gemeente Apeldoorn, Gelderland, Nederland († 1885)
• Hendrikus Matthijssen, Gendt († 1935)
• Adriana Nelemans, Hooge en Lage Zwaluwe, Noord-Brabant, The Netherlands († 1861)
• Alphonsius Vercauteren, Sint-Gillis-Waas
• Aartje Krijgsman 9 († 1908)
• Anna Elisabeth Schooneboom, Nieuw Mathenesse, Zuid-Holland, Nederland († 1930)
• Amerik Schaap, Katwijk († 1861)
• Anna Maria van den BEEMT, Etten-Leur,, Noord-Brabant, Nederland († 1937)

• Albert Huisman (69), Nieuwleusen, Overijssel, Nederland
• Avery E Gore (21)
• Andries Passenier (0), Domburg, Zeeland, Nederland
• Berendina Maria Berris (19), Rheden
• Alijda (Alijda) Hopman (68), Neerbosch, Nederland
• Athanase Vanneste (32), Harelbeke
• Adriaan Laven (84), Sint-Maartensdijk, Zeeland, Nederland
• Anna van Amerongen (0), Houten
• Brekveld (67)
• Arentje Luijendijk (67), Middelharnis

• 1843 » Elijah McCoy, Canadian-American engineer († 1929)
• 1859 » Jerome K. Jerome, English author and playwright († 1927)
• 1860 » John Scott Haldane, Scottish physiologist, physician, and academic († 1936)
• 1860 » Theodor Herzl, Austro-Hungarian Zionist philosopher, journalist and author († 1904)
• 1865 » Clyde Fitch, American playwright († 1909)
• 1867 » Giuseppe Morello, Italian-American mobster († 1930)
• 1873 » Jurgis Baltrušaitis, Lithuanian poet, critic, and translator († 1944)
• 1879 » James F. Byrnes, American stenographer and politician, 49th United States Secretary of State († 1972)
• 1880 » Bill Horr, American football player, discus thrower, and coach († 1955)
• 1882 » Isabel González, Puerto Rican activist who helped pave the way for Puerto Ricans' American citizenship († 1971)

• 1802 » Herman Willem Daendels, Dutch general and politician, Governor-General of the Dutch Gold Coast (b. 1762)
• 1810 » Henry Jerome de Salis, English priest (b. 1740)
• 1819 » Mary Moser, English painter and academic (b. 1744)
• 1857 » Alfred de Musset, French dramatist, poet, and novelist (b. 1810)
• 1864 » Giacomo Meyerbeer, German composer and educator (b. 1791)
• 1880 » Eberhard Anheuser, German-American businessman, co-founded Anheuser-Busch (b. 1805)
• 1880 » Tom Wills, Australian cricketer, co-created Australian rules football (b. 1835)
• 1885 » Terézia Zakoucs, Hungarian-Slovene author (b. 1817)
• 1915 » Clara Immerwahr, German chemist (b. 1870)
• 1918 » Jüri Vilms, Estonian lawyer and politician (b. 1889)

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 10 » American Civil War: Florida becomes the third state to secede from the Union.
• May 6 » American Civil War: Arkansas secedes from the Union.
• May 13 » American Civil War: Queen Victoria of the United Kingdom issues a "proclamation of neutrality" which recognizes the Confederacy as having belligerent rights.
• May 29 » The Hong Kong General Chamber of Commerce is founded, in Hong Kong.
• June 1 » American Civil War: The Battle of Fairfax Court House is fought.
• November 7 » The first Melbourne Cup horse race is held in Melbourne, Australia.

The temperature on May 2, 1861 was about 9.4 °C. The air pressure was 14 kgf/m² and came mainly from the north-northwest. The airpressure was 77 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 58%.