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• Albert Mastenbroek, Kerkenbosch, Zuidwolde, de Wolden, Drenthe, Netherlands
• van Soolingen, Jaarsveld, Nederland
• Anthonia MOLS, Oisterwijk, 4060, Noord-Brabant, Nederland († 1922)
• Anne Eetzes KOOISTRA, Ingwierrum (Engwierum), East-Dongeradiel, Dongeradiel, Fryslân, Nederland († 1940)
• Anton Wilken, Meer, Hebelermeer
• Aaltje Pool, Wymbritseradeel († 1879)
• * Jan Jacob Duijm, Haastrecht († 1939)
• Anke Pronker, Oost-Vlieland († 1946)
• Anna Gertrudis Hubertina Evers, Horn, Leudal, Limburg, Netherlands († 1929)
• Adolphe Bracke, Heusden († 1944)

• Annigje Rietveld (0), woerden (utrecht)
• Adrianus Cornelisz Moerman (82), Brielle
• Aalt van Norden (1), Nijkerk
• Antje Bettings de Boer (65), Harlingen, Friesland, Nederland
• Anna Sophia Meenken (80), Oldenzijl
• Albert Niemeijer (9), Groningen
• Anna Maria Pouw (2), Mijdrecht
• Anna Catharina Häfeli (Haefelij) (16), Utrecht,, Utrecht, Nederland
• ADRIANUS MOERMAN (82), BRIELLE
• Adrianus Cornelisz Moerman (82), Brielle, Voorne aan Zee, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands

• 1844 » Detlev von Liliencron, German poet and author († 1909)
• 1844 » Garret Hobart, American lawyer and politician, 24th Vice President of the United States († 1899)
• 1852 » Theodore Robinson, American painter and academic († 1896)
• 1853 » Flinders Petrie, English archaeologist and academic († 1942)
• 1864 » Otto Erich Hartleben, German poet and playwright († 1905)
• 1864 » Ransom E. Olds, American businessman, founded Oldsmobile and REO Motor Car Company († 1950)
• 1865 » George V of the United Kingdom († 1936)
• 1866 » George Howells Broadhurst, English-American director and manager († 1952)
• 1873 » Otto Loewi, German-American pharmacologist and psychobiologist, Nobel Prize laureate († 1961)
• 1877 » Raoul Dufy, French painter and illustrator († 1953)

• 1826 » Nikolay Karamzin, Russian historian and poet (b. 1766)
• 1858 » Julius Reubke, German pianist and composer (b. 1834)
• 1861 » Stephen A. Douglas, American lawyer and politician, 7th Secretary of State of Illinois (b. 1813)
• 1865 » Okada Izō, Japanese samurai (b. 1838)
• 1875 » Georges Bizet, French pianist and composer (b. 1838)
• 1877 » Ludwig Ritter von Köchel, Austrian botanist, composer, and publisher (b. 1800)
• 1882 » Christian Wilberg, German painter and illustrator (b. 1839)
• 1894 » Karl Eduard Zachariae von Lingenthal, German lawyer and jurist (b. 1812)
• 1899 » Johann Strauss II, Austrian composer and educator (b. 1825)
• 1900 » Mary Kingsley, English explorer and author (b. 1862)

• 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.
• January 9 » Mississippi becomes the second state to secede from the Union before the outbreak of the American Civil War.
• January 10 » American Civil War: Florida becomes the third state to secede from the Union.
• February 11 » American Civil War: The United States House of Representatives unanimously passes a resolution guaranteeing noninterference with slavery in any state.
• May 29 » The Hong Kong General Chamber of Commerce is founded, in Hong Kong.
• October 17 » Aborigines kill Nineteen Europeans in the Cullin-la-ringo massacre.

The temperature on June 3, 1861 was about 11.2 °C. There was 26 mm of rain. The air pressure was 2 kgf/m² and came mainly from the north-northwest. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 93%.