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• Amatus Ludovicus Berat, Poperinge († 1862)
• "Petrus" Egidius Bartels, Tholen († 1924)
• Anthonie Cornelis van Minnen, Amersfoort, Utrecht, Nederland († 1933)
• Alida van der Lee, Maasland
• Adriana Jans Fransen, Zwartsluis († 1925)
• Andries Hakkaart, Leiden, Zuid-Holland, Nederland († 1947)
• Alida Soesdorp, Den Haag († 1921)
• Anna Maria Gertrudis MOERS, Maastricht,Gemeente Maastricht,Limburg,Netherlands († 1934)
• ?? de Kraker, Axel († 1861)
• Adrianus Streng, Vrijenban, Zuid-Holland, Nederland

• Arendina Goossens Benjamins (47), Hollandscheveld, 7913, Netherlands
• Arnoldus van Walsum (88), Krimpen aan den IJssel
• Arendina (47), Hollandscheveld (Gem.Hoogeveen)
• Adriaan Peeters (46), Oosterhout
• (1) Rijk den Ouden (46), Putten (Gld) Nederland
• Berendina Buddenberg (30), Avereest
• Anje Tonnis Velt (64), Uithuizermeeden, Groningen, Nederland
• Arendina Benjamins (47), Hoogeveen
• ?? de Kraker (0), Axel
• Harm Jacobs Arbeider (73), Nieuw Scheemda

• 1854 » Philippe Gaucher, French dermatologist and academic († 1918)
• 1855 » Ferdinand Tönnies, German sociologist and philosopher († 1936)
• 1856 » George Bernard Shaw, Irish playwright and critic, Nobel Prize laureate († 1950)
• 1858 » Tom Garrett, Australian cricketer and lawyer († 1943)
• 1863 » Jāzeps Vītols, Latvian composer († 1948)
• 1865 » Philipp Scheidemann, German journalist and politician, 10th Chancellor of Germany († 1939)
• 1865 » Rajanikanta Sen, Indian poet and composer († 1910)
• 1874 » Serge Koussevitzky, Russian-American bassist, composer, and conductor († 1951)
• 1875 » Antonio Machado, Spanish poet and academic († 1939)
• 1875 » Carl Jung, Swiss psychiatrist and psychotherapist († 1961)

• 1801 » Maximilian Francis, archduke of Austria (b. 1756)
• 1863 » Sam Houston, American general and politician, 7th Governor of Texas (b. 1793)
• 1867 » Otto, king of Greece (b. 1815)
• 1899 » Ulises Heureaux, 22nd, 26th, and 27th President of the Dominican Republic (b. 1845)
• 1915 » James Murray, Scottish lexicographer and philologist (b. 1837)
• 1919 » Edward Poynter, English painter and illustrator (b. 1836)
• 1921 » Howard Vernon, Australian actor (b. 1848)
• 1925 » Antonio Ascari, Italian race car driver (b. 1888)
• 1925 » Gottlob Frege, German mathematician and philosopher (b. 1848)
• 1925 » William Jennings Bryan, American lawyer and politician, 41st United States Secretary of State (b. 1860)

• 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 26 » American Civil War: The state of Louisiana secedes from the Union.
• May 6 » American Civil War: Arkansas secedes from the Union.
• July 21 » American Civil War: First Battle of Bull Run: At Manassas Junction, Virginia, the first major battle of the war begins and ends in a victory for the Confederate army.
• 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).
• October 25 » The Toronto Stock Exchange is created.

The temperature on July 26, 1861 was about 18.3 °C. There was 11 mm of rain. The air pressure was 2.5 kgf/m² and came mainly from the south-southeast. The airpressure was 75 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 91%.