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• Aaltje Bakker, Nijkerk († 1953)
• Alida Lagendijk, Katendrecht, Rotterdam, Zuid-Holland, Nederland († 1924)
• Albartus Engelen, Huissen, Gelderland, Nederland († 1934)
• Adriaan Pellekaan, Emmikhoven
• Andries van Rensen, Rotterdam († 1863)
• Aart Abraham Korte, Fijnaart en Heijningen († 1945)
• * Arnoldus # van Bladel, Vlijmen († 1963)
• Alida Lagendijk, Katendrecht
• Johannes Klijnsma, Soloten († 1862)
• Willems, Hontenisse, Zeeland, Nederland

• Anna Cornelia Geerts (79), Loenhout, Antwerpen, Belgium
• Arendje Pit (68), Paasloo
• Aalt Wouter(s) Schrijver (77), Twello, Gelderland, Nederland
• Albertje Hielke Sinnekes (75), Meppel
• Adrianus Vreugdenhil (0), Maasland, 3155, Nederland
• Alida Berkhoff (65), Katendrecht, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
• Andries Filius (61), Sint Philipsland, Zeeland, Nederland
• Arie van der Waal (55), Zuid-Beijerland, Korendijk, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands
• Anna Clementia Geuken (0), Middelharnis
• Albertjen Hielkes de Vries (75), Meppel

• 1851 » José Guadalupe Posada, Mexican illustrator and engraver († 1913)
• 1856 » Frederick William Vanderbilt, American railway magnate († 1938)
• 1856 » Makar Yekmalyan, Armenian composer († 1905)
• 1857 » Jan Drozdowski, Polish pianist and music teacher († 1918)
• 1860 » Curtis Guild, Jr., American journalist and politician, 43rd Governor of Massachusetts († 1915)
• 1861 » Solomon R. Guggenheim, American businessman and philanthropist, founded the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum († 1949)
• 1862 » Émile Coste, French fencer († 1927)
• 1862 » Cornelius McKane, American physician, educator, and hospital founder († 1912)
• 1866 » Enrique Simonet, Spanish painter and academic († 1927)
• 1873 » Leo Fall, Austrian composer († 1925)

• 1831 » Vincenzo Dimech, Maltese sculptor (b. 1768)
• 1836 » Letizia Ramolino, Italian noblewoman (b. 1750)
• 1861 » Théophane Vénard, French Catholic missionary (b. 1829)
• 1881 » Henry Parker, English-Australian politician, 3rd Premier of New South Wales (b. 1808)
• 1904 » Ernest Cashel, American-Canadian criminal (b. 1882)
• 1904 » William Collins Whitney, American financier and politician, 31st United States Secretary of the Navy (b. 1841)
• 1905 » Henri Germain, French banker and politician, founded Le Crédit Lyonnais (b. 1824)
• 1907 » Dmitri Mendeleev, Russian chemist and academic (b. 1834)
• 1909 » Carlo Acton, Italian pianist and composer (b. 1829)
• 1913 » Gustaf de Laval, Swedish engineer (b. 1845)

1. Jan
2. Johannes
3. Cornelis
4. Hendrik
5. Pieter
6. Willem
7. Gerrit
8. Jacob
9. Jacobus
10. Petrus
11. Adrianus
12. Dirk
13. Arie
14. Hendrikus
15. Klaas
16. Gerardus

1. Maria
2. Johanna
3. Anna
4. Cornelia
5. Elisabeth
6. Adriana
7. Catharina
8. Hendrika
9. Aaltje
10. Wilhelmina
11. Grietje
12. Antje
13. Trijntje
14. Neeltje
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 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).
• In The Netherlands , there was from February 1, 1862 to February 10, 1866 the cabinet Thorbecke II, with Mr. J.R. Thorbecke (liberaal) as prime minister.
• The Netherlands had about 3.6 million citizens.
• February 22 » Jefferson Davis is officially inaugurated for a six-year term as the President of the Confederate States of America in Richmond, Virginia. He was previously inaugurated as a provisional president on February 18, 1861.
• April 6 » American Civil War: The Battle of Shiloh begins: In Tennessee, forces under Union General Ulysses S. Grant meet Confederate troops led by General Albert Sidney Johnston.
• April 12 » American Civil War: The Andrews Raid (the Great Locomotive Chase) occurs, starting from Big Shanty, Georgia (now Kennesaw).
• August 9 » American Civil War: Battle of Cedar Mountain: At Cedar Mountain, Virginia, Confederate General Stonewall Jackson narrowly defeats Union forces under General John Pope.
• September 22 » A preliminary version of the Emancipation Proclamation is released by Abraham Lincoln.
• December 26 » American Civil War: The Battle of Chickasaw Bayou begins.

The temperature on February 2, 1862 was about 8.0 °C. There was 0.2 mm of rain. The air pressure was 2 kgf/m² and came mainly from the west-southwest. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 93%.