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• Andries van der Veen, Harkema, Gem. Achtkarspelen († 1864)
• Albert Muninger, Bantzenheim, Haut-Rhin, Alsace, France
• Andreas Christian Oeltze, Benneckenbeck, Sachsen, Deutschland († 1915)
• Alfons Verhulst, Temse
• Andries Ruurds van der Veen, Harkema, Achtkarspelen, Friesland, Nederland († 1864)
• Albertus Snijders, Nieuw Schoonebeek († 1926)
• Abraham den Engelse, Klundert (N.B.) († 1871)
• Alida Wilhelmina van Tol, Leiden
• Alida Wilhelmina van Tol, Leiden
• Adriana Logman, Delft

• Adriana Jasperse (0), Sint Maartensdijk, Tholen, Zeeland, Netherlands
• Anna wilhelmina Horstman (43), Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Nederland
• Antonius Peeters (42), Blerick
• Anna Catherina Meuwissen (46), Opgrimbie
• Aart Doppenberg (6), Nijkerk Gld
• Ariaantje Meijvogel (84), Maasland, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
• Abraham Oosterling (47), hellevoetsluis (zuid holland)
• Anna Caroline Gernert (28)
• Antje Kroon (85), Woubrugge
• ARIAANTJE MEIJVOGEL, MAASLAND

• 1846 » Julian Scott, American soldier and drummer, Medal of Honor recipient († 1901)
• 1847 » Anna Howard Shaw, American physician, minister, and activist († 1919)
• 1848 » Benjamin Baillaud, French astronomer and academic († 1934)
• 1855 » Frank Harris, Irish author and journalist († 1931)
• 1859 » George Washington Gale Ferris Jr., American engineer, inventor of the Ferris wheel († 1896)
• 1860 » Eugen Schiffer, German lawyer and politician, Vice-Chancellor of Germany († 1954)
• 1869 » Charles Thomson Rees Wilson, Scottish physicist and meteorologist, Nobel Prize laureate († 1959)
• 1878 » Julius Nieuwland, Belgian priest, chemist and academic († 1936)
• 1882 » John Barrymore, American actor († 1942)
• 1884 » Nils Olaf Chrisander, Swedish actor and director († 1947)

• 1831 » Henry Maudslay, English engineer (b. 1771)
• 1831 » Vicente Guerrero, Mexican general and politician, 2nd President of Mexico (b. 1782)
• 1870 » St. John Richardson Liddell, American general (b. 1815)
• 1881 » Fernando Wood, American merchant and politician, 73rd Mayor of New York City (b. 1812)
• 1884 » Lydia Hamilton Smith, African-American businesswoman (b. 1813)
• 1885 » Jules Vallès, French journalist and author (b. 1832)
• 1891 » William Tecumseh Sherman, American general (b. 1820)
• 1894 » Eugène Charles Catalan, Belgian-French mathematician and academic (b. 1814)
• 1901 » Edward Stafford, Scottish-New Zealand educator and politician, 3rd Prime Minister of New Zealand (b. 1819)
• 1910 » Giovanni Passannante, Italian anarchist (b. 1849)

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.
• January 19 » American Civil War: Battle of Mill Springs: The Confederacy suffers its first significant defeat in the conflict.
• April 16 » American Civil War: Battle at Lee's Mills in Virginia.
• July 12 » The Medal of Honor is authorized by the United States Congress.
• 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 8 » Millennium of Russia monument is unveiled in Novgorod.
• December 17 » American Civil War: General Ulysses S. Grant issues General Order No. 11, expelling Jews from parts of Tennessee, Mississippi, and Kentucky.

The temperature on February 14, 1862 was about 4.1 °C. The air pressure was 0.5 kgf/m² and came mainly from the northwest. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 80%.