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March 20, 1862Born on Friday March 21, 1862
- Adriana de Graaf, Zevenbergen, Noord-Brabant, Nederland
- Anna Chatarina Lutje Schipholt, Losser († 1862)
- Anna de Wit, Sneek († 1944)
- Ana Rocha, Vargem Grande, Santa Catarina, Brasil († 1938)
- Annechien Baas, Borger, Drenthe, Netherlands († 1865)
- Annechien Baas, Borger, Drenthe, Netherlands
- Adriana Davina Begeer († 1864)
- Abraham Trip, Batavia
- Adriana Agnes van Delft, Besoijen-Waalwijk († 1862)
- Anna Cornelia Paulina Andriessen, Oorderen
Died on Friday March 21, 1862
- Akke Annes Bosma (69), Nieuw-Amsterdam
- Akke Annes BOSMA (68), Emmen Nederland, Drenthe, Nieuw Amsterdam
- Anna Margaretha WETENDORF (58)
- Aaltje van Loosen (70), Haarlem
- Alida Alexandrina Maria Boin (0), Rijsenburg
- Anna Maria van Dorst (81), Essen-Wildert (B)
- Aaltje van Loosen (70), Haarlem
- Alfred Candidus Ferdinand Vorst van Windisch-Grätz (74), Wenen
- Alfred van Windischgratz (74), Wenen
- Alfred Candidus Ferdinand zu Windisch-Graetz (74), Wien, Österreich
Source: Delpher (KB | national library) Newspapers from March 21, 1862 at Delpher
- Dagblad van Zuidholland en 's Gravenhage
- Provinciale Overijsselsche en Zwolsche courant : staats-, handels-, nieuws- en advertentieblad
- Nieuwe Rotterdamsche courant : staats-, handels-, nieuws- en advertentieblad
- Algemeen Handelsblad
- Nieuw Amsterdamsch handels- en effectenblad
- De Tijd : godsdienstig-staatkundig dagblad
- Rotterdamsche courant
- Utrechtsche provinciale en stads-courant : algemeen advertentieblad
- Nederlandsche staatscourant
- Leydse courant
Born on March 21
- 1854 » Alick Bannerman, Australian cricketer and coach († 1924)
- 1857 » Alice Henry, Australian journalist and activist († 1943)
- 1859 » Daria Pratt, American golfer († 1938)
- 1865 » George Owen Squier, American general († 1934)
- 1866 » Antonia Maury, American astronomer and astrophysicist († 1952)
- 1867 » Florenz Ziegfeld, Jr., American director and producer († 1932)
- 1869 » David Robertson, Scottish-English golfer and rugby player († 1937)
- 1874 » Alfred Tysoe, English runner († 1901)
- 1876 » Walter Tewksbury, American runner and hurdler († 1968)
- 1877 » Maurice Farman, French race car driver and pilot († 1964)
Died on March 21
- 1804 » Louis Antoine, Duke of Enghien (b. 1772)
- 1843 » Guadalupe Victoria, Mexican general and politician, 1st President of Mexico (b. 1786)
- 1843 » Robert Southey, English poet, historian, and translator (b. 1774)
- 1854 » Pedro María de Anaya, Mexican soldier. President (1847-1848) (b. 1795)
- 1863 » Edwin Vose Sumner, American general (b. 1797)
- 1869 » Juan Almonte, son of José María Morelos, was a Mexican soldier and diplomat who served as a regent in the Second Mexican Empire (1863-1864) (b. 1803)
- 1884 » Ezra Abbot, American scholar and academic (b. 1819)
- 1891 » Joseph E. Johnston, American general (b. 1807)
- 1915 » Frederick Winslow Taylor, American golfer, tennis player, and engineer (b. 1856)
- 1920 » Evelina Haverfield, British suffragette and aid worker (b. 1867)
Names that were popular for boys in 1862
- Jan
- Johannes
- Cornelis
- Hendrik
- Pieter
- Willem
- Gerrit
- Jacob
- Jacobus
- Petrus
- Adrianus
- Dirk
- Arie
- Hendrikus
- Klaas
- Gerardus
Names that were popular for girls in 1862
- Maria
- Johanna
- Anna
- Cornelia
- Elisabeth
- Adriana
- Catharina
- Hendrika
- Aaltje
- Wilhelmina
- Grietje
- Antje
- Trijntje
- Neeltje
- Elizabeth
- Mary
Source: Wikipedia Historical events 1862
- 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 21 » American Civil War: Battle of Valverde is fought near Fort Craig in New Mexico Territory.
- April 16 » American Civil War: Battle at Lee's Mills in Virginia.
- April 16 » American Civil War: The District of Columbia Compensated Emancipation Act, a bill ending slavery in the District of Columbia, becomes law.
- July 4 » Lewis Carroll tells Alice Liddell a story that would grow into Alice's Adventures in Wonderland and its sequels.
- September 2 » American Civil War: United States President Abraham Lincoln reluctantly restores Union General George B. McClellan to full command after General John Pope's disastrous defeat at the Second Battle of Bull Run.
- November 5 » American Indian Wars: In Minnesota, 303 Dakota warriors are found guilty of rape and murder of whites and are sentenced to hang. 38 are ultimately executed and the others reprieved.
Weather March 21, 1862
The temperature on March 21, 1862 was about 5.8 °C. There was 8 mm of rain. The airpressure was 74 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 95%.