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• , Zerkegem, België
• "Theodor" Maria Maximilian Franz von Paula Ferdinand von Montgelas, Berlin († 1938)
• Abigael Ancona, Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Nederland († 1930)
• Albert Jan Pluim, Wapenveld (Gem. Heerde)
• Anje BOONSTRA, Leek Groningen Netherlands († 1958)
• Adriaan van Iersel, Loon op Zand, Noord-Brabant, Nederland († 1946)
• - Kooistra, Zuidhorn, Groningen, Nederland († 1862)
• Adriana Otte, Oosterland gem. Schouwen Duiveland Zld. NL († 1933)
• Anna Margaretha Jansen, Rütenbrock, Haren (Ems)
• Antje Groenendijk, PERNIS (Rotterdam), Zuid-Holland, Nederland († 1914)

• Cornelis Duijvenbode (39), Katwijk aan Zee
• Annetje Knevel (1), Putten
• Aaltjen van der Maten (38), Zutphen
• Cornelis Tijsz van Duijvenbode (80), Katwijk
• Anna van Dalen* (30), Eelde, Drenthe, Nederland
• Albert Roelofs Veldhuizen (40), Weststellingwerf, Friesland, Netherlands
• Aaltjen Bovendorp (60)
• Abraham van Erkelens (63)
• Cornelis Thijsz. van Duijvenbode (80), Katwijk aan Zee, ZH, Nederland
• Cornelis Thijsz van Duijvenbode (80), Katwijk, Zuid-Holland, Nederland

• 1844 » Félix Arnaudin, French poet and photographer († 1921)
• 1845 » Amadeo I, Spanish king († 1890)
• 1846 » Peter Carl Fabergé, Russian goldsmith and jeweler († 1920)
• 1862 » Mirza Alakbar Sabir, Azerbaijani philosopher and poet († 1911)
• 1869 » Grace Andrews, American mathematician († 1951)
• 1874 » Ernest Duchesne, French physician († 1912)
• 1875 » Giovanni Gentile, Italian philosopher and academic († 1944)
• 1879 » Colin Blythe, English cricketer and soldier († 1917)
• 1879 » Konstantin Ramul, Estonian psychologist and academic († 1975)
• 1881 » Georg von Küchler, German field marshal († 1968)

• 1829 » Philibert Jean-Baptiste Curial, French general (b. 1774)
• 1832 » James Mackintosh, Scottish historian, jurist, and politician (b. 1765)
• 1855 » Mary Reibey, Australian businesswoman, (b. 1777)
• 1865 » John Catron, American lawyer and judge (b. 1786)
• 1892 » Mary Hannah Gray Clarke, American author, correspondent, and poet (b. 1835)
• 1901 » Victor D'Hondt, Belgian mathematician, lawyer, and jurist (b. 1841)
• 1911 » Milton Bradley, American businessman, founded the Milton Bradley Company (b. 1836)
• 1912 » Wilbur Wright, American pilot and businessman, co-founded the Wright Company (b. 1867)
• 1918 » Georgi Plekhanov, Russian philosopher and theorist (b. 1856)
• 1925 » Arthur Moeller van den Bruck, German historian and author (b. 1876)

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. Mary
16. Elizabeth

• 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.
• April 12 » American Civil War: The Andrews Raid (the Great Locomotive Chase) occurs, starting from Big Shanty, Georgia (now Kennesaw).
• July 1 » The Russian State Library is founded as the Library of the Moscow Public Museum.
• August 6 » American Civil War: The Confederate ironclad CSSArkansas is scuttled on the Mississippi River after suffering catastrophic engine failure near Baton Rouge, Louisiana.
• 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.
• November 28 » American Civil War: In the Battle of Cane Hill, Union troops under General James G. Blunt defeat General John Marmaduke's Confederates.
• December 26 » American Civil War: The Battle of Chickasaw Bayou begins.

The temperature on May 30, 1862 was about 20.0 °C. The air pressure was 4.5 kgf/m² and came mainly from the east-southeast. The airpressure was 75 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 56%.