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• Aaldert Buitenhuis, Apeldoorn, Gelderland, Nederland († 1955)
• Adrianus Jansen, Doorn († 1937)
• Alida Velzeboer, Beemster, Noord-Holland, Nederland († 1939)
• Arie Spaans, Scheveningen, Zuid-Holland, Nederland († 1862)
• Alida Wanrooij, Velp († 1939)
• Berber Reins STEENSTRA, Leeuwarden Friesland Netherlands
• Aaldert Buitenhuis, Apeldoorn, GLD, Nederland († 1955)
• Andries Dieleman, Zaamslag, ZL, Nederland
• Aaltje Hoeve, Rouveen, Staphorst († 1917)
• Antonia Visser, Leeuwarden († 1919)

• Andries Jans Foppes (52), Oudehorne
• Anne Pieters Cnossen (0), Sneek, Friesland, Nederland
• Alexandra Suzanne Daumy (80)
• Aaltje Graafman (74), Terwolde, gem Voorst
• Anna Maria Heijl (70), Nijmegen, Gelderland, Nederland
• Anne Cnossen (0)
• Agatha Stolker (0), Haarlem N.H
• Anna Maria Arets (2), Oirsbeek, Schinnen
• Anna Sophia (Sophie) Wanda (10), Middelburg
• Aaltjen Jacobs Graafman (74), Terwolde (gem.Voorst)

• 1850 » Leonard Darwin, English soldier, eugenicist, and politician († 1943)
• 1855 » Jacques Damala, Greek-French soldier and actor († 1889)
• 1858 » Giovanni Segantini, Italian painter († 1899)
• 1859 » Archibald Peake, English-Australian politician, 25th Premier of South Australia († 1920)
• 1863 » Wilhelm Marx, German lawyer and politician, 17th Chancellor of Germany († 1946)
• 1866 » Nathan Söderblom, Swedish archbishop, historian, and academic, Nobel Prize laureate († 1931)
• 1869 » Ruby Laffoon, American lawyer and politician, 43rd Governor of Kentucky († 1941)
• 1869 » Stanisław Wyspiański, Polish poet, playwright, and painter († 1907)
• 1870 » Pierre S. du Pont, American businessman and philanthropist († 1954)
• 1872 » Arsen Kotsoyev, Russian author and translator († 1944)

• 1815 » Emma, Lady Hamilton, English-French mistress of Horatio Nelson, 1st Viscount Nelson (b. 1761)
• 1855 » Henri Braconnot, French chemist and pharmacist (b. 1780)
• 1864 » Isaac Nathan, English-Australian composer and journalist (b. 1792)
• 1866 » Massimo d'Azeglio, Piedmontese-Italian statesman, novelist and painter (b. 1798)
• 1876 » Eliza McCardle Johnson, American wife of Andrew Johnson, 18th First Lady of the United States (b. 1810)
• 1885 » Leopold Damrosch, German-American composer and conductor (b. 1832)
• 1893 » Fanny Kemble, English actress (b. 1809)
• 1896 » Mathew Brady, American photographer and journalist (b. 1822)
• 1905 » George Thorn, Australian politician, 6th Premier of Queensland (b. 1838)
• 1909 » Arnold Janssen, German priest and missionary (b. 1837)

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.
• June 19 » The U.S. Congress prohibits slavery in United States territories, nullifying Dred Scott v. Sandford.
• July 12 » The Medal of Honor is authorized by the United States Congress.
• July 16 » American Civil War: David Farragut is promoted to rear admiral, becoming the first officer in United States Navy to hold an admiral rank.
• December 13 » American Civil War: At the Battle of Fredericksburg, Confederate General Robert E. Lee defeats Union Major General Ambrose Burnside.
• December 26 » The largest mass-hanging in U.S. history took place in Mankato, Minnesota, where 38 Native Americans died.

The temperature on January 15, 1862 was about -2.1 °C. There was 0.1 mm of rain. The air pressure was 1 kgf/m² and came mainly from the northeast. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 88%.