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• Abraham Antonius Meijer, Monster († 1936)
• * Henricus van Mierlo, Helmond († 1949)
• Heijstek, Willemstad, Noord-Brabant, Nederland († 1862)
• Albertje Wubs, Blekslage (gem. Stadskanaal) († 1949)
• Albert Brinsa, Groß Pramsen, Neustadt in Oberschlesien, Oppeln, Polen († 1944)
• Abraham Houterman, Meliskerke († 1904)
• Aart Elshove, Rotterdam
• Adrianus de Wert, Overschie († 1866)
• Adriana Cohen, Dordrecht († 1942)
• Alle Van Der Veen, Sneek, Friesland, Netherlands († 1864)

• Albertien Euving (34), Sleen
• van der Lelij (0), Leiden
• Anna Catharina Smits, Beers
• Albertien EUVING (34), Sleen, Drenthe, Nederland
• Aldert de Boois (43), Groningen
• Anne Theresia Sinnaeve (82), Ichtegem
• Anna Catharina Smits (69), Beers
• Adrianus Antonius Cock (26), Den Dungen
• Aaltje Fokkes Kram (81), Scheemda
• Anna Theresia Sinnaeve (82), Ichtegem

• 1848 » Ioan Slavici, Romanian journalist and author († 1925)
• 1849 » Edmund Barton, Australian judge and politician, 1st Prime Minister of Australia († 1920)
• 1850 » Seth Low, American academic and politician, 92nd Mayor of New York City († 1916)
• 1853 » Marthinus Nikolaas Ras, South African farmer, soldier, and gun-maker († 1900)
• 1854 » Thomas A. Watson, American assistant to Alexander Graham Bell († 1934)
• 1856 » Daniel Hale Williams, American surgeon and cardiologist († 1931)
• 1867 » Rubén Darío, Nicaraguan poet, journalist, and diplomat († 1916)
• 1868 » Kantarō Suzuki, Japanese admiral and politician, 42nd Prime Minister of Japan († 1948)
• 1877 » Sam Zemurray, Russian-American businessman, founded the Cuyamel Fruit Company († 1961)
• 1879 » Henri Giraud, French general and politician († 1949)

• 1803 » Ippolit Bogdanovich, Russian poet and academic (b. 1743)
• 1849 » Panoutsos Notaras, Greek politician (b. 1752)
• 1862 » John Tyler, American soldier, lawyer, and politician, 10th President of the United States (b. 1790)
• 1873 » Edward Bulwer-Lytton, English author, poet, playwright, and politician, Secretary of State for the Colonies (b. 1803)
• 1878 » Antoine César Becquerel, French physicist and academic (b. 1788)
• 1886 » Baldassare Verazzi, Italian painter (b. 1819)
• 1892 » Anton Anderledy, Swiss religious leader, 23rd Superior General of the Society of Jesus (b. 1819)
• 1896 » Charles Floquet, French lawyer and politician, 55th Prime Minister of France (b. 1828)
• 1923 » Wallace Reid, American actor, director, and screenwriter (b. 1891)
• 1936 » Hermanus Brockmann, Dutch rower (b. 1871)

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 31 » Alvan Graham Clark discovers the white dwarf star Sirius B, a companion of Sirius, through an 18.5-inch (47cm) telescope now located at Northwestern University.
• February 16 » American Civil War: General Ulysses S. Grant captures Fort Donelson, Tennessee.
• March 7 » American Civil War: Union forces engage Confederate troops at the Pea Ridge in northwestern Arkansas.
• March 9 » American Civil War: USSMonitor and CSSVirginia fight to a draw in the Battle of Hampton Roads, the first battle between two ironclad warships.
• July 12 » The Medal of Honor is authorized by the United States Congress.
• 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 January 18, 1862 was about -9.6 °C. The air pressure was 1 kgf/m² and came mainly from the east-northeast. The airpressure was 77 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 91%.