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• Alphonsus Eduardus Strybol, Sint-Niklaas († 1937)
• Albertus Bernardus Welbergen, Groningen († 1862)
• Abraham van Dissel, Leiden († 1931)
• Andries OOSTERLING Azn, Middelharnis, Goeree-Overflakkee, NL-ZH († 1911)
• Aaltje Vos, Wilnis († 1928)
• Amandine Charlotte SEROUT, Comines,59560,Nord,Hauts-de-France,France († 1956)
• abraham van BODEGOM, spijkenisse
• Adrianus de Gans, Ooltgensplaat († 1941)
• Adriana van Doorn, Rotterdam († 1863)
• Abraham van Bodegom, spijkenisse († 1862)

• Tamsia (inlandse vrouw) (44), Singkarah Ned.Indië
• Aren van PROOIJEN Azn (1), Dirksland, Goeree-Overflakkee, NL-ZH
• Arnoldus Spaan (85), Zevenaar, Gelderland, Nederland
• Anna Margarete MÖNNICH (52)
• Appoline Apoline VANDEMOORTELE (57), Marcq-en-Baroeul, 59378, Nord, Nord-Pas-de-Calais, France
• Anna Maria Uyterhoeven (93), Werchter
• Bernardina Mullink (72), Zelhem
• Anne-Marie FELICI, Sartène,20100,Corse-du-Sud,CORSE,FRANCE
• Alida de Lange (38), Papenveer
• Catharina Faassen (41), Groesbeek,, Gelderland, Netherlands

• 1853 » José Martí, Cuban journalist, poet, and theorist († 1895)
• 1853 » Vladimir Solovyov, Russian philosopher, poet, and critic († 1900)
• 1855 » William Seward Burroughs I, American businessman, founded the Burroughs Corporation († 1898)
• 1858 » Tannatt William Edgeworth David, Welsh-Australian geologist and explorer († 1934)
• 1861 » Julián Felipe, Filipino composer and educator († 1944)
• 1863 » Ernest William Christmas, Australian-American painter († 1918)
• 1864 » Charles Williams Nash, American businessman, founded Nash Motors († 1948)
• 1865 » Kaarlo Juho Ståhlberg, Finnish lawyer, judge, and politician, 1st President of Finland († 1952)
• 1865 » Lala Lajpat Rai, Indian author and politician († 1928)
• 1873 » Colette, French novelist and journalist († 1954)

• 1832 » Augustin Daniel Belliard, French general (b. 1769)
• 1859 » F. J. Robinson, 1st Viscount Goderich, English politician, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (b. 1782)
• 1864 » Émile Clapeyron, French physicist and engineer (b. 1799)
• 1873 » John Hart, English-Australian politician, 10th Premier of South Australia (b. 1809)
• 1903 » Augusta Holmès, French pianist and composer (b. 1847)
• 1912 » Gustave de Molinari, Belgian economist and theorist (b. 1819)
• 1918 » John McCrae, Canadian soldier, physician, and author (b. 1872)
• 1921 » Mustafa Suphi, Turkish journalist and politician (b. 1883)
• 1930 » Emmy Destinn, Czech soprano and poet (b. 1878)
• 1935 » Mikhail Ippolitov-Ivanov, Russian composer and conductor (b. 1859)

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 5 » Moldavia and Wallachia formally unite to create the Romanian United Principalities.
• April 5 » American Civil War: The Battle of Yorktown begins.
• June 8 » American Civil War: Battle of Cross Keys: Confederate forces under General Stonewall Jackson save the Army of Northern Virginia from a Union assault on the James Peninsula led by General George B. McClellan.
• July 23 » American Civil War: Henry Halleck takes command of the Union Army.
• August 17 » American Civil War: Major General J. E. B. Stuart is assigned command of all the cavalry of the Confederate Army of Northern Virginia.
• September 5 » American Civil War: The Army of Northern Virginia crosses the Potomac River at White's Ford in the Maryland Campaign.

The temperature on January 28, 1862 was about 2.7 °C. The air pressure was 1 kgf/m² and came mainly from the south-southeast. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 77%.