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• Anna Catharina Christ, Nijmegen († 1899)
• Anna Maria Machielsen, Raalte († 1953)
• Andreas Johannes Martinus Botter, Groningen
• Andreas Leonardus Snippe, Brummen, Gelderland, Nederland († 1900)
• Aaltje van der Woude, Oldemarkt († 1886)
• Susanna Kriekaard, Goes († 1931)
• Alida Krook, Moordrecht, Zuid-Holland, Nederland († 1944)
• Andries Sjoukes Riemersma, Lemmer
• Alida Beijersbergen, Wassenaar († 1862)
• Amanda Loux (Stover) Stauffer

• Adriana van Nijnatten (66), Zundert
• Arie Arijs Hovestad (77), Rhenen, Utrecht, Nederland
• Barbara Francisca Peene (55), Woumen-West Vlaanderen
• ARIE VAN DER WINDT (52), VLAARDINGEN
• Anne PORCHER (78), Buxeuil, 37160, France
• Aria van der Windt (52), Vlaardingen, ZH, Nederland
• Aaltje Buitelaar (8), Maasland, Nederland
• Lauwrens Hottinga (69), Paasloo
• Arnoldus Carolus Theodorus Wolff (0), Nijmegen, Gld, NL
• Arie van der Windt (52), Vlaardingen

• 1850 » Grigore Tocilescu, Romanian archaeologist and historian († 1909)
• 1854 » C. W. Post, American businessman, founded Post Foods († 1914)
• 1860 » Frank Eaton, American marshal and author († 1958)
• 1865 » Benjamin Guggenheim, American businessman († 1912)
• 1869 » Washington Luís, Brazilian lawyer and politician, 13th President of Brazil († 1957)
• 1871 » Guillermo Kahlo, German-Mexican photographer († 1941)
• 1873 » A. K. Fazlul Huq, Bangladeshi-Pakistani lawyer and politician, 5th Pakistani Minister of Interior († 1962)
• 1873 » Thorvald Stauning, Danish union leader and politician, 24th Prime Minister of Denmark († 1942)
• 1874 » Abby Aldrich Rockefeller, American philanthropist, founded the Museum of Modern Art († 1948)
• 1874 » Martin Lowry, English chemist and academic († 1936)

• 1806 » John Graves Simcoe, English general and politician, 1st Lieutenant Governor of Upper Canada (b. 1752)
• 1817 » Nikolaus Joseph von Jacquin, Dutch-Austrian chemist and botanist (b. 1727)
• 1864 » William T. Anderson, American captain (b. 1838)
• 1866 » John Kinder Labatt, Irish-Canadian brewer, founded the Labatt Brewing Company (b. 1803)
• 1871 » Robert Anderson (Civil War), American general (b. 1805)
• 1890 » Carlo Collodi, Italian journalist and author (b. 1826)
• 1896 » Paul-Armand Challemel-Lacour, French philosopher, academic, and politician, French Minister of Foreign Affairs (b. 1827)
• 1902 » Elizabeth Cady Stanton, American activist (b. 1815)
• 1909 » Itō Hirobumi, Japanese samurai and politician, 1st Prime Minister of Japan (b. 1841)
• 1919 » Akashi Motojiro, Japanese general (b. 1864)

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.
• June 1 » American Civil War: Peninsula Campaign: The Battle of Seven Pines (or the Battle of Fair Oaks) ends inconclusively, with both sides claiming victory.
• August 5 » American Civil War: Battle of Baton Rouge: Along the Mississippi River near Baton Rouge, Louisiana, Confederate troops attempt to take the city, but are driven back by fire from Union gunboats.
• August 19 » American Indian Wars: During an uprising in Minnesota, Lakota warriors decide not to attack heavily defended Fort Ridgely and instead turn to the settlement of New Ulm, killing white settlers along the way.
• September 17 » American Civil War: George B. McClellan halts the northward drive of Robert E. Lee's Confederate Army in the single-day Battle of Antietam, the bloodiest day in American military history.
• September 18 » The Confederate States celebrate for the first and only time a Thanksgiving Day.
• November 7 » American Civil War: Union General Ambrose Burnside was assigned to command the Army of the Potomac in Antietam, Maryland. After Union General George B. McClellan refused to pursue Confederate General Robert E. Lee’s Army of Northern Virginia after their retreat from the Battle of Antietam.

The temperature on October 26, 1862 was about 7.7 °C. The air pressure was 12 kgf/m² and came mainly from the south-southwest. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 75%.