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• Adrianus Jacobus Waterreus, 's-Gravenhage († 1932)
• Anje Rengers, Uithuizermeeden
• Aaltje Westerbeek, Nijensleek, Drenthe, Nederland
• Alida van Genderen, Nieuw-Lekkerland († 1886)
• Aaltje Peetoom, Hoorn, Noord-Holland, Nederland († 1909)
• Alberdina Bosman, Heerde (buurtschap Assendorp) († 1863)
• Adriana Roest, Sluis († 1949)
• Agnes Hubertina Gorren, Sint Pieter
• Alida Antonia Jalink, Amsterdam († 1863)
• Adrianus Moerkerken, Barendrecht († 1925)

• Aaltjen van Bremen (54), Zutphen, Gld, NL
• Anna Jansdr Kramer (13), Urk
• Adriaan Valk, de (59), Scherpenisse gem. Tholen Zld. NL
• Aaltje Waaijer (0)
• Albert Bruins (24), Bellingwolde, Groningen, Netherlands
• Adriaan Damese de Valk (58), Scherpenisse
• Aaltje Berends Themmen (55), Hoogkerk
• Adrianus Woudenberg (64), Leeuwarden
• Adriaan Jongepier (34), Serooskerke
• Anna Jansd Kramer (13), Urk

• 1826 » Frederic Edwin Church, American painter († 1900)
• 1827 » John Hanning Speke, English soldier and explorer († 1864)
• 1851 » Thomas Dewing, American painter († 1938)
• 1852 » Alice Liddell, English model († 1934)
• 1855 » Greyfriars Bobby, faithful dog († 1872)
• 1883 » Wang Jingwei, Chinese politician († 1944)
• 1884 » Richard Baggallay, English army officer and cricketer († 1975)
• 1887 » Andrew Dasburg, French-American painter († 1979)
• 1889 » Francis Spellman, American cardinal († 1967)
• 1890 » Franklin Carmichael, Canadian painter († 1945)

• 1816 » Samuel Dexter, American lawyer and politician, 4th United States Secretary of War, 3rd United States Secretary of the Treasury (b. 1761)
• 1824 » Joseph Joubert, French author (b. 1754)
• 1826 » Sebastián Kindelán y O'Regan, colonial governor of East Florida, Santo Domingo and Cuba (b. 1757)
• 1839 » Denis Davydov, Russian general and poet (b. 1784)
• 1858 » Aimé Bonpland, French botanist and explorer (b. 1773)
• 1859 » Joseph Diaz Gergonne, French mathematician and philosopher (b. 1771)
• 1880 » Edward Clark, American lawyer and politician, 8th Governor of Texas (b. 1815)
• 1901 » John Jones Ross, Canadian lawyer and politician, 7th Premier of Quebec (b. 1831)
• 1903 » Gotse Delchev, Macedonian Bulgarian revolutionary IMRO (b. 1872)
• 1912 » Nettie Stevens, American geneticist credited with discovering sex chromosomes (b. 1861)

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 19 » American Civil War: Battle of Mill Springs: The Confederacy suffers its first significant defeat in the conflict.
• 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.
• March 23 » American Civil War: The First Battle of Kernstown, Virginia, marks the start of Stonewall Jackson's Valley Campaign. Although a Confederate defeat, the engagement distracts Federal efforts to capture Richmond.
• May 31 » American Civil War: Peninsula Campaign: Confederate forces under Joseph E. Johnston and G.W. Smith engage Union forces under George B. McClellan outside Richmond, Virginia.
• June 4 » American Civil War: Confederate troops evacuate Fort Pillow on the Mississippi River, leaving the way clear for Union troops to take Memphis, Tennessee.
• November 28 » American Civil War: In the Battle of Cane Hill, Union troops under General James G. Blunt defeat General John Marmaduke's Confederates.

The temperature on May 4, 1862 was about 26.4 °C. The air pressure was 8 kgf/m² and came mainly from the south east. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 25%.