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• Alida Marretta Beszelzen, Maarssen († 1930)
• Abraham Schepman, Rhoon,Zuid-Holland,Nederland
• Nieuwenhuijzen, Gouda
• Albertus Bomhof, Capelle aan de IJssel († 1942)
• christiaan wouter holst, amsterdam
• Adrianus Thomas Lips, Waspik, Nederland († 1871)
• Auguste Achille B√âA, Saint-Louis (68300, Haut-Rhin, France) († 1935)
• Antonia Janssens, Testelt
• Annetje Rodenburg, Vlaardingen
• Arend Brouwer, Wildervank, Groningen, Nederland († 1933)

• Barendina de Vries (2), Hoorn, Noord-Holland, Nederland
• Adriaantje de Man (61)
• Adrianus Bovenberg (1), Kralingen (Rotterdam), Zuid-Holland, Nederland
• Amelia Forman (48), Sugartown, Cacasieu Parish, Louisiana, Verenigde Staten
• Anne (Willems) Polling (42), Roden
• Anna de Beste (37), Wolphaartsdijk
• Aaltje Jurriens Stam (50), Vollehove, Overijssel, Netherlands
• Adolf Wisselink (1), Heelweg(Varsseveld)
• Aaltje STAM (50), Barsbeek, Steenwijkerland, Overijssel, Nederland
• Aaltje Jurriens Stam (50), Karspel Barsbeek 87, Ambt Vollenhove

• 1842 » Emil Christian Hansen, Danish physiologist and mycologist († 1909)
• 1846 » Oscar Hammerstein I, American businessman and composer († 1919)
• 1850 » Ross Barnes, American baseball player and manager († 1915)
• 1853 » Dan Brouthers, American baseball player and manager († 1932)
• 1856 » Pedro Lascuráin, Mexican politician, president for 45 minutes on February 13, 1913. († 1952)
• 1858 » Heinrich Berté, Slovak-Austrian composer († 1924)
• 1858 » J. Meade Falkner, English author and poet († 1932)
• 1859 » Johan Jensen, Danish mathematician and engineer († 1925)
• 1867 » Margarete Böhme, German novelist († 1939)
• 1879 » Wesley Coe, American shot putter, discus thrower, and tug of war competitor († 1926)

• 1822 » John Stark, American general (b. 1728)
• 1828 » Mauro Giuliani, Italian guitarist, cellist, and composer (b. 1781)
• 1837 » Alexander Balashov, Russian general and politician, Russian Minister of Police (b. 1770)
• 1842 » Jules Dumont d'Urville, French admiral and explorer (b. 1790)
• 1853 » Jan Roothaan, Dutch priest, 21st Superior General of the Society of Jesus (b. 1785)
• 1880 » Gustave Flaubert, French novelist (b. 1821)
• 1891 » Helena Blavatsky, Russian-English mystic and author (b. 1831)
• 1891 » John Robertson, English-Australian politician, 5th Premier of New South Wales (b. 1816)
• 1893 » Manuel González Flores, Mexican general and president, 1880–1884 (b. 1833)
• 1903 » Paul Gauguin, French painter and sculptor (b. 1848)

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.
• March 7 » American Civil War: Union forces engage Confederate troops at the Pea Ridge in northwestern Arkansas.
• March 28 » American Civil War: In the Battle of Glorieta Pass, Union forces stop the Confederate invasion of the New Mexico Territory. The battle began on March 26.
• April 25 » American Civil War: Forces under U.S. Admiral David Farragut demand the surrender of the Confederate city of New Orleans, Louisiana.
• September 5 » American Civil War: The Army of Northern Virginia crosses the Potomac River at White's Ford in the Maryland Campaign.
• September 19 » American Civil War: Union troops under William Rosecrans defeat a Confederate force commanded by Sterling Price.
• November 5 » American Indian Wars: In Minnesota, 303 Dakota warriors are found guilty of rape and murder of whites and are sentenced to hang. 38 are ultimately executed and the others reprieved.

The temperature on May 8, 1862 was about 17.0 °C. The air pressure was 6 kgf/m² and came mainly from the south-southwest. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 55%.