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• Agnes van Geenen, Kerkdriel
• Adriana Uitterlinden, 's-Gravendeel, ZH, Nederland († 1880)
• Anna De Haan, Harlingen Friesland Nederland
• Aafke Folkerts van der Duin, Appelscha († 1896)
• Aafje Jacobsdr Mantel, Andyk († 1924)
• Abel Schoonveld, Godlinze, Groningen, Nederland († 1938)
• Aleida Johannesen Beens, Doelenstraat, Vollenhove († 1944)
• Angelica da Rocha Cavalheiro, Rio Negro, Paraná, Brasil († 1919)
• Aafje Mantel, Andijk († 1924)
• Adrianus Baardemans, Teteringen, Noord-Brabant, Nederland († 1939)

• Bernardus Straver, Snelrewaard
• Aleida BRUGGINK (68), Dinxperlo
• Antonius Opdorp van (41), Fijnaart en Heijningen, Noord-Brabant, Nederland
• Antonij Voets (25), Berlicum
• Aaltje Hendriks Osse (71), Oldemarkt
• Albert van Duren (51), Olst, Overijssel, Nederland
• Bregtje Ybeles Post (71), Wartena
• Annigje Andries Jager (54), Boijl, Weststellingwerf, Friesland, Nederland
• Annegjen Andries Jager (55), Boyl
• Antje Walig (27), Krommenie, Noord-Holland, Nederland

• 1855 » Richard Lodge, English historian and academic († 1936)
• 1858 » Charles W. Chesnutt, American novelist and short story writer († 1932)
• 1860 » Alexander Winton, Scottish-American race car driver and engineer († 1932)
• 1860 » Jack Worrall, Australian cricketer, footballer, and coach († 1937)
• 1861 » Frederick Gowland Hopkins, English biochemist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate († 1947)
• 1865 » George Redmayne Murray, English biologist and physician († 1939)
• 1866 » James Burns, English cricketer († 1957)
• 1869 » Laxmanrao Kirloskar, Indian businessman, founded the Kirloskar Group († 1956)
• 1870 » Georges Dufrénoy, French painter and academic († 1943)
• 1872 » George Carpenter, American 5th General of The Salvation Army († 1948)

• 1820 » Manuel Belgrano, Argentinian general, economist, and politician (b. 1770)
• 1837 » William IV of the United Kingdom (b. 1765)
• 1840 » Pierre Claude François Daunou, French historian and politician (b. 1761)
• 1847 » Juan Larrea, Argentinian captain and politician (b. 1782)
• 1869 » Hijikata Toshizō, Japanese commander (b. 1835)
• 1870 » Jules de Goncourt, French historian and author (b. 1830)
• 1872 » Élie Frédéric Forey, French general (b. 1804)
• 1875 » Joseph Meek, American police officer and politician (b. 1810)
• 1888 » Johannes Zukertort, Polish-English chess player (b. 1842)
• 1906 » John Clayton Adams, English painter (b. 1840)

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 9 » American Civil War: USSMonitor and CSSVirginia fight to a draw in the Battle of Hampton Roads, the first battle between two ironclad warships.
• June 7 » The United States and the United Kingdom agree in the Lyons–Seward Treaty to suppress the African slave trade.
• July 1 » Princess Alice of the United Kingdom, second daughter of Queen Victoria, marries Prince Louis of Hesse, the future Louis IV, Grand Duke of Hesse.
• August 17 » American Indian Wars: The Dakota War of 1862 begins in Minnesota as Dakota warriors attack white settlements along the Minnesota River.
• October 8 » American Civil War: The Confederate invasion of Kentucky is halted at the Battle of Perryville.
• December 12 » American Civil War: USSCairo sinks on the Yazoo River.

The temperature on June 20, 1862 was about 12.4 °C. There was 0.5 mm of rain. The air pressure was 0.5 kgf/m² and came mainly from the west-southwest. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 93%.