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• Adrianus Oerlemans, Liempde, Nederland († 1940)
• Ana Arruda, Itu, São Paulo, Brasil
• Semeijn, Wissenkerke († 1862)
• Ale Oedzes Slotegraaf, Bergum
• Afke Tjitskes Rijpkema, Goïngarijp († 1956)
• Ale Slotegraaf, Bergum, Friesland, Nederland
• Albert Bieleveld, Dalen,Drenthe,Niederlande,Wachtum († 1864)
• "Maximilian Maria" Karl Joseph Gabriel Lamoral von Thurn und Taxis, Schloss Taxis, Dischingen, Baden-Württemberg, Allemagne († 1885)
• Heeres, Beerta gemeente Oldambt Groningen († 1862)
• Albert Wendelin Hendrik DE KOCK, Batavia Dutch East Indies (Jakarta Indonesia) († 1939)

• Aaltje Visker (5), Delfzijl
• Albert van Duren (51), Welsum (Gem. Olst)
• Bastiaan de WIT (76), Dubbeldam
• Albert Keen (64), Adorf, Veldhausen, Bentheim, Niedersachsen, Deutschland
• Adriaantje Duurds Westra (58), Surhuizem
• Akke Sjoerds Bokma (40), Workum, Friesland, Nederland
• Anna Maria Kerkhof (26), Sint Michielsgestel
• Adrianus Welten (68), Asten
• Anna Margareta Rijkers (82), Waalre
• Aleida TIMMERHUIS (70), Geesteren,, Overijssel, Nederland

• 1850 » Herbert Kitchener, 1st Earl Kitchener, Irish field marshal and politician, Governor-General of Sudan († 1916)
• 1852 » Friedrich Loeffler, German bacteriologist and academic († 1915)
• 1854 » Eleanor Norcross, American painter († 1923)
• 1856 » Henry Chapman Mercer, American archaeologist and author († 1930)
• 1858 » Hastings Rashdall, English historian, philosopher, and theologian († 1924)
• 1865 » Robert Henri, American painter and educator († 1929)
• 1867 » Ruth Randall Edström, American educator and activist († 1944)
• 1869 » Prince George of Greece and Denmark († 1957)
• 1872 » Frank Crowninshield, American journalist and art and theatre critic († 1947)
• 1875 » Forrest Reid, Irish novelist, literary critic and translator († 1947)

• 1803 » Matthew Thornton, Irish-American judge and politician (b. 1714)
• 1817 » Thomas McKean, American lawyer and politician, 2nd Governor of Pennsylvania (b. 1734)
• 1835 » Andreas Vokos Miaoulis, Greek admiral and politician (b. 1769)
• 1902 » George Leake, Australian politician, 2nd Premier of Western Australia (b. 1856)
• 1908 » Grover Cleveland, American lawyer and politician, 22nd and 24th President of the United States (b. 1837)
• 1909 » Sarah Orne Jewett, American novelist, short story writer, and poet (b. 1849)
• 1922 » Walther Rathenau, German businessman and politician, 7th German Minister for Foreign Affairs (b. 1867)
• 1931 » Otto Mears, Russian-American businessman (b. 1840)
• 1931 » Xiang Zhongfa, Chinese politician, 2nd General Secretary of the Communist Party of China (b. 1880)
• 1932 » Ernst Põdder, Estonian general (b. 1879)

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.
• April 6 » American Civil War: The Battle of Shiloh begins: In Tennessee, forces under Union General Ulysses S. Grant meet Confederate troops led by General Albert Sidney Johnston.
• April 7 » American Civil War: The Union's Army of the Tennessee and the Army of the Ohio defeat the Confederate Army of Mississippi near Shiloh, Tennessee.
• July 16 » American Civil War: David Farragut is promoted to rear admiral, becoming the first officer in United States Navy to hold an admiral rank.
• August 28 » American Civil War: Second Battle of Bull Run, also known as the Battle of Second Manassas. The battle ends on August 30.
• September 18 » The Confederate States celebrate for the first and only time a Thanksgiving Day.
• December 26 » The largest mass-hanging in U.S. history took place in Mankato, Minnesota, where 38 Native Americans died.

The temperature on June 24, 1862 was about 14.3 °C. 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 76%.