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• Anna von Keitz, Eichenau, Landkreis Fulda, Hessen, Duitsland († 1922)
• Anna Catharina Maria van Gijzel, Amsterdam
• Alida Antiena Lok, Kloosterveen, Nederland
• Aagje Zee, Twisk († 1919)
• Aaltjen Bos, Blokzijl, Overijssel, Nederland
• Alida Antienna LOK, Kloosterveen, Drenthe, Nederland
• Anthonie Beurkens, Sint philipsland († 1947)
• Annetje Boutkan, Nieuw Helvoet, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
• Adriana van Zimmeren, Oud-en Nieuw Gastel
• Aartje Wilhelmina de Wilde, Haarlemmermeer, Noord-Holland, Nederland († 1869)

• Albert Wekx (43), Velden
• Adriaan van Helvoort (53), 's-Hertogenbosch, Noord-Brabant, Nederland
• Anna Eldering (86), Burgum,Gemeente Tytsjerksteradiel,Friesland,Netherlands
• Aaltje Nuis (1), Dedemsvaart
• Anna Catharina Thomma (72), Eijsden (Eijsden-Margraten), Limburg, Nederland
• Adrianus van Helvert (53), 's-Hertogenbosch
• Catharina Sipkes Westra (68), Hitzum, Franekeradeel, Friesland, Netherlands
• Benjamin E Mason (30)
• Abraham Bouchard (83), St-Simon, Rimouski, Québec, Canada
• Berendina Aalbers (81), Doesburg, Gelderland, Nederland

• 1851 » Charles Bannerman, English-Australian cricketer and umpire († 1930)
• 1854 » Leoš Janáček, Czech composer and theorist († 1928)
• 1860 » Charlotte Perkins Gilman, American sociologist and author († 1935)
• 1866 » Albert Gottschalk, Danish painter († 1906)
• 1869 » Svend Kornbeck, Danish actor († 1933)
• 1870 » R. B. Bennett, Canadian lawyer and politician, 11th Prime Minister of Canada († 1947)
• 1871 » William Henry Davies, Welsh poet and writer (d.1940)
• 1874 » Jean Collas, French rugby player and tug of war competitor († 1928)
• 1875 » Ferdinand Sauerbruch, German surgeon and academic († 1951)
• 1876 » Ralph Barton Perry, American philosopher and academic († 1957)

• 1809 » Joseph Quesnel, French-Canadian composer and playwright (b. 1746)
• 1863 » George Hull Ward, American general (b. 1826)
• 1863 » Little Crow, American tribal leader (b. 1810)
• 1881 » Hasan Tahsini, Albanian astronomer, mathematician, and philosopher (b. 1811)
• 1887 » Clay Allison, American rancher (b. 1841)
• 1888 » Nguyễn Đình Chiểu, Vietnamese poet and author (b. 1822)
• 1904 » Édouard Beaupré, Canadian giant and strongman (b. 1881)
• 1904 » Theodor Herzl, Austrian journalist and playwright (b. 1860)
• 1908 » Joel Chandler Harris, American journalist and author (b. 1845)
• 1916 » Hetty Green, American businesswoman and financier (b. 1834)

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.
• February 6 » American Civil War: Forces under the command of Ulysses S. Grant and Andrew H. Foote give the Union its first victory of the war, capturing Fort Henry, Tennessee in the Battle of Fort Henry.
• February 21 » American Civil War: Battle of Valverde is fought near Fort Craig in New Mexico Territory.
• June 8 » American Civil War: Battle of Cross Keys: Confederate forces under General Stonewall Jackson save the Army of Northern Virginia from a Union assault on the James Peninsula led by General George B. McClellan.
• September 2 » American Civil War: United States President Abraham Lincoln reluctantly restores Union General George B. McClellan to full command after General John Pope's disastrous defeat at the Second Battle of Bull Run.
• September 4 » American Civil War Maryland Campaign: General Robert E. Lee takes the Army of Northern Virginia, and the war, into the North.
• December 26 » The largest mass-hanging in U.S. history took place in Mankato, Minnesota, where 38 Native Americans died.

The temperature on July 3, 1862 was about 17.5 °C. There was 0.1 mm of rain. The air pressure was 10 kgf/m² and came mainly from the west-southwest. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 57%.