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• Anna Aalderts Gort, Krakeel (Hoogeveen) († 1862)
• Anna Margina Romijn, Gorichem († 1947)
• Alida Kroon, Assendelft NH NL
• Alida Aletta Spinhoven, Vreeswijk
• Adriaan WALTMAN, Dubbeldam
• Aafje Fekke, Oterleek, Noord-Holland, Nederland
• Anna Catharina Kooijmans, Schijndel († 1863)
• Andries Cornel, Barradeel, Franekeradeel, Friesland, Nederland († 1865)
• Adriana Cordula van der Ende, Maasland, 3155, Nederland († 1878)
• Adries Wubbels, 's-Hertogenbosch (Noord Brabant) († 1916)

• Catherine Steele (60), Ashland Co., Ohio
• Amelia VAN DER STICHELEN, Goeferdinge
• Berlindis Van Bever (64), Kester, Brabant, Belgie
• Arnoldus D'Ancona (0), Workum, Nijefurd, Friesland, The Netherlands
• Anna Maria Knicknie (14), Sint-Michielsgestel
• Catharina Neefjes (23), Hoog-en Laag-Zwaagdijk, Medemblik, Noord-Holland, Nederland
• Anna Catharina Thijssen (71), Wankum Geldern, Kleve, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Deutschland
• Aafje Kossen (31), Harenkarspel, Noord-Holland, Nederland
• Annigje Burggraaf (67), Nieuw-Lekkerland (ZH NL)
• Aaltien Jans Thijs (53), Beilen

• 1851 » Walter Reed, American physician and biologist († 1902)
• 1857 » Michał Drzymała, Polish rebel and activist († 1937)
• 1857 » Milton S. Hershey, American businessman, founded The Hershey Company († 1945)
• 1860 » John J. Pershing, American general and lawyer († 1948)
• 1865 » William Birdwood, Indian-English field marshal († 1951)
• 1872 » Kijūrō Shidehara, Japanese politician and diplomat, 44th Prime Minister of Japan († 1951)
• 1873 » Constantin Carathéodory, German mathematician and author († 1950)
• 1874 » Arnold Schoenberg, Austrian composer and painter († 1951)
• 1874 » Henry F. Ashurst, American lawyer and politician († 1962)
• 1876 » Sherwood Anderson, American novelist and short story writer († 1941)

• 1813 » Hezqeyas, Ethiopian emperor
• 1847 » Nicolas Oudinot, French general (b. 1767)
• 1871 » İbrahim Şinasi, Turkish journalist, author, and translator (b. 1826)
• 1872 » Ludwig Feuerbach, German anthropologist and philosopher (b. 1804)
• 1881 » Ambrose Burnside, American general and politician, 30th Governor of Rhode Island (b. 1824)
• 1885 » Friedrich Kiel, German composer and educator (b. 1821)
• 1894 » Emmanuel Chabrier, French pianist and composer (b. 1841)
• 1905 » René Goblet, French lawyer and politician, 52nd Prime Minister of France (b. 1828)
• 1910 » Rajanikanta Sen, Bangladeshi poet and composer (b. 1865)
• 1912 » Joseph Furphy, Australian author and poet (b. 1843)

• 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.
• April 16 » American Civil War: Battle at Lee's Mills in Virginia.
• July 4 » Lewis Carroll tells Alice Liddell a story that would grow into Alice's Adventures in Wonderland and its sequels.
• August 28 » American Civil War: Second Battle of Bull Run, also known as the Battle of Second Manassas. The battle ends on August 30.
• August 30 » American Civil War: Battle of Richmond: Confederates under Edmund Kirby Smith rout Union forces under General William "Bull" Nelson.
• December 26 » Four nuns serving as volunteer nurses on board USSRed Rover are the first female nurses on a U.S. Navy hospital ship.

The temperature on September 13, 1862 was about 19.3 °C. The air pressure was 1 kgf/m² and came mainly from the south-southwest. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 54%.