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• Albartus van Naarden, Amersfoort, Utrecht, Nederland († 1903)
• Anje Larkens, Bierum, Holwierde († 1863)
• Anna Maria Amaro, Passar Baroe, Batavia, Ned. Indië († 1928)
• Aafje Deken, Hoogkarspel, Noord-Holland, Nederland Nederland († 1863)
• Adriana Hubner, Breda
• Anna Amaro, Batavia († 1928)
• Aafje Deken, Hoogkarspel, Drechterland, Noord-Holland, Nederland († 1863)
• Boudewijns Joannes, Wortel, Antwerpen, België
• Aaltje Draaijer, Martenshoek, Midden-Groningen, Groningen, Nederland († 1935)
• Anna Catharina Schoffelen, Roosteren, Limburg, Nederland († 1879)

• Anna Catharina Beerden (71), Heythuysen
• ANTONIA (TEUNTJE) GALESLOOT (52), HAZERSWOUDE, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
• Aaltjen Langevoort (18), Hattem, Gld, The Netherlands
• Alexandre SPORCQ (66), Leval-Trahegnies, 56043, Hainaut, Belgique
• Geert Alberts Wagter (61), Steenwijk
• Nieboer (0), Wildervank
• Aaltje Bergreve (9), Elp
• Arnoldus Adrianus Antonius Schaap (0), Oud-en Nieuw Mathenesse
• Albert Groot Jebbink (70), Borculo (Lemperhoek)
• Anna Maria Beckers (55), Swalmen

• 1855 » Jacques Damala, Greek-French soldier and actor († 1889)
• 1858 » Giovanni Segantini, Italian painter († 1899)
• 1859 » Archibald Peake, English-Australian politician, 25th Premier of South Australia († 1920)
• 1863 » Wilhelm Marx, German lawyer and politician, 17th Chancellor of Germany († 1946)
• 1866 » Nathan Söderblom, Swedish archbishop, historian, and academic, Nobel Prize laureate († 1931)
• 1869 » Ruby Laffoon, American lawyer and politician, 43rd Governor of Kentucky († 1941)
• 1869 » Stanisław Wyspiański, Polish poet, playwright, and painter († 1907)
• 1870 » Pierre S. du Pont, American businessman and philanthropist († 1954)
• 1872 » Arsen Kotsoyev, Russian author and translator († 1944)
• 1875 » Thomas Burke, American sprinter, coach, and journalist († 1929)

• 1815 » Emma, Lady Hamilton, English-French mistress of Horatio Nelson, 1st Viscount Nelson (b. 1761)
• 1855 » Henri Braconnot, French chemist and pharmacist (b. 1780)
• 1864 » Isaac Nathan, English-Australian composer and journalist (b. 1792)
• 1866 » Massimo d'Azeglio, Piedmontese-Italian statesman, novelist and painter (b. 1798)
• 1876 » Eliza McCardle Johnson, American wife of Andrew Johnson, 18th First Lady of the United States (b. 1810)
• 1885 » Leopold Damrosch, German-American composer and conductor (b. 1832)
• 1893 » Fanny Kemble, English actress (b. 1809)
• 1896 » Mathew Brady, American photographer and journalist (b. 1822)
• 1905 » George Thorn, Australian politician, 6th Premier of Queensland (b. 1838)
• 1909 » Arnold Janssen, German priest and missionary (b. 1837)

1. Jan
2. Johannes
3. Cornelis
4. Hendrik
5. Pieter
6. Willem
7. Gerrit
8. Jacob
9. Petrus
10. Jacobus
11. Adrianus
12. Dirk
13. Arie
14. Klaas
15. Gerardus
16. Hendrikus

1. Maria
2. Johanna
3. Anna
4. Cornelia
5. Elisabeth
6. Adriana
7. Catharina
8. Hendrika
9. Grietje
10. Wilhelmina
11. Aaltje
12. Trijntje
13. Neeltje
14. Antje
15. Petronella
16. Jacoba

• Koning Willem III (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1849 till 1890 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
• 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 7 » HMSOrpheus sinks off the coast of Auckland, New Zealand, killing 189.
• February 17 » A group of citizens of Geneva founded an International Committee for Relief to the Wounded, which later became known as the International Committee of the Red Cross.
• March 19 » The SSGeorgiana, said to have been the most powerful Confederate cruiser, is destroyed on her maiden voyage with a cargo of munitions, medicines, and merchandise then valued at over $1,000,000.
• May 14 » American Civil War: The Battle of Jackson takes place.
• October 26 » The Football Association is founded.
• October 31 » The New Zealand Wars resume as British forces in New Zealand led by General Duncan Cameron begin their Invasion of the Waikato.

The temperature on January 15, 1863 was about 2.2 °C. There was 0.1 mm of rain. The air pressure was 0.5 kgf/m² and came mainly from the east-northeast. The airpressure was 77 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 89%.