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• Adriana Johanna Hillebrand, Jutphaas († 1863)
• Anna Elizabeth Louwerens, Brielle († 1923)
• Adrianus Cornelis Spijkers, Tilburg, Gemeente Tilburg († 1940)
• Adriana Janna Giljam, Stavenisse
• Adriana Maters, Ochten († 1924)
• Adriana Doodhagen, Den Helder († 1944)
• Albertus Frederikus Tiedink, Apeldoorn {GE}
• Amalie von Holnstein († 1945)
• Adriana van Broekhoven, Steenbergen († 1863)
• Adrianus Cornelis Spijkers, Tilburg, Noord-Brabant, Nederland († 1940)

• Arjaan de Witte (69), Sint Maartensdijk
• catarina visser (77), den bommel (goeree overflakkee)
• Antoine Giroud (86), Saint-Nizier-de-Fornas, Loire, France
• Arij Arendsz Keur (59), Zandvoort
• Catharina Elisabeth Mevis (41), Voerendaal
• Calaway Daniel (63), Lynchburg, Moore County, Tennessee, Verenigde Staten
• Arij Arendsz Keur (60), Zandvoort
• Antonius van Kempen (73), Echt
• Maria Josephina Van Hecke (0), Koewacht
• anna verkerk (1), kralingen

• 1854 » Karl Julius Beloch, German classical and economic historian († 1929)
• 1855 » Princess Maria Luisa of Bourbon-Two Sicilies, the youngest daughter of King Ferdinand II of the Two Sicilies († 1874)
• 1860 » Karl Staaff, Swedish lawyer and politician, 11th Prime Minister of Sweden († 1915)
• 1864 » Israel Zangwill, British author († 1926)
• 1865 » Heinrich Albers-Schonberg, German gynecologist and radiologist († 1921)
• 1867 » Ludwig Thoma, German paramedic and author († 1921)
• 1867 » Maxime Weygand, Belgian-French general († 1965)
• 1868 » Felix Hoffmann, German chemist († 1946)
• 1869 » Grigori Rasputin, Russian Mystic († 1916)
• 1871 » Olga Preobrajenska, Russian ballerina († 1962)

• 1814 » Jacques-Henri Bernardin de Saint-Pierre, French botanist and author (b. 1737)
• 1823 » Cayetano José Rodríguez, Argentinian cleric, journalist, and poet (b. 1761)
• 1831 » Ludwig Achim von Arnim, German poet and author (b. 1781)
• 1851 » Albert Lortzing, German actor and composer (b. 1801)
• 1862 » Božena Němcová, Austrian-Czech author and poet (b. 1820)
• 1870 » Alexander Herzen, Russian philosopher and author (b. 1812)
• 1872 » Franz Grillparzer, Austrian playwright and poet (b. 1791)
• 1881 » Wilhelm Matthias Naeff, Swiss lawyer and politician (b. 1802)
• 1891 » Calixa Lavallée, Canadian-American lieutenant and composer (b. 1842)
• 1901 » Elisha Gray, American engineer, co-founded Western Electric (b. 1835)

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.
• January 26 » American Civil War: Governor of Massachusetts John Albion Andrew receives permission from the Secretary of War to raise a militia organization for men of African descent.
• February 7 » HMSOrpheus sinks off the coast of Auckland, New Zealand, killing 189.
• March 30 » Danish prince Wilhelm Georg is chosen as King George of Greece.
• July 4 » American Civil War: The Army of Northern Virginia withdraws from the battlefield after losing the Battle of Gettysburg, signalling an end to the Confederate invasion of U.S. territory.
• September 16 » Robert College, in Istanbul, the first American educational institution outside the United States, is founded by Christopher Robert, an American philanthropist.
• October 29 » American Civil War: Battle of Wauhatchie: Forces under Union General Ulysses S. Grant repel a Confederate attack led by General James Longstreet. Union forces thus open a supply line into Chattanooga, Tennessee.

The temperature on January 21, 1863 was about 4.2 °C. The air pressure was 25 kgf/m² and came mainly from the west-northwest. The airpressure was 75 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 66%.