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• Andries Dubbelds Zijlstra, Oosterzee, Gem. Lemsterland, Friesland, Nederland († 1936)
• Aart Kooper, Middelharnis († 1863)
• Alice Jane Richards, Morrison, Whiteside County, Illinois († 1917)
• adriana francijntje van DRIEL, oud-beijerland
• Adrianus Norbertus Ooms, Herselt, België († 1954)
• Aart Kooper, Middelharnis († 1863)
• Anne Piers van der Ploeg, Hallum († 1920)
• Anna Maria Agnes Martinus, Mheer, Margraten († 1910)
• Anne van der Ploeg, Hallum, gem. Ferwerderadeel, Friesland, Nederland († 1920)
• Anna Barbara Peet, Kamerik, Utrecht, Nederland

• Aart van Stuivenberg (2), Veenendaal (Gelders)
• Anthonij La Maitre (64), Terneuzen (Terneuzen), Zeeland, Nederland
• Antje Gerritsdr Jonker (47), Ursem
• Antonia van BAARDWIJK (83), Nieuwkuijk,, Noord-Brabant, Nederland
• Anthonia van Baardwijk, Nieuwkuijk, Noord-Brabant, Nederland
• Bernardus Zwaartman (2), 's-Gravenzande, Westland, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
• Albertus van MACKELENBERGH (69), 's-Hertogenbosch, 4192, Noord-Brabant, Nederland
• Antonia Cornelia Udink (1), rotterdam
• Antje Bunnig (46), Leeuwarden, Friesland, Netherlands
• Alida Georgsd BRONNER (62), Arnhem

• 1844 » Friedrich Nietzsche, German composer, poet, and philosopher († 1900)
• 1858 » John L. Sullivan, American boxer, actor, and journalist († 1918)
• 1865 » Charles W. Clark, American singer and educator († 1925)
• 1872 » August Nilsson, Swedish pole vaulter, shot putter, and tug of war competitor († 1921)
• 1872 » Wilhelm Miklas, Austrian educator and politician, 3rd President of Austria († 1956)
• 1874 » Alfred, Hereditary Prince of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha († 1899)
• 1878 » Paul Reynaud, French lawyer and politician, 118th Prime Minister of France († 1966)
• 1879 » Jane Darwell, American actress († 1967)
• 1881 » P. G. Wodehouse, English novelist and playwright († 1975)
• 1882 » Charley O'Leary, American baseball player and coach († 1941)

• 1810 » Alfred Moore, American captain and judge (b. 1755)
• 1811 » Nathaniel Dance-Holland, English painter and politician (b. 1735)
• 1817 » Tadeusz Kościuszko, Polish-Lithuanian general and engineer (b. 1746)
• 1819 » Sergey Vyazmitinov, Russian general and politician, War Governor of Saint Petersburg (b. 1744)
• 1820 » Karl Philipp, Prince of Schwarzenberg (b. 1771)
• 1837 » Ivan Dmitriev, Russian poet and politician, Russian Minister of Justice (b. 1760)
• 1891 » Gilbert Arthur à Beckett, English author and songwriter (b. 1837)
• 1900 » Zdeněk Fibich, Czech pianist and composer (b. 1850)
• 1910 » Stanley Ketchel, American boxer (b. 1886)
• 1917 » Mata Hari, Dutch dancer and spy (b. 1876)

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. Jacoba
16. Petronella

• 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 22 » The January Uprising breaks out in Poland, Lithuania and Belarus. The aim of the national movement is to regain Polish–Lithuanian–Ruthenian Commonwealth from occupation by Russia.
• May 2 » American Civil War: Stonewall Jackson is wounded by friendly fire while returning to camp after reconnoitering during the Battle of Chancellorsville. He succumbs to pneumonia eight days later.
• May 17 » Rosalía de Castro publishes Cantares Gallegos, the first book in the Galician language.
• May 21 » American Civil War: The Union Army succeeds in closing off the last escape route from Port Hudson, Louisiana, in preparation for the coming siege.
• May 23 » The General German Workers' Association, a precursor of the modern Social Democratic Party of Germany, is founded in Leipzig, Kingdom of Saxony.
• 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.

The temperature on October 15, 1863 was about 17.7 °C. There was 3 mm of rain. The air pressure was 2 kgf/m² and came mainly from the south east. The airpressure was 75 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 80%.