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• adrianus de Graaf, rucphen
• Aleida SCHUINDER, Meppel, Drenthe, Netherlands 7941 († 1870)
• Albert Christian Adolf van Sleeswijk Holstein, Kiel († 1948)
• Amelia Jane Blyler, Union County, Pennsylvania, United States of America († 1941)
• Adrianus de Graaf, Rucphen
• Albrecht Christian Adolf Karl Eugen VON SCHLESWIG-HOLSTEIN-SONDERBURG-GLÜCKSBURG, Kiel, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany († 1948)
• Albrecht Christian Adolph VON SCHLESWIG-HOLSTEIN-SONDERBURG-GLUCKSBURG, Kiel, Nordfriesland, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany († 1948)
• Albert de Slesvig-Holstein-Sonderbourg, Kiel, 01002, Allemagne († 1948)
• Alida Verwoerd, Mijdrecht († 1893)
• Adrianus Penning, Hendrik-Ido-Ambacht († 1864)

• Adam van der Mark (51), Rotterdam, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
• Alida Van Driel (79), Ridderkerk (ZH district IV) NL
• Aaltjen Hendriksen Petersen (30), Harderwijk, Gelderland, Netherlands
• Alexander, Anton Boberg (69), Hollage, Wallenhorst, Niedersachsen, Duitsland
• (Stillborn) FERWERDA (0), Leeuwarden Friesland Netherlands
• Albertus Johannes Vogels (0), Wassenaar, Zuid Holland, Nederland
• Albertus Johannes Vogels (0), Wassenaar
• Adrianus Vijverberg (1), Naaldwijk, Westland, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
• Alida Adrianusd Van DRIEL (79), Ridderkerk
• alida adrianusdr. van DRIEL (79), ridderkerk

• 1854 » Emil von Behring, German physiologist and physician, Nobel Prize laureate († 1917)
• 1857 » Christian Michelsen, Norwegian businessman and politician, 1st Prime Minister of Norway († 1925)
• 1858 » Liberty Hyde Bailey, American botanist and academic, co-founded the American Society for Horticultural Science († 1954)
• 1860 » Waldemar Haffkine, Russian-Swiss bacteriologist and microbiologist († 1930)
• 1864 » Johan Halvorsen, Norwegian violinist, composer, and conductor (Oslo Philharmonic) († 1935)
• 1865 » Manuk Abeghian, Armenian author and scholar († 1944)
• 1866 » Johan Vaaler, Norwegian inventor, often erroneously identified as the inventor of the Paper clip († 1910)
• 1866 » Matthew Charlton, Australian miner and politician († 1948)
• 1868 » Grace Chisholm Young, English mathematician († 1944)
• 1869 » Stanisław Wojciechowski, Polish scholar and politician, 2nd President of the Republic of Poland († 1953)

• 1820 » Clement Mary Hofbauer, Austrian priest and saint (b. 1751)
• 1832 » Otto Wilhelm Masing, Estonian linguist and clergyman (b. 1763)
• 1842 » Luigi Cherubini, Italian composer and theorist (b. 1760)
• 1849 » Giuseppe Caspar Mezzofanti, Italian cardinal and linguist (b. 1774)
• 1891 » Joseph Bazalgette, English engineer and academic (b. 1819)
• 1897 » James Joseph Sylvester, English mathematician and academic (b. 1814)
• 1898 » Henry Bessemer, English engineer and businessman (b. 1813)
• 1921 » Talaat Pasha, Ottoman politician, 281st Grand Vizier of the Ottoman Empire (b. 1874)
• 1927 » Hector Rason, English-Australian politician, 7th Premier of Western Australia (b. 1858)
• 1933 » Gustavo Jiménez, Peruvian colonel and politician, 73rd President of Peru (b. 1886)

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: General Ambrose Burnside is relieved of command of the Army of the Potomac after the disastrous Fredericksburg campaign. He is replaced by Joseph Hooker.
• May 12 » American Civil War: Battle of Raymond: Two divisions of James B. McPherson's XVII Corps turn the left wing of Confederate General John C. Pemberton's defensive line on Fourteen Mile Creek, opening up the interior of Mississippi to the Union Army during the Vicksburg Campaign.
• June 7 » During the French intervention in Mexico, Mexico City is captured by French troops.
• July 1 » American Civil War: The Battle of Gettysburg begins.
• July 3 » American Civil War: The final day of the Battle of Gettysburg culminates with Pickett's Charge.
• August 8 » American Civil War: Following his defeat in the Battle of Gettysburg, General Robert E. Lee sends a letter of resignation to Confederate President Jefferson Davis (which is refused upon receipt).

The temperature on March 15, 1863 was about 3.8 °C. There was 1 mm of rain. The air pressure was 2 kgf/m² and came mainly from the northeast. The airpressure was 75 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 90%.