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• Aartje de Graaf, Giessen-Nieuwkerk († 1956)
• Anna Willems Muurling, IJlst, Friesland, Nederland
• Anna Maria Rikmanspoel, Weerselo († 1918)
• Adolfino Alves de Almeida Lima, Tietê, São Paulo, Brasil († 1922)
• Arend Gjaltema, Surhuisterveen, gem. Achtkarspelen, Friesland, Nederland († 1933)
• Aaltje Tip, Steenwijkerwold († 1947)
• Antonetta PROSMANS, Alphen, Appeltern, 1160, Gelderland, Nederland
• Arend Hepkes Gjaltema, Surhuisterveen, Friesland, Netherlands († 1933)
• Anna Willems Muurling, IJlst
• Agnes Maria Beldman, Wijhe (Wengelo) († 1945)

• Kristjaan Karsiens Drent (63), Finsterwolde
• Andries Sjoerds Teijema (46), Tietjerksteradeel
• Adriaan van de Ven (73), Tilburg
• Bregje Philippus Stolte (1), Delft
• Catharina Straathof (0), Hillegom
• Anna Margaretha EVERS (9), Dyersville,Iowa
• Chiel Machiel Hoek (68), Katwijk
• Albert Groot (0), Kwadijk,, Noord-Holland, Nederland
• Adriana Maria Kools (63), Baarle Nassau
• Catharina Maria STADEGAARD (3), Zaandam, Zaanstad, Noord-Holland, Nederland

• 1856 » Émile Picard, French mathematician and academic († 1941)
• 1857 » Henrik Pontoppidan, Danish journalist and author, Nobel Prize laureate († 1943)
• 1857 » Juan Vicente Gómez, Venezuelan general and politician, 27th President of Venezuela († 1935)
• 1860 » Alphonse Mucha, Czech painter and illustrator († 1939)
• 1860 » Princess Charlotte of Prussia († 1919)
• 1864 » Frank Wedekind, German actor and playwright († 1918)
• 1867 » E. F. Benson, English archaeologist and author († 1940)
• 1867 » Fred Tate, English cricketer and coach († 1943)
• 1867 » Vicente Acosta, Salvadoran journalist and poet († 1908)
• 1874 » Oswald Chambers, Scottish minister and author († 1917)

• 1768 » Nathaniel Lardner, English theologian and author (b. 1684)
• 1862 » Martin Van Buren, American lawyer and politician, 8th President of the United States (b. 1782)
• 1891 » Hermann Raster, German-American journalist and politician (b. 1827)
• 1908 » Vicente Acosta, Salvadoran journalist and poet (b. 1867)
• 1910 » Arkhip Kuindzhi, Ukrainian-Russian painter (b. 1841)
• 1927 » Ryūnosuke Akutagawa, Japanese author (b. 1892)
• 1957 » Sacha Guitry, French actor and director (b. 1885)
• 1962 » Wilfrid Noyce, English mountaineer and author (b. 1917)
• 1965 » Constance Bennett, American actress and producer (b. 1904)
• 1966 » Tony Lema, American golfer (b. 1934)

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.
• June 20 » American Civil War: West Virginia is admitted as the 35th U.S. state.
• 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.
• September 8 » American Civil War: In the Second Battle of Sabine Pass, a small Confederate force thwarts a Union invasion of Texas.
• September 16 » Robert College, in Istanbul, the first American educational institution outside the United States, is founded by Christopher Robert, an American philanthropist.
• 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 July 24, 1863 was about 16.8 °C. The air pressure was 0.5 kgf/m² and came mainly from the west-northwest. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 54%.