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• Andries Antonie Rieu, Haarlem († 1944)
• * Antonia Baars, Vreeswijk, Utrecht, NL († 1865)
• Adriaan Ridderhof, Yerseke († 1927)
• Anna van Berkel, Tilburg († 1932)
• Andries Antoine RIEU, Haarlem, 4599, Noord-Holland, Nederland († 1944)
• Aaltje Hendriks Schonewille, Slagharen, Hardenberg, Overijssel, Nederland († 1944)
• Aaltjen Hendriks Schonewille, Slagharen (Hardenberg) († 1944)
• Albertus van Burken, Veenendaal, Nederland († 1938)
• Abraham Brandon, Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, The Netherlands († 1941)
• Albertus Hoen, Nijensleek (Vledder), Nederland († 1942)

• Carolus Antonius Simons (48), Susteren, Echt-Susteren
• Adriana JASPERS (47), Etten-Leur,Noord-Brabant,NEDERLAND
• Adrianus de Koning (49), Rotterdam, Zuid-Holland, Nederland The Netherlands
• Albert Harsema (0), Rasquert, Baflo, Groningen, Nederland
• Aaltje ten Kleij (0), Hoogeveen, Drenthe, Nederland
• Anna ter veen (78), oude pekela, Groningen, Nederland
• Cornelia {tweeling} Van Schie (2), Warmond
• Theunissen (0), Nijmegen
• Anton Johann Pass (70), Nw.Pekela
• Anna Cornelia Broek van den (81), Roosendaal, Noord-Brabant, Nederland

• 1852 » Arnold Toynbee, English economist and historian († 1883)
• 1852 » Clímaco Calderón, Colombian lawyer and politician, 15th President of Colombia († 1913)
• 1852 » Radha Gobinda Kar, Indian physician and philanthropist († 1918)
• 1854 » Moritz Moszkowski, Polish-German pianist and composer († 1925)
• 1864 » Eleftherios Venizelos, Greek lawyer, jurist, and politician, 93rd Prime Minister of Greece († 1936)
• 1867 » Edgar de Wahl, Ukrainian-Estonian linguist and academic († 1948)
• 1868 » Edgar Lee Masters, American lawyer, author, poet, and playwright († 1950)
• 1872 » Tanguturi Prakasam, Indian lawyer and politician, 1st Chief Minister of Andhra († 1957)
• 1875 » Eugene Lanceray, Russian painter and sculptor († 1946)
• 1875 » William Eccles, English physicist and engineer († 1966)

• 1806 » Charles-Augustin de Coulomb, French physicist and engineer (b. 1736)
• 1813 » Alexander Wilson (ornithologist), Scottish-American poet, ornithologist, and illustrator (b. 1766)
• 1819 » Oliver Hazard Perry, American commander (b. 1785)
• 1831 » August Neidhardt von Gneisenau, Prussian field marshal (b. 1760)
• 1831 » Ferenc Kazinczy, Hungarian author and poet (b. 1759)
• 1853 » Alexander Calder, American lawyer and politician (b. 1806)
• 1867 » Auguste-Marseille Barthélemy, French poet and author (b. 1796)
• 1892 » Deodoro da Fonseca, Brazilian field marshal and politician, 1st President of Brazil (b. 1827)
• 1900 » Kuroda Kiyotaka, Japanese general and politician, 2nd Prime Minister of Japan (b. 1840)
• 1924 » Heinrich Berté, Slovak-Austrian composer (b. 1856)

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 11 » American Civil War: CSSAlabama encounters and sinks the USSHatteras off Galveston Lighthouse in Texas.
• May 1 » American Civil War: The Battle of Chancellorsville begins.
• May 14 » American Civil War: The Battle of Jackson takes place.
• August 21 » Lawrence, Kansas is destroyed by pro-Confederate guerrillas known as Quantrill's Raiders.
• November 17 » American Civil War: Siege of Knoxville begins: Confederate forces led by General James Longstreet place Knoxville, Tennessee, under siege.
• December 16 » American Civil War: Joseph E. Johnston replaces Braxton Bragg as commander of the Confederate Army of Tennessee.

The temperature on August 23, 1863 was about 21.2 °C. The air pressure was 7 kgf/m² and came mainly from the west-southwest. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 64%.