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• Bernardus Johannes Schravemade, ,, den Haag, Nederland
• Aaltje Schuiling, Zuidlaren, Drenthe, Nederland († 1910)
• Aaltje NIJLUNSING, Westerbork, Drenthe, Nederland († 1891)
• Adriana Surewaard, Zevenbergen († 1940)
• Antien Alberts, Vries († 1933)
• Antonia Elisabeth Jagtenberg, Amersfoort († 1943)
• Adrianus Johannes van Lith, Geffen
• Antonius Baten, Heemstede, Noord-Holland, Nederland
• Bernardus Johannes Zuijderwijck, Monster
• Berendina Nijenhuis, Marum,, Groningen, Nederland († 1945)

• Aagje Vellekoop (63), 's-Gravenzande, Nederland
• Anna Maria Slagboom (13), Strijen, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
• Aagje Pieters Vellekoop (63), 's-Gravenzande, Westland, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
• Catharina Johanna Quint (0), Rhenen
• Benjamin Franklin Collins (27), Lauderdale Springs, Mississippi, Verenigde Staten
• Aleida Beekhuis (0), Schoterland, Friesland, Nederland
• Anna Margaretha Hellbusch (74), Hellbusch, Groszenkneten
• Anna Maria SLAGBOOM (13), Strijen
• Jan Egberts Doorn (72), Genemuiden
• Arent Smit (79), Rijssen

• 1842 » Josephine St. Pierre Ruffin, American journalist, publisher, and activist († 1924)
• 1843 » Georg von Hertling, German academic and politician, 7th Chancellor of the German Empire († 1919)
• 1870 » Maria Montessori, Italian physician and educator († 1952)
• 1871 » James E. Ferguson, American banker and politician, 26th Governor of Texas († 1944)
• 1878 » Frank Jarvis, American sprinter and lawyer († 1933)
• 1879 » Alma Mahler, Austrian-American composer and author († 1964)
• 1879 » Taishō, emperor of Japan († 1926)
• 1880 » Wilhelmina, queen of the Netherlands († 1962)
• 1884 » George Sarton, Belgian-American historian of science († 1956)
• 1885 » DuBose Heyward, American author and playwright († 1940)

• 1811 » Louis Antoine de Bougainville, French admiral and explorer (b. 1729)
• 1814 » Arthur Phillip, English admiral and politician, 1st Governor of New South Wales (b. 1738)
• 1817 » Sir John Duckworth, 1st Baronet, English admiral and politician, 39th Commodore Governor of Newfoundland (b. 1747)
• 1818 » Robert Calder, Scottish admiral (b. 1745)
• 1867 » Charles Baudelaire, French poet and critic (b. 1821)
• 1869 » Mary Ward, Irish astronomer and entomologist (b. 1827)
• 1884 » Robert Torrens, Irish-Australian politician, 3rd Premier of South Australia (b. 1814)
• 1908 » Leslie Green, English architect (b. 1875)
• 1910 » Emīls Dārziņš, Latvian composer, conductor, and music critic (b. 1875)
• 1912 » Jean, duc Decazes, French sailor (b. 1864)

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 8 » American Civil War: Second Battle of Springfield.
• 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 27 » American Civil War: First Assault on the Confederate works at the Siege of Port Hudson.
• August 21 » Lawrence, Kansas is destroyed by pro-Confederate guerrillas known as Quantrill's Raiders.
• October 29 » Eighteen countries meet in Geneva and agree to form the International Red Cross.
• October 30 » Danish Prince Vilhelm arrives in Athens to assume his throne as George I, King of the Hellenes.

The temperature on August 31, 1863 was about 16.2 °C. The air pressure was 1.5 kgf/m² and came mainly from the south-southeast. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 81%.