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• Stevens, Stad Almelo
• Aletta Evekink, Zutphen
• Anthonie van Zanten, Beusichem (Buren) (GL) († 1950)
• adriaantje BAKKER, ridderkerk
• Antje Hendriks Pool, Noorderdrachten, Smallingerland, Friesland, Nederland († 1865)
• Aaltje van Metere, Dodewaard, Nederland († 1910)
• Albertje Merlijn, Veenendaal, Veenendaal, Utrecht, Netherlands († 1864)
• Aaltje van de Wal, Dodewaard († 1901)
• Anne Herman Borgesius, Norg (gem. Noordenveld) († 1941)
• Albertje Poppinga, Surhuisterveen, gem. Achtkarspelen, Friesland, Nederland († 1906)

• Aaltje Berends Brommer (75), Westenwold (Steenwijkerwold)
• Antonius Hendriks (68)
• Andries Martinus van der Laar (65), Gendringen (Voorst)
• Abraham Cappon (78), Sint Anna ter Muiden
• Aegje Teunisd van der LEER (76), Heerjansdam
• Albarta Geertruida van de ROEMER (3), Amersfoort, Utrecht, Nederland
• Annegien Jakobs Reinders (61), Groningen,Groningen,Netherlands
• Adrianus Cornelissen (57), Terheijden, Noord-Brabant, Nederland
• Anna Maria Joanna Clara Verhaeghe (76), Geluwe, West-Vlaanderen, België
• Annechien Jakobs Reinders (61), Groningen

• 1860 » Isaac Albéniz, Spanish pianist and composer († 1909)
• 1871 » Clark Voorhees, American painter († 1933)
• 1873 » Rudolf Tobias, Estonian organist and composer († 1918)
• 1874 » G. K. Chesterton, English essayist, poet, and playwright († 1936)
• 1880 » Oswald Spengler, German historian and philosopher († 1936)
• 1892 » Alfonsina Storni, Swiss-Argentinian poet and author († 1938)
• 1893 » Max Brand, American journalist and author († 1944)
• 1894 » Beatrice Lillie, Canadian-English actress, singer and writer († 1989)
• 1894 » Josef von Sternberg, Austrian-American director, producer, and screenwriter († 1969)
• 1897 » Erich Wolfgang Korngold, Czech-American pianist, composer, and conductor († 1957)

• 1829 » Humphry Davy, English-Swiss chemist and academic (b. 1778)
• 1847 » Emmanuel de Grouchy, Marquis de Grouchy, French general (b. 1766)
• 1862 » Franz Mirecki, Polish composer, music conductor, and music teacher (b. 1791)
• 1866 » Winfield Scott, American general, lawyer, and politician (b. 1786)
• 1873 » Prince Friedrich of Hesse and by Rhine (b. 1870)
• 1892 » Bahá'u'lláh, Persian religious leader, founded the Bahá'í Faith (b. 1817)
• 1896 » Gabriel Auguste Daubrée, French geologist and academic (b. 1814)
• 1903 » Bruce Price, American architect, designed the Château Frontenac and American Surety Building (b. 1845)
• 1910 » Mily Balakirev, Russian pianist, composer, and conductor (b. 1837)
• 1911 » W. S. Gilbert, English playwright and poet (b. 1836)

1. Jan
2. Johannes
3. Hendrik
4. Cornelis
5. Pieter
6. Willem
7. Gerrit
8. Jacob
9. Petrus
10. Jacobus
11. Adrianus
12. Arie
13. Dirk
14. Klaas
15. Hendrikus
16. Leendert

1. Maria
2. Johanna
3. Anna
4. Cornelia
5. Elisabeth
6. Adriana
7. Catharina
8. Hendrika
9. Wilhelmina
10. Aaltje
11. Grietje
12. Trijntje
13. Antje
14. Neeltje
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.
• April 8 » American Civil War: Battle of Mansfield: Union forces are thwarted by the Confederate army at Mansfield, Louisiana.
• May 13 » American Civil War: Battle of Resaca: The battle begins with Union General Sherman fighting toward Atlanta.
• June 10 » American Civil War: Battle of Brice's Crossroads: Confederate troops under Nathan Bedford Forrest defeat a much larger Union force led by General Samuel D. Sturgis in Mississippi.
• June 27 » American Civil War: Confederate forces defeat Union forces during the Battle of Kennesaw Mountain during the Atlanta Campaign.
• July 19 » Taiping Rebellion: Third Battle of Nanking: The Qing dynasty finally defeats the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom.
• September 2 » American Civil War: Union forces enter Atlanta, a day after the Confederate defenders flee the city, ending the Atlanta Campaign.

The temperature on May 29, 1864 was about 8.4 °C. There was 3 mm of rain. The air pressure was 7 kgf/m² and came mainly from the south-southwest. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 83%.