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• de Groes, Bolsward, Friesland, Nederland († 1864)
• Anna Bol, Oostdongeradeel, Friesland, Netherlands († 1894)
• Adrianus Jacobus van der Hoorn, Ter Aar (Langeraar) († 1940)
• Adrianus van Wezenbeek, Loon op Zand, North Brabant, Netherlands († 1890)
• Adrianus RUTTERS, 's Gravenmoer († 1940)
• ??Hendrika van Maurik, Lexmond
• Aletta Wilhelmina Christina Fabri, Rotterdam († 1934)
• Anna Violet Cavendish-Bentinck († 1932)
• Aaltje Eeikenaar, Zalk (Zalk en Veencaten), Overijssel, Nederland († 1938)
• Adriaan Boekel, Medemblik, Nederland († 1950)

• Adriaantje Fase (58), Sint Annaland, Zeeland, Nederland
• Aalbert Eijkelenboom (74), Brandwijk
• Aaldert EIJKELENBOOM (64), Brandwijk
• Anna Cornelia van der Meer (0), Voorhout 92
• Anna Borg(h)mans Burgmans (66), Etten-Leur, NL
• Aaltje Martina van Herwaarden (39), Nijmegen 062
• Aalbert Eijkelenboom (74), Brandwijk, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
• Agnes Kauwling, Haarlem, Noord-Holland, Nederland
• Alice Finlay (51)
• Anna BORGHMANS (66), Etten-Leur (N.Br. Nl)

• 1846 » Nikolay Umov, Russian physicist and mathematician († 1915)
• 1855 » John Browning, American weapons designer, founded the Browning Arms Company († 1926)
• 1857 » Andrija Mohorovičić, Croatian meteorologist and seismologist († 1936)
• 1862 » David Hilbert, Russian-German mathematician and academic († 1943)
• 1862 » Frank Shuman, American inventor and engineer († 1918)
• 1872 » Jože Plečnik, Slovenian architect, designed Plečnik Parliament († 1957)
• 1872 » Paul Langevin, French physicist and academic († 1946)
• 1876 » Otto Diels, German chemist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate († 1954)
• 1878 » Rutland Boughton, English composer († 1960)
• 1880 » Antonio Díaz Soto y Gama, Mexican politician († 1967)

• 1810 » Johann Wilhelm Ritter, German chemist and physicist (b. 1776)
• 1812 » Robert Craufurd, Scottish general and politician (b. 1764)
• 1820 » Prince Edward, Duke of Kent and Strathearn (b. 1767)
• 1833 » Edward Pellew, 1st Viscount Exmouth, English admiral and politician (b. 1757)
• 1837 » John Field, Irish pianist and composer (b. 1782)
• 1866 » Thomas Love Peacock, English author and poet (b. 1785)
• 1875 » Charles Kingsley English priest and author (b. 1819)
• 1883 » Gustave Doré, French engraver and illustrator (b. 1832)
• 1893 » José Zorrilla, Spanish poet and playwright (b. 1817)
• 1893 » Lucius Quintus Cincinnatus Lamar II, American lawyer and politician, 16th United States Secretary of the Interior (b. 1825)

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 22 » The U.S. Congress passes the Coinage Act of 1864 that mandates that the inscription In God We Trust be placed on all coins minted as United States currency.
• April 29 » Theta Xi fraternity is founded at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, the only fraternity to be founded during the American Civil War.
• May 13 » American Civil War: Battle of Resaca: The battle begins with Union General Sherman fighting toward Atlanta.
• May 29 » Emperor Maximilian I of Mexico arrives in Mexico for the first time.
• June 27 » American Civil War: Confederate forces defeat Union forces during the Battle of Kennesaw Mountain during the Atlanta Campaign.
• August 18 » American Civil War: Battle of Globe Tavern: Union forces try to cut a vital Confederate supply-line into Petersburg, Virginia, by attacking the Wilmington and Weldon Railroad.

The temperature on January 23, 1864 was about 9.2 °C. There was 0.3 mm of rain. The air pressure was 16 kgf/m² and came mainly from the west-southwest. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 92%.