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Born on Sunday January 31, 1864
- Adriana Teuntje GROTEPAS, Rotterdam
- Adrianus de Jongste, Strijen († 1941)
- Anna Catharina Sweers, Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Nederland († 1941)
- Adrianus De JONGSTE, Strijen († 1941)
- Adelheid Charlotte Mallmann, Boppard, Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany († 1934)
- Aleida van Barlingen, Utrecht, Utrecht, Netherlands († 1865)
- Albert Tjeerds Jongsma, Suameer, gem. Tietjerksteradeel, Friesland, Nederland
- ... van der Eb, Batavia
- Aaltje Reiding, Aalten, Gelderland, Netherlands († 1922)
- Adriana Frederika van Veen, Zuilichem, Gelderland, Nederland († 1864)
Died on Sunday January 31, 1864
- Angela Rosalia Bogaert (75), Klerken,West-Vlaanderen,België
- Annegien HOUWING (69), Gasselte, Drenthe, Nederland
- Adriaan Hollebrandse (81), Zoutelande, Nederland
- Aleijda Zengerink (58), Hengelo
- Anna WELLENS (78), Olmen, Antwerpen, België
- Adriaan Hollebrandse (81), Zoutelande
- Annigje Jans Houwing (69), Gasselte
- Antonius Richardus van Wel (29), Bladel en Netersel, Noord-Brabant, Nederland
- Aagje Blonk (70), Leimuiden
- Aleida Zengerink (57), Hengelo, Overijssel, Nederland
Source: Delpher (KB | national library) Newspapers from January 31, 1864 at Delpher
Born on January 31
- 1854 » David Emmanuel, Romanian mathematician and academic († 1941)
- 1865 » Henri Desgrange, French cyclist and journalist († 1940)
- 1865 » Shastriji Maharaj, Indian spiritual leader, founded BAPS († 1951)
- 1868 » Theodore William Richards, American chemist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate († 1928)
- 1872 » Zane Grey, American author († 1939)
- 1881 » Irving Langmuir, American chemist and physicist, Nobel Prize laureate († 1957)
- 1884 » Mammad Amin Rasulzade, Azerbaijani scholar and politician, 1st President of The Democratic Republic of Azerbaijan († 1955)
- 1884 » Theodor Heuss, German journalist and politician, 1st President of the Federal Republic of Germany († 1963)
- 1889 » Frank Foster, English cricketer († 1958)
- 1892 » Eddie Cantor, American singer-songwriter, actor, and dancer († 1964)
Died on January 31
- 1815 » José Félix Ribas, Venezuelan soldier (b. 1775)
- 1828 » Alexander Ypsilantis, Greek general (b. 1792)
- 1836 » John Cheyne, English physician and author (b. 1777)
- 1844 » Henri Gatien Bertrand, French general (b. 1773)
- 1856 » 11th Dalai Lama (b. 1838)
- 1870 » Cilibi Moise, Moldavian-Romanian journalist and author (b. 1812)
- 1888 » John Bosco, Italian priest and educator, founded the Salesian Society (b. 1815)
- 1892 » Charles Spurgeon, English pastor and author (b. 1834)
- 1900 » John Douglas, 9th Marquess of Queensberry, Scottish nobleman (b. 1844)
- 1907 » Timothy Eaton, Canadian businessman, founded Eaton's (b. 1834)
Names that were popular for boys in 1864
- Jan
- Johannes
- Hendrik
- Cornelis
- Pieter
- Willem
- Gerrit
- Jacob
- Petrus
- Jacobus
- Adrianus
- Arie
- Dirk
- Klaas
- Hendrikus
- Leendert
Names that were popular for girls in 1864
- Maria
- Johanna
- Anna
- Cornelia
- Elisabeth
- Adriana
- Catharina
- Hendrika
- Wilhelmina
- Aaltje
- Grietje
- Trijntje
- Antje
- Neeltje
- Petronella
- Jacoba
Source: Wikipedia Historical events 1864
- 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 10 » Archduke Maximilian of Habsburg is proclaimed emperor of Mexico during the French intervention in Mexico.
- 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.
- May 7 » American Civil War: The Army of the Potomac, under General Ulysses S. Grant, breaks off from the Battle of the Wilderness and moves southwards.
- September 7 » American Civil War: Atlanta is evacuated on orders of Union General William Tecumseh Sherman.
- October 2 » American Civil War: Confederates defeat a Union attack on Saltville, Virginia. A massacre of wounded Union prisoners (most of them are from a Black cavalry unit) ensues.
- October 30 » The Treaty of Vienna is signed, by which Denmark relinquishes one province each to Prussia and Austria.
Weather January 31, 1864
The temperature on January 31, 1864 was about -4.7 °C. The air pressure was 0.5 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the south-southeast. The airpressure was 77 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 93%.