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• Adrianus Keijzer, Maasland († 1936)
• Antonie Johannes Daniel Van Heijningen, Kralingen, Rotterdam, Zuid-Holland, Nederland († 1867)
• Aart van der Zwart, Klaaswaal, Nederland
• Agada Hoek, Katwijk, Zuid-Holland, Nederland († 1872)
• Aleida Elisabeth Ebbers, de Heurne, Gelderland, Nederland († 1875)
• Antje Tiekstra, Nijega (Small.)
• Antje Kraakman, Zuid-Scharwoude, Noord-Holland, Nederland († 1940)
• Antonie Willem Wicart, Zwolle, Overijssel, Nederland († 1943)
• Albertus Jacobus de Joode, Woudrichem, Noord-Brabant, Nederland († 1865)
• Adriana de Jong, Hof van Delft († 1932)

• Beertje Alberts Bremer (22), Hoogeveen
• Albertjen Jacobs Tol
• Christina Johanna Weenink (0), Empe, gem. Brummen (Gd)
• Apolonia Schobyn (59), Hontenisse
• Carolus Vercauteren (72), Sint-Niklaas
• Cornelia Gool van (0), Terheijden
• apolonia schobijn (59), Hontenisse
• Cornelia Pieters (70), Wieze
• Abraham Perry Taylor (51), Glasgow, Barren, Kentucky, Verenigde Staten
• Cornelia Adriana Anna de Wijs (1), Tilburg (Brabant)

• 1849 » Marie Louise Andrews, American story writer and journalist († 1891)
• 1851 » Louise of Sweden († 1926)
• 1856 » Charles Leroux, American balloonist and skydiver († 1889)
• 1858 » Saint Geevarghese Mar Dionysius of Vattasseril, Indian Orthodox Saint († 1934)
• 1860 » Andrew Volstead, American politician († 1947)
• 1860 » Juliette Gordon Low, American scout leader, founded the Girl Scouts of the United States of America († 1927)
• 1868 » John Weir Troy, American journalist, and politician, 5th Governor of the Territory of Alaska († 1942)
• 1875 » Eugene Meyer, American businessman and publisher († 1954)
• 1875 » Vallabhbhai Patel, Indian lawyer, freedom fighter and politician, 1st Deputy Prime Minister of India († 1950)
• 1876 » Natalie Clifford Barney, American poet and playwright († 1972)

• 1860 » Thomas Cochrane, 10th Earl of Dundonald, Scottish-English admiral and politician (b. 1775)
• 1869 » Charles A. Wickliffe, American politician, 14th Governor of Kentucky (b. 1788)
• 1879 » Jacob Abbott, American author and academic (b. 1803)
• 1879 » Joseph Hooker, American general (b. 1814)
• 1884 » Marie Bashkirtseff, Ukrainian-Russian painter and sculptor (b. 1858)
• 1905 » Bryan O'Loghlen, Irish-Australian politician, 13th Premier of Victoria (b. 1828)
• 1913 » William Evans-Gordon, English soldier and politician (b. 1857)
• 1916 » Charles Taze Russell, American minister (b. 1852)
• 1916 » Huang Xing, Chinese revolutionary leader and statesman (b. 1874)
• 1918 » Egon Schiele, Austrian painter (b. 1890)

• 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 29 » Theta Xi fraternity is founded at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, the only fraternity to be founded during the American Civil War.
• July 29 » American Civil War: Confederate spy Belle Boyd is arrested by Union troops and detained at the Old Capitol Prison in Washington, D.C.
• August 5 » American Civil War: The Battle of Mobile Bay begins at Mobile Bay near Mobile, Alabama, Admiral David Farragut leads a Union flotilla through Confederate defenses and seals one of the last major Southern ports.
• 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.
• October 28 » American Civil War: A Union attack on the Confederate capital is repulsed.
• November 30 » American Civil War: The Confederate Army of Tennessee suffers heavy losses in an attack on the Union Army of the Ohio in the Battle of Franklin.

The temperature on October 31, 1864 was about 1.0 °C. The airpressure was 77 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 88%.