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• Aalbert Knuivers, Dondergoor (Henxel) († 1946)
• Aaltje Lesterhuis, Groningen,, Groningen, Nederland († 1865)
• Albert Jonker, Apeldoorn,Gemeente Apeldoorn, Gelderland, Nederland († 1865)
• *Bertha W ROESKE, Germany († 1946)
• Aaltje Teunissen Reinders, Wezup Zweeloo, Drenthe, Nederland († 1944)
• Aafje Cornelia Muller (de Graaf), Den Helder, Noord Holland, Nederland († 1870)
• Adrianus van Santen, Schipluiden, Nederland
• Aafke Hendriks van Akker, Bergum, Tie-Deel, Frslnd, Nthr († 1911)
• van Bommel, Haarlem († 1864)
• Abraham Janszn van Driel, Moerkapelle († 1872)

• Aaltje Thomas van Dijk (70), Zwolle
• ABRAHAM SLUITER (64), PIJNACKER
• Alida Hendrica Kreeft (39), Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Nederland x
• Albert Jansen (39), Termunterzijl, Delfzijl, Groningen, Nederland
• Adriana Joanna Philppina Cornelia Gobius (64), Zoeterwoude
• *Pieter Vereijke (53), Hoek
• Adrianus van de Wetering (34), 's-Hertogenbosch, Noord-Brabant, Nederland
• Aafje Kok (68), Hoogkarspel
• Aleijda Sikkink (75), Winterswijk, Gelderland, Nederland
• Albert Wierts Jansen (38), Termunten

• 1851 » Henry Carter Adams, American economist and academic († 1921)
• 1855 » Giovanni Pascoli, Italian poet and scholar († 1912)
• 1857 » King Kelly, American baseball player and manager († 1894)
• 1860 » Joseph S. Cullinan, American businessman, co-founded Texaco († 1937)
• 1864 » Robert Grant Aitken, American astronomer and academic († 1951)
• 1869 » Henri Matisse, French painter and sculptor († 1954)
• 1872 » Fred Marriott, American race car driver († 1956)
• 1873 » Konstantin Konik, Estonian surgeon and politician, 19th Estonian Minister of Education († 1936)
• 1874 » Julius Meier, American businessman and politician, 20th Governor of Oregon († 1937)
• 1877 » Lawrence Beesley, English journalist and author († 1967)

• 1872 » Aleksis Kivi, Finnish author and playwright (b. 1834)
• 1876 » Catherine Labouré, French nun and saint (b. 1806)
• 1877 » Gustave Courbet, French-Swiss painter and sculptor (b. 1819)
• 1888 » Samson Raphael Hirsch, German rabbi and scholar (b. 1808)
• 1889 » George Kerferd, English-Australian politician, 10th Premier of Victoria (b. 1831)
• 1889 » Ion Creangă, Romanian author and educator (b. 1837)
• 1890 » Pancha Carrasco, Costa Rican soldier (b. 1826)
• 1891 » Samuel Ajayi Crowther, Nigerian bishop and linguist (b. 1809)
• 1894 » Thomas Joannes Stieltjes, Dutch mathematician and academic (b. 1856)
• 1909 » Spencer Trask, American financier and philanthropist (b. 1844)

• 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.
• May 9 » Second Schleswig War: The Danish navy defeats the Austrian and Prussian fleets in the Battle of Heligoland.
• May 21 » Russia declares an end to the Russo-Circassian War and many Circassians are forced into exile. The day is designated the Circassian Day of Mourning.
• May 21 » The Ionian Islands reunite with Greece.
• July 28 » American Civil War: Battle of Ezra Church: Confederate troops make a third unsuccessful attempt to drive Union forces from Atlanta, Georgia.
• November 29 » American Indian Wars: Sand Creek massacre: Colorado volunteers led by Colonel John Chivington massacre at least 150 Cheyenne and Arapaho noncombatants inside Colorado Territory.

The temperature on December 31, 1864 was about -1.5 °C. There was 0.1 mm of rain. The air pressure was 1 kgf/m² and came mainly from the southwest. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 100%.