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Born on Tuesday February 16, 1864
- Adriaan de Krijger, 's-Gravenhage, Zuid-Holland, NL († 1904)
- Albertus Josephus Johannes Wennekes, Pannerden († 1864)
- Anna Carharina Hoens, Nederweert
- * Hendrika Pannekoek, Leerdam († 1917)
- Aartje Sluijmers, heusden
- Anna Catharina Tobben, Neer († 1922)
- Anna van Rijn, Stompwijk (Leidschendam), Zuid Holland, Nederland
- van Beurden, Rossum, Maasdriel,, Gelderland, Nederland
- van Meteren, Tiel († 1864)
- Anna Catharina Hoens, Nederweert
Died on Tuesday February 16, 1864
- Aloisia Franziska Rosalie Sutorius (23), Düsseldorf,Regierungsbezirk Düsseldorf,North Rhine-Westphalia,Germany
- Adriana Johanna BAUDUIN (83), Dordrecht
- Aaltje Jans Ensing, Nieuwe Pekela, province of Groningen
- Anna Margaretha Harnack (37), Rotterdam
- Anna Maria Sluyts (70), Nijlen
- Anna Maria Megens (80), Berghem
- Anna Gijsbertsd KARSSEBOOM (77), Ridderkerk
- Anna Rumpff (0), Siddeburen, Slochteren
- Anna Margaretha Elisabetha (Albert Rakers) Gebekken (81), Rühlertwist, Twist, Emsland, Niedersachsen, Germany
- Anna Margaretha Elisabeth Gebbeken, Twist, Landkreis Emsland, Lower Saxony, Germany
Source: Delpher (KB | national library) Newspapers from February 16, 1864 at Delpher
- Dagblad van Zuidholland en 's Gravenhage
- Algemeen Handelsblad
- Nieuwe Rotterdamsche courant : staats-, handels-, nieuws- en advertentieblad
- De Tijd : godsdienstig-staatkundig dagblad
- Rotterdamsche courant
- Provinciale Drentsche en Asser courant
- Nederlandsche staatscourant
- Utrechtsch provinciaal en stedelijk dagblad : algemeen advertentie-blad
- Middelburgsche courant
- De Oostpost : letterkundig, wetenschappelijk en commercieel nieuws- en advertentieblad
Born on February 16
- 1845 » George Kennan, American journalist and explorer († 1924)
- 1848 » Hugo de Vries, Dutch botanist, geneticist, and academic († 1935)
- 1848 » Octave Mirbeau, French journalist, novelist, and playwright († 1917)
- 1856 » Ossian Everett Mills, American academic, founded Phi Mu Alpha Sinfonia († 1920)
- 1866 » Billy Hamilton, American baseball player and manager († 1940)
- 1868 » Edward S. Curtis, American ethnologist and photographer († 1952)
- 1873 » Radoje Domanović, Serbian journalist and author († 1908)
- 1876 » G. M. Trevelyan, English historian and academic († 1962)
- 1878 » James Colosimo, Italian-American mob boss († 1920)
- 1878 » Pamela Colman Smith, English occultist and illustrator († 1951)
Died on February 16
- 1820 » Georg Carl von Döbeln, Swedish general (b. 1758)
- 1862 » William Pennington American lawyer and politician, 13th Governor of New Jersey, 23rd Speaker of the United States House of Representatives (b. 1796)
- 1898 » Thomas Bracken, Irish-New Zealand journalist, poet, and politician (b. 1843)
- 1899 » Félix Faure, French merchant and politician, 7th President of France (b. 1841)
- 1907 » Giosuè Carducci, Italian poet and educator, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1835)
- 1912 » Nicholas of Japan, Russian-Japanese monk and saint (b. 1836)
- 1917 » Octave Mirbeau, French journalist, novelist, and playwright ( (b. 1848)
- 1919 » Vera Kholodnaya, Ukrainian actress (b. 1893)
- 1928 » Eddie Foy Sr., American actor and dancer (b. 1856)
- 1932 » Ferdinand Buisson, French academic and politician, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1841)
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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.
- February 17 » American Civil War: The H. L. Hunley becomes the first submarine to engage and sink a warship, the USSHousatonic.
- May 5 » American Civil War: The Battle of the Wilderness begins in Spotsylvania County.
- June 15 » Arlington National Cemetery is established when 200 acres (0.81km) of the Arlington estate (formerly owned by Confederate General Robert E. Lee) are officially set aside as a military cemetery by U.S. Secretary of War Edwin M. Stanton.
- June 27 » American Civil War: Confederate forces defeat Union forces during the Battle of Kennesaw Mountain during the Atlanta Campaign.
- July 8 » Ikedaya Incident: The Choshu Han shishi's planned Shinsengumi sabotage on Kyoto, Japan at Ikedaya.
- 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.
Weather February 16, 1864
The temperature on February 16, 1864 was about 7.7 °C. The air pressure was 4 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the west-southwest. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 94%.