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• Aaltje Jans De Vries, Kollumerland, Friesland, Netherlands
• Aletta Van Der Vaart († 1920)
• ALBERT CHRISTIAN Pedersen († 1952)
• Aletta van der Vaart, Westbroek († 1920)
• Geense, Waarde, Zeeland, Nederland
• Aletta van der VAART, Westbroek (Utrecht, The Netherlands) († 1920)
• Adèle Elise BUIJN, Jakarta
• Albert Wesenberg, IJsselmuiden, Overijssel, Nederland
• Alberdina Hoogeveen, Hijkersmilde (Smilde) († 1864)
• Emile Charles Frediric Marie von Eugen, 's Hertogenbosch

• Antonia van Schijndel (0), Nieuwkuijk
• Adrianus Vermeeren (55), Wijchen
• Adrianus Sterke (0), Boxtel
• Anna Maria Overmann (34), Hummeldorf
• Anna Catharina Barendsdr Walburg (9), Workum
• Adriana Lommers (46), Drunen
• ?? Hellema (0), (DR) Anloo
• Albert Fetzes Sytsma (79), Idskenhuizen,Fiesland
• Andriesje Claeses (Andersje Klazes) Andriesen (Andriesse) (78), Grouw, Idaarderadeel, Friesland, Nederland
• Abraham Hendriks KIT (55), Westzaan, Noord-Holland, Nederland

• 1853 » Howard Pyle, American author and illustrator († 1911)
• 1862 » Siegbert Tarrasch, German chess player and theoretician († 1934)
• 1867 » Louis-Alexandre Taschereau, Canadian lawyer and politician, 14th Premier of Quebec († 1952)
• 1869 » Michael von Faulhaber, German cardinal († 1952)
• 1870 » Evgeny Paton, French-Ukrainian engineer († 1953)
• 1870 » Frank Norris, American journalist and author († 1902)
• 1871 » Konstantinos Pallis, Greek general and politician, Minister Governor-General of Macedonia († 1941)
• 1871 » Rosa Luxemburg, Polish-Russian economist and philosopher († 1919)
• 1873 » Olav Bjaaland, Norwegian skier and explorer († 1961)
• 1874 » Henry Travers, English-American actor († 1965)

• 1815 » Franz Mesmer, German physician and astrologist (b. 1734)
• 1827 » Alessandro Volta, Italian physicist and academic (b. 1745)
• 1827 » Pierre-Simon Laplace, French mathematician and astronomer (b. 1749)
• 1829 » John Adams, English sailor and mutineer (b. 1766)
• 1849 » David Scott, Scottish historical painter (b. 1806)
• 1876 » Marie d'Agoult, German-French historian and author (b. 1805)
• 1893 » Hippolyte Taine, French historian and critic (b. 1828)
• 1895 » Nikolai Leskov, Russian author, playwright, and journalist (b. 1831)
• 1895 » Sir Henry Rawlinson, 1st Baronet, English general and scholar (b. 1810)
• 1907 » Friedrich Blass, German philologist, scholar, and academic (b. 1843)

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.
• February 27 » American Civil War: The first Northern prisoners arrive at the Confederate prison at Andersonville, Georgia.
• May 9 » Second Schleswig War: The Danish navy defeats the Austrian and Prussian fleets in the Battle of Heligoland.
• May 12 » American Civil War: The Battle of Spotsylvania Court House: Union troops assault a Confederate salient known as the "Mule Shoe", with the fiercest fighting of the war, much of it hand-to-hand combat, occurring at "the Bloody Angle" on the northwest.
• August 10 » After Uruguay's governing Blanco Party refuses Brazil's demands, José Antônio Saraiva announces that the Brazilian military will begin reprisals, beginning the Uruguayan War.
• 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 31 » Nevada is admitted as the 36th U.S. state.

The temperature on March 5, 1864 was about 3.2 °C. The air pressure was 0.5 kgf/m² and came mainly from the east-southeast. The airpressure was 75 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 97%.