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• Adrianus Cornelis van Mil, Zoeterwoude, Zuid-Holland, Nederland († 1924)
• Antonius Zijlmans, Raamsdonkveer († 1865)
• Andries Jeansz. Cornax, Delft († 1866)
• Andreas Alfons BOLLEN, Boorsheim,Provincie Limburg,Flanders,Belgie († 1935)
• Anna Catharina van Beurden, Tilburg († 1865)
• Abraham Posener, Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Nederland († 1933)
• Aalbertje van Halteren, Bunschoten,, Utrecht, Nederland († 1894)
• Aalbertje van Halteren († 1894)
• Albert Bakker, Wanneperveen {OV}
• Anna Cornelia Tilburgs, Meer, België († 1894)

• Abeltje Kuperus (35), Ooststellingwerf (Friesland)
• anna STOLK (49), alblasserdam
• Albertus Bots (80), Nieuwkoop, Nederland
• Amelia GEYSENS (0), Torhout, 31033, West-Vlaanderen, Belgique
• Anna Ottervanger (0), Rotterdam
• Antje Andries Dijkstra (39), Hallum
• Albert Bots (80)
• Adriana van den Oever (78), Klundert
• Albert Polman (0), Eese (Steenwijkerwold)
• Albertus Marie Schansman (0), Maassluis, Zuid-Holland, Nederland

• 1855 » Cecilia Beaux, American painter and academic († 1942)
• 1857 » Theo van Gogh, Dutch art dealer († 1891)
• 1859 » Jacqueline Comerre-Paton, French painter and sculptor († 1955)
• 1862 » Marcel Prévost, French novelist and playwright († 1941)
• 1864 » Anna Jarvis, American founder of Mother's Day († 1948)
• 1871 » Emiliano Chamorro Vargas, President of Nicaragua († 1966)
• 1871 » Seakle Greijdanus, Dutch theologian and scholar († 1948)
• 1872 » Hugo Alfvén, Swedish composer, conductor, violinist, and painter († 1960)
• 1872 » Sidónio Pais, Portuguese soldier and politician, 4th President of Portugal († 1918)
• 1874 » Romaine Brooks, American-French painter and illustrator († 1970)

• 1813 » Jean-Baptiste Bessières, French general (b. 1768)
• 1838 » Antoine Louis Dugès, French obstetrician and naturalist (b. 1797)
• 1856 » John Wilbur, American minister and theologian (b. 1774)
• 1873 » David Livingstone, Scottish-English missionary and explorer (b. 1813)
• 1899 » Ludwig Büchner, German physiologist and physician (b. 1824)
• 1904 » Antonín Dvořák, Czech composer and academic (b. 1841)
• 1913 » John Barclay Armstrong, American lieutenant (b. 1850)
• 1920 » Princess Margaret of Connaught (b. 1882)
• 1935 » Henri Pélissier, French cyclist (b. 1889)
• 1943 » Johan Oscar Smith, Norwegian religious leader, founded the Brunstad Christian Church (b. 1871)

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.
• March 15 » American Civil War: The Red River Campaign: U.S. Navy fleet arrives at Alexandria, Louisiana.
• June 3 » American Civil War: Battle of Cold Harbor: Union forces attack Confederate troops in Hanover County, Virginia.
• June 30 » U.S. President Abraham Lincoln grants Yosemite Valley to California for "public use, resort and recreation".
• October 31 » Nevada is admitted as the 36th U.S. state.
• November 15 » American Civil War: Union General William Tecumseh Sherman begins Sherman's March to the Sea.

The temperature on May 1, 1864 was about 12.4 °C. The air pressure was 1 kgf/m² and came mainly from the north-northwest. The airpressure was 77 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 45%.