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• Albert Henry SOLOMON, Oatlands, Tasmania, Australia († 1929)
• Andries WILTON van REEDE, Hillegersberg
• Antoon Hubert van Helden, Posterholt, Limburg, Netherlands († 1895)
• Arie MEELDIJK, Nieuw-Beijerland († 1927)
• Adriaan DAVIDSE, Middelburg
• Adriaan Lugters, Loon op Zand († 1931)
• Anna Verhagen, 's Hertogenbosch († 1936)
• ? Willemse, Vlissingen, Zeeland, Nederland, Nederland
• Adrianus Loderus, Maasbommel († 1865)
• Alida van der Eijk, Vrijenban, Nederland († 1865)

• Aaltje Fluyt (66), Houten
• Catharina Jacoba Stork (77), Amsterdam
• Cecile Deshetres (60), Ontario
• Annechien Kors (31), Anloo, Drenthe, Nederland
• Annechien Arends Kors (31), Anloo,Drenthe,Nederland
• Anna Catharina Macrander (83), Dichteren, Nederland
• Albert Hazelhorst (67), Eerde
• Adriaan REMEYSEN (0), Baarle-Nassau, Nederland
• Alida Fluijt (66), Houten, Nederland
• Christiaan Zwiep (3), Hollandscheveld (Hoogeveen)

• 1847 » Max Liebermann, German painter and academic († 1935)
• 1849 » Robert Anderson Van Wyck, American lawyer and politician, 91st Mayor of New York City († 1918)
• 1852 » Theo Heemskerk, Dutch lawyer and politician, Prime Minister of the Netherlands († 1932)
• 1854 » Philomène Belliveau, Canadian artist († 1940)
• 1864 » Erik Axel Karlfeldt, Swedish poet, Nobel Prize laureate († 1931)
• 1864 » Ruggero Oddi, Italian physiologist and anatomist († 1913)
• 1868 » Miron Cristea, Romanian cleric and politician, 38th Prime Minister of Romania († 1939)
• 1873 » Alberto Santos-Dumont, Brazilian pilot († 1932)
• 1876 » Otto Blumenthal, German mathematician and academic († 1944)
• 1877 » Tom Crean, Irish sailor and explorer († 1938)

• 1816 » Gavrila Derzhavin, Russian poet and politician (b. 1743)
• 1866 » Bernhard Riemann, German mathematician and academic (b. 1826)
• 1897 » Jean Ingelow, English poet and author (b. 1820)
• 1901 » William Cosmo Monkhouse, English poet and critic (b. 1840)
• 1903 » Leo XIII, pope of the Catholic Church (b. 1810)
• 1908 » Demetrius Vikelas, Greek businessman and author (b. 1835)
• 1908 » Karl Bernhard Zoeppritz, German geophysicist and seismologist (b. 1881)
• 1910 » Anderson Dawson, Australian politician, 14th Premier of Queensland (b. 1863)
• 1922 » Andrey Markov, Russian mathematician and theorist (b. 1856)
• 1923 » Pancho Villa, Mexican general and politician, Governor of Chihuahua (b. 1878)

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.
• April 12 » American Civil War: The Battle of Fort Pillow: Confederate forces kill most of the African American soldiers that surrendered at Fort Pillow, Tennessee.
• April 29 » Theta Xi fraternity is founded at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, the only fraternity to be founded during the American Civil War.
• May 13 » American Civil War: Battle of Resaca: The battle begins with Union General Sherman fighting toward Atlanta.
• 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.
• September 29 » American Civil War: The Battle of Chaffin's Farm is fought.
• November 11 » American Civil War: General William Tecumseh Sherman begins burning Atlanta to the ground in preparation for his march to the sea.

The temperature on July 20, 1864 was about 23.1 °C. The air pressure was 3 kgf/m² and came mainly from the north-northwest. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 53%.