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• Antje Jakobs Nauta, Drogeham, Achtkarspelen, Friesland, Nederland († 1935)
• Anna Looberts, Ommen,Overijssel,Nederland († 1938)
• Antje van Wensveen, Sluipwijk
• Kuijken, Zaandijk, Noord-Holland, Nederland († 1864)
• Elisabeth Pronk, 's-Gravenhage († 1933)
• Abraham (Bram) van de Sande, Cadzand, Nederland († 1930)
• Ariaantje Romijn, giessendam (zuid holland) († 1864)
• Anne Klazes Hogendijk, Ferwerd, Ferwerderadeel, Friesland, Nederland († 1901)
• Anne Klazes Hogendijk, Ferwerd († 1901)
• Antje Jakobs Nauta, Drogeham († 1935)

• Anthonius van Bokhoven (82), Hedikhuizen
• Aaltje Jacobs Bonddrager (63), Hoogezand
• Alagonda (Aaltje) Jacobs Bonddrager (63), Hoogezand, Nederland
• Anthonius van Bo(C)khoven (82), Hedikhuizen
• Aart Walraven (26), Gorinchem, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
• Anne Christine Buckinx (73), Kortessem
• Anthonius van Bokhoven (82), Hedikhuizen
• Aaltje Jacobs Bontdrager (63), Hoogezand
• Alagonda Jacobs (Aaltje) Bondrager (63)
• Aafke Jacoba Bontdrager (63), Hoogezand

• 1856 » Émile Picard, French mathematician and academic († 1941)
• 1857 » Henrik Pontoppidan, Danish journalist and author, Nobel Prize laureate († 1943)
• 1857 » Juan Vicente Gómez, Venezuelan general and politician, 27th President of Venezuela († 1935)
• 1860 » Alphonse Mucha, Czech painter and illustrator († 1939)
• 1860 » Princess Charlotte of Prussia († 1919)
• 1864 » Frank Wedekind, German actor and playwright († 1918)
• 1867 » E. F. Benson, English archaeologist and author († 1940)
• 1867 » Fred Tate, English cricketer and coach († 1943)
• 1867 » Vicente Acosta, Salvadoran journalist and poet († 1908)
• 1874 » Oswald Chambers, Scottish minister and author († 1917)

• 1768 » Nathaniel Lardner, English theologian and author (b. 1684)
• 1862 » Martin Van Buren, American lawyer and politician, 8th President of the United States (b. 1782)
• 1891 » Hermann Raster, German-American journalist and politician (b. 1827)
• 1908 » Vicente Acosta, Salvadoran journalist and poet (b. 1867)
• 1910 » Arkhip Kuindzhi, Ukrainian-Russian painter (b. 1841)
• 1927 » Ryūnosuke Akutagawa, Japanese author (b. 1892)
• 1957 » Sacha Guitry, French actor and director (b. 1885)
• 1962 » Wilfrid Noyce, English mountaineer and author (b. 1917)
• 1965 » Constance Bennett, American actress and producer (b. 1904)
• 1966 » Tony Lema, American golfer (b. 1934)

• 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 10 » Archduke Maximilian of Habsburg is proclaimed emperor of Mexico during the French intervention in Mexico.
• May 7 » The world's oldest surviving clipper ship, the City of Adelaide is launched by William Pile, Hay and Co. in Sunderland, England, for transporting passengers and goods between Britain and Australia.
• May 13 » American Civil War: Battle of Resaca: The battle begins with Union General Sherman fighting toward Atlanta.
• May 31 » American Civil War: Overland Campaign: Battle of Cold Harbor: The Army of Northern Virginia engages the Army of the Potomac.
• July 30 » American Civil War: Battle of the Crater: Union forces attempt to break Confederate lines at Petersburg, Virginia by exploding a large bomb under their trenches.
• 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 July 24, 1864 was about 22.0 °C. The air pressure was 5 kgf/m² and came mainly from the southwest. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 60%.