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• Alberta Klein Ovink, Zeesse, Ommen Ambt, Overijssel, Nederland
• Adelaida Melania Vandamme, Hooglede West Vlaanderen België
• Adriana van den Band, Oudenhoorn († 1931)
• Alexander Schell, Kralingen († 1871)
• (l.l.) Machemer, Willemstad († 1865)
• Adriana Maria van der Velde, Avereest († 1865)
• Alexander-Jacobus VERKUIJL, Putte(Nl) († 1937)
• Aaldrik Kostwinder, Slochteren, Nederland († 1891)
• Adriaantje Wagenmaker, St. Philipsland gem. Tholen Zld. NL († 1870)
• Anna Catharina VERMEIREN, Schilde, Province of Antwerp (Middle Brabant), Belgium († 1939)

• Kombaer, Amoentai, N.I
• Adriana Brouwer (70), Rotterdam
• (l.l.) Machemer (0), Willemstad
• Caroline Elizabeth Guignard (53)
• Angelina CROES (1), Kaggevinbne
• Berendina Spalink
• Coenradus Schermeij (53), Someren, Noord-Brabant, Netherlands
• "Elisabeth"a van Disseldorp (74), (Made en Drimmelen)-Made,, Noord-Brabant, Nederland
• Anna Catharina Margaretha Rüschen (62), Wesuwe, Haren
• Anna den Besten (44), Schalkwijk, Houten, Utrecht, Nederland

• 1856 » Frederick William Vanderbilt, American railway magnate († 1938)
• 1856 » Makar Yekmalyan, Armenian composer († 1905)
• 1857 » Jan Drozdowski, Polish pianist and music teacher († 1918)
• 1860 » Curtis Guild, Jr., American journalist and politician, 43rd Governor of Massachusetts († 1915)
• 1861 » Solomon R. Guggenheim, American businessman and philanthropist, founded the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum († 1949)
• 1862 » Émile Coste, French fencer († 1927)
• 1862 » Cornelius McKane, American physician, educator, and hospital founder († 1912)
• 1866 » Enrique Simonet, Spanish painter and academic († 1927)
• 1873 » Konstantin von Neurath, German politician and diplomat, 13th German Minister of Foreign Affairs († 1956)
• 1873 » Leo Fall, Austrian composer († 1925)

• 1831 » Vincenzo Dimech, Maltese sculptor (b. 1768)
• 1836 » Letizia Ramolino, Italian noblewoman (b. 1750)
• 1861 » Théophane Vénard, French Catholic missionary (b. 1829)
• 1881 » Henry Parker, English-Australian politician, 3rd Premier of New South Wales (b. 1808)
• 1904 » Ernest Cashel, American-Canadian criminal (b. 1882)
• 1904 » William Collins Whitney, American financier and politician, 31st United States Secretary of the Navy (b. 1841)
• 1905 » Henri Germain, French banker and politician, founded Le Crédit Lyonnais (b. 1824)
• 1907 » Dmitri Mendeleev, Russian chemist and academic (b. 1834)
• 1909 » Carlo Acton, Italian pianist and composer (b. 1829)
• 1913 » Gustaf de Laval, Swedish engineer (b. 1845)

1. Jan
2. Johannes
3. Cornelis
4. Hendrik
5. Pieter
6. Willem
7. Gerrit
8. Jacob
9. Petrus
10. Jacobus
11. Dirk
12. Adrianus
13. Arie
14. Klaas
15. Gerardus
16. Albert

1. Maria
2. Johanna
3. Anna
4. Cornelia
5. Elisabeth
6. Catharina
7. Adriana
8. Hendrika
9. Wilhelmina
10. Aaltje
11. Grietje
12. Neeltje
13. Antje
14. Trijntje
15. Elizabeth
16. Petronella

• 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.
• January 15 » American Civil War: Fort Fisher in North Carolina falls to the Union, thus cutting off the last major seaport of the Confederacy.
• March 4 » The third and final national flag of the Confederate States of America is adopted by the Confederate Congress.
• March 18 » American Civil War: The Congress of the Confederate States adjourns for the last time.
• March 25 » American Civil War: In Virginia, Confederate forces temporarily capture Fort Stedman from the Union.
• May 12 » American Civil War: The Battle of Palmito Ranch: The first day of the last major land action to take place during the Civil War, resulting in a Confederate victory.
• July 21 » In the market square of Springfield, Missouri, Wild Bill Hickok shoots and kills Davis Tutt in what is regarded as the first western showdown.

The temperature on February 2, 1865 was about 5.4 °C. There was 2 mm of rain. The air pressure was 2 kgf/m² and came mainly from the south-southwest. The airpressure was 74 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 97%.