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• ?? Brak, (FR) Schoterland († 1865)
• Andries Mol, Sint Philipsland († 1924)
• Albert Kooij, Wierden († 1911)
• Alphons Marie UYTTERSPROT, Denderbelle
• Aline Caroline de Rothschild, Paris, Île-de-France, France († 1909)
• Alice Caroline de Rothschild († 1909)
• Andries Mol, Sint Philipsland († 1924)
• Aaltje Hagtingius, Bovenkarspel, Nederland († 1867)
• Adriana Hooijkaas, Rotterdam, Gemeente Rotterdam, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands († 1949)
• Aagje Terweij, Zaandam, Noord-Holland, Nederland († 1926)

• Aagje Muezerie (2), Den Haag
• Aaltje Gerritsen van Ginkel (85), Woudenberg
• Anna Maria Catharina IJzermans (0), Vlaardingen
• Akke Pieters Koning (40), Poppingawier, gem. Rauwerderhem, Friesland, Nederland
• Adriana Veraa (65), Hedikhuizen
• Antje Verburg (77), Rotterdam 999-09 Registratienummer 1865A Aktenummer 1865.646 Pagina a168
• Anna Elisabeth Wuyts (83), Veerle, 2431, België
• Visser, dokkum
• Alberdina Jans MEIJERING (70), Groningen, Groningen, Nederland
• ?? Brak (0), (FR) Schoterland

• 1844 » Charles-Marie Widor, French organist and composer († 1937)
• 1860 » Goscombe John, Welsh-English sculptor and academic († 1952)
• 1865 » John Haden Badley, English author and educator, founded the Bedales School († 1967)
• 1867 » Otto Hermann Kahn, German banker and philanthropist († 1934)
• 1875 » Jeanne Calment, French super-centenarian, oldest verified person ever († 1997)
• 1878 » Mirra Alfassa, French-Indian spiritual leader († 1973)
• 1881 » Kenneth J. Alford, English soldier, bandmaster, and composer († 1945)
• 1885 » Sacha Guitry, Russian-French actor, director, and playwright († 1957)
• 1887 » Korechika Anami, Japanese general and politician, 54th Japanese Minister of War († 1945)
• 1888 » Clemence Dane, English author and playwright († 1965)

• 1821 » Georg Friedrich von Martens, German jurist and diplomat (b. 1756)
• 1824 » Eugène de Beauharnais, French general (b. 1781)
• 1829 » Kittur Chennamma, Indian queen and freedom fighter (b. 1778)
• 1846 » Emperor Ninkō of Japan (b. 1800)
• 1862 » Justinus Kerner, German poet and physician (b. 1786)
• 1888 » William Weston, English-Australian politician, 3rd Premier of Tasmania (b. 1804)
• 1891 » James Timberlake, American lieutenant and police officer (b. 1846)
• 1919 » Kurt Eisner, German journalist and politician, Minister-President of Bavaria (b. 1867)
• 1926 » Heike Kamerlingh Onnes, Dutch physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1853)
• 1934 » Augusto César Sandino, Nicaraguan rebel leader (b. 1895)

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. Petronella
16. Elizabeth

• 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 20 » End of the Uruguayan War, with a peace agreement between President Tomás Villalba and rebel leader Venancio Flores, setting the scene for the destructive War of the Triple Alliance.
• April 1 » American Civil War: Union troops led by Philip Sheridan decisively defeat Confederate troops led by George Pickett, cutting the Army of Northern Virginia's last supply line.
• May 5 » American Civil War: The Confederate government was declared dissolved at Washington, Georgia.
• July 7 » Four conspirators in the assassination of Abraham Lincoln are hanged.
• July 14 » First ascent of the Matterhorn by Edward Whymper and party, four of whom die on the descent.
• November 11 » Treaty of Sinchula is signed whereby Bhutan cedes the areas east of the Teesta River to the British East India Company.

The temperature on February 21, 1865 was about -0.4 °C. There was 0.7 mm of rain. The air pressure was 7 kgf/m² and came mainly from the north-northwest. The airpressure was 77 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 90%.