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• Albertje Engeler, Leeuwarden
• Adriana Spaans, Oudendijk, Noord-Holland, Nederland († 1878)
• Aagje van Veen, Rotterdam Zuid-Holland Nederland († 1866)
• Antonia Hemmers, Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Nederland
• Andries Vermeer, Ochten († 1940)
• Adrianus Kruik, Rockanje († 1866)
• Anna Maria van der Hoek, Oostvoorne, Zuid Holland, Nederland
• Annie Christena Jensen, Moroni, Sanpete, Utah, United States († 1935)
• Adriaan Kodde, Oost-en West-Souburg († 1865)
• Wilken, Hebelermeer, Twist, Landkreis Emsland, Lower Saxony, Germany († 1865)

• Anna Geertruida Sasbach (2), Amsterdam, Noord Holland, Nederland
• Adriana Cornelia Bakkers (31), Ginneken en Bavel, Noord-Brabant, Nederland
• Anna Catharina van Kessel (8), Overveen, Noord-Holland, Nederland
• Antje Hessels Postma (37), Midlum, Franekeradeel, Friesland, Nederland
• Antje Swart (54), Den Helder, Noord-Holland, Nederland
• Aartje Hengeveld (30), Apeldoorn
• de Groot (0), Oldebroek
• Anna Petronella De Decker (80), Denderwindeke
• Aike Hekman (0), Winschoten
• Anna Cornelia Riethoff (29), Schoonhoven, Zuid-Holland, The Netherlands

• 1851 » Peder Severin Krøyer, Norwegian-Danish painter († 1909)
• 1856 » Bal Gangadhar Tilak, Indian lawyer and journalist († 1920)
• 1864 » Apolinario Mabini, Filipino lawyer and politician, 1st Prime Minister of the Philippines († 1903)
• 1865 » Henry Norris, English businessman and politician († 1934)
• 1866 » Francesco Cilea, Italian composer and academic († 1950)
• 1878 » James Thomas Milton Anderson, Canadian lawyer and politician, 5th Premier of Saskatchewan († 1946)
• 1882 » Kâzım Karabekir, Turkish general and politician, 5th Speaker of the Grand National Assembly of Turkey (b. 1948)
• 1883 » Alan Brooke, 1st Viscount Alanbrooke, French-English field marshal and politician, Lord Lieutenant of the County of London († 1963)
• 1884 » Emil Jannings, Swiss-German actor († 1950)
• 1885 » Izaak Killam, Canadian financier and philanthropist († 1955)

• 1833 » Anselmo de la Cruz, Chilean politician, Chilean Minister of Finance (b. 1777)
• 1853 » Andries Pretorius, South African general (b. 1798)
• 1875 » Isaac Singer, American businessman, founded the Singer Corporation (b. 1811)
• 1878 » Carl von Rokitansky, Bohemian physician, pathologist, and politician (b. 1804)
• 1885 » Ulysses S. Grant, American general and politician, 18th President of the United States (b. 1822)
• 1904 » John Douglas, English-Australian politician, 7th Premier of Queensland (b. 1828)
• 1909 » Frederick Holder, Australian politician, 19th Premier of South Australia (b. 1850)
• 1916 » William Ramsay, Scottish-English chemist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1852)
• 1919 » Spyridon Lambros, Greek historian and politician, 100th Prime Minister of Greece (b. 1851)
• 1920 » Conrad Kohrs, German-American rancher and politician (b. 1835)

• 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.
• March 4 » The third and final national flag of the Confederate States of America is adopted by the Confederate Congress.
• 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.
• April 12 » American Civil War: Mobile, Alabama, falls to the Union Army.
• July 14 » First ascent of the Matterhorn by Edward Whymper and party, four of whom die on the descent.
• December 18 » US Secretary of State William Seward proclaims the adoption of the Thirteenth Amendment, prohibiting slavery throughout the USA.

The temperature on July 23, 1865 was about 22.0 °C. There was 0.4 mm of rain. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 68%.