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• Adolf Guentert, Bettmaringen, Baden
• Adrianus Roos, Hellevoetsluis
• Anje Beukema, Ulrum († 1936)
• Anna Maria Gores, De Steeg († 1868)
• Anna Marissen, Beilen, Drenthe, Netherlands(Tiendeveen)
• Amalia Gertruda Convent, Enschede, Overijssel, Nl
• Aaldert Etten, Beilen († 1870)
• Anna Johanna Peeters, Zuid-Waddinxveen
• Adrianus Bolland, Hellendoorn, Overijssel, Nederland
• Andries Bos, Schoterland

• Antoniea van den Heuvel (0), Eexta, Scheemda
• Antje Willems Stuur Bessien (37), Weststellingwerf, Vinkega
• Alexander Schildmeijer (50), Rotterdam, Nederland
• Adriana Noorman (1), Dirksland, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands
• Anna Hindriks Bronsema (78), Nieuwe Pekela (Groningen)
• Aagje Stuifbergen * (73)
• Aaltje van der Sluis (71), Wilsum
• Aaltje Pieters van der Sluis (72), Wilsum, Ov. Nederland
• Anna Bronsema (78), Nieuwe Pekela
• Aaltje van der Sluis (71), Wilsum, Nederland

• 1856 » John Singer Sargent, American painter and academic († 1925)
• 1863 » Swami Vivekananda, Indian monk and philosopher († 1902)
• 1869 » Bhagwan Das, Indian philosopher, academic, and politician († 1958)
• 1873 » Spyridon Louis, Greek runner († 1940)
• 1874 » Laura Adams Armer, American author and photographer († 1963)
• 1876 » Ermanno Wolf-Ferrari, Italian composer and educator († 1948)
• 1876 » Fevzi Çakmak, Turkish field marshal and politician, Prime Minister of the Turkish Provisional Government († 1950)
• 1876 » Jack London, American novelist and journalist († 1916)
• 1877 » Frank J. Corr, American lawyer and politician, 45th Mayor of Chicago († 1934)
• 1878 » Ferenc Molnár, Hungarian-American author and playwright († 1952)

• 1829 » Karl Wilhelm Friedrich Schlegel, German philosopher, poet, and critic (b. 1772)
• 1833 » Marie-Antoine Carême, French chef (b. 1784)
• 1834 » William Grenville, 1st Baron Grenville, English academic and politician, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (b. 1759)
• 1856 » Ľudovít Štúr, Slovak philologist and politician (b. 1815)
• 1861 » Václav Hanka, Czech philologist and author (b. 1791)
• 1892 » James Caulfeild, 3rd Earl of Charlemont, Irish politician, Lord Lieutenant of Tyrone (b. 1820)
• 1892 » William Reeves, Irish bishop and historian (b. 1815)
• 1899 » Hiram Walker, American businessman, founded Canadian Club (b. 1816)
• 1909 » Hermann Minkowski, Lithuanian-German mathematician and academic (b. 1864)
• 1911 » Andreas Papagiannakopoulos, Greek journalist, judge, and politician (b. 1845)

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

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

• Koning Willem III (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1849 till 1890 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
• From June 1, 1866 till June 4, 1868 the Netherlands had a cabinet Van Zuijlen van Nijevelt - Heemskerk with the prime ministers Mr. J.P.J.A. graaf Van Zuijlen van Nijevelt (AR) and Mr. J. Heemskerk Azn. (conservatief).
• The Netherlands had about 3.6 million citizens.
• February 13 » Work begins on the covering of the Senne, burying Brussels's primary river and creating the modern central boulevards.
• February 28 » Seventy years of Holy See–United States relations are ended by a Congressional ban on federal funding of diplomatic envoys to the Vatican and are not restored until January 10, 1984.
• March 2 » The U.S. Congress passes the first Reconstruction Act.
• March 29 » Queen Victoria gives Royal Assent to the British North America Act which establishes Canada on July 1.
• August 28 » The United States takes possession of the (at this point unoccupied) Midway Atoll.
• December 4 » Former Minnesota farmer Oliver Hudson Kelley founds the Order of the Patrons of Husbandry (better known today as the Grange).

The temperature on January 12, 1867 was about -1.0 °C. There was 3 mm of rain. The air pressure was 12 kgf/m² and came mainly from the west. The airpressure was 75 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 94%.