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• Aloysius Hubertus Eggen, Maastricht (L
• Ankje Dijkstra, Burum, Friesland, Netherlands
• Adrianus Josephus Seebregts, Tilburg, Noord-Brabant, Nederland
• Antje Freerksd de Jong, Lemsterland =Lemmer, fr.nld
• Antje Koster, Enkhuizen, Nederland († 1946)
• Adrianus Johannes Rijnders († 1872)
• Antonia van de Laarschot, Maasdriel, Gelderland, Netherlands
• Anna Maria FONTEIN, Harlingen († 1934)
• Anna Maria Margaretha HOUBEN, Hasselt, Provincie Limburg, Flanders, Belgie († 1918)
• Antje Koster, Enkhuizen († 1946)

• alexandre jh. FROMENT (44), Quaregnon (Belgium)
• Agatha van den IJssel (65), Katwijk aan den Rijn
• Aaltje Paauw (64), Hindeloopen, Hindeloopen (Frl)
• Aart van der Horst (73), Putten
• Antonius van Nunen (24), Vlierden, Noord-Brabant, Nederland
• Alida Groenenberg (76), Uitwijk, Noord-Brabant, Nederland
• Albert Willemsz Kramer (19), Harlingen
• Adrianus Tilemans, Bevel, 2560, België
• Agatha van den IJssel (65), Katwijk
• Aart Aartsz Grift (47), Eemnes

• 1864 » Eleftherios Venizelos, Greek lawyer, jurist, and politician, 93rd Prime Minister of Greece († 1936)
• 1867 » Edgar de Wahl, Ukrainian-Estonian linguist and academic († 1948)
• 1868 » Edgar Lee Masters, American lawyer, author, poet, and playwright († 1950)
• 1872 » Tanguturi Prakasam, Indian lawyer and politician, 1st Chief Minister of Andhra († 1957)
• 1875 » Eugene Lanceray, Russian painter and sculptor († 1946)
• 1875 » William Eccles, English physicist and engineer († 1966)
• 1877 » István Medgyaszay, Hungarian architect and academic († 1959)
• 1880 » Alexander Grin, Russian sailor and author († 1932)
• 1883 » Jonathan M. Wainwright, American general, Medal of Honor recipient († 1953)
• 1884 » Will Cuppy, American author and critic († 1949)

• 1819 » Oliver Hazard Perry, American commander (b. 1785)
• 1831 » August Neidhardt von Gneisenau, Prussian field marshal (b. 1760)
• 1831 » Ferenc Kazinczy, Hungarian author and poet (b. 1759)
• 1853 » Alexander Calder, American lawyer and politician (b. 1806)
• 1867 » Auguste-Marseille Barthélemy, French poet and author (b. 1796)
• 1892 » Deodoro da Fonseca, Brazilian field marshal and politician, 1st President of Brazil (b. 1827)
• 1900 » Kuroda Kiyotaka, Japanese general and politician, 2nd Prime Minister of Japan (b. 1840)
• 1924 » Heinrich Berté, Slovak-Austrian composer (b. 1856)
• 1926 » Rudolph Valentino, Italian actor (b. 1895)
• 1927 » Nicola Sacco, Italian anarchist convicted of murder (b. 1891)

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

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

• Koning Willem III (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1849 till 1890 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
• From June 4, 1868 till January 4, 1871 the Netherlands had a cabinet Van Bosse - Fock with the prime ministers Mr. P.P. van Bosse (liberaal) and Mr. C. Fock (liberaal).
• In The Netherlands , there was from January 4, 1871 to July 6, 1872 the cabinet Thorbecke III, with Mr. J.R. Thorbecke (liberaal) as prime minister.
• The Netherlands had about 4.0 million citizens.
• January 19 » Franco-Prussian War: In the Siege of Paris, Prussia wins the Battle of St. Quentin. Meanwhile, the French attempt to break the siege in the Battle of Buzenval will end unsuccessfully the following day.
• March 22 » In North Carolina, William Woods Holden becomes the first governor of a U.S. state to be removed from office by impeachment.
• May 21 » Opening of the first rack railway in Europe, the Rigi Bahnen on Mount Rigi.
• June 10 » Sinmiyangyo: Captain McLane Tilton leads 109 US Marines in a naval attack on Han River forts on Kanghwa Island, Korea.
• August 29 » Emperor Meiji orders the abolition of the han system and the establishment of prefectures as local centers of administration. (Traditional Japanese date: July 14, 1871).
• November 16 » The National Rifle Association receives its charter from New York State.

The temperature on August 23, 1871 was about 17.1 °C. There was 0.1 mm of rain. The air pressure was 7 kgf/m² and came mainly from the west-southwest. The atmospheric humidity was 88%.