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• Alexander de Keizer, Vianen († 1901)
• Alexander DE KEIJZER, Vianen († 1901)
• Aaltje van de Kamp, Nijkerkerveen, Gelderland, Nederland († 1872)
• Adriana Versteeg, USA († 1932)
• Allegonda Elich, Breda († 1939)
• Adriana Maria Onderwater, Zoeterwoude, ZUI, Nederland († 1936)
• * Gerardus Engelen, Helden († 1953)
• Adriana Keij, Hazerswoude, Zuid-Holland, Nederland († 1931)
• Adriana van de POLDER, Oud-Beijerland († 1871)
• Aart Jochems, Uithoorn, Noord-Holland, Nederland († 1871)

• Agnes Neijen (42), Venraij
• Aaltje Hemke (53), Hensbroek
• Adriana van der Horst, Sint-Oedenrode, NL
• Adriana Heijmans (81), Oerle, Noord Brabant, Nederland
• Alberta Maria Vosselman (84), Apeldoorn
• Abrahanna Willemina Michon (1), 's-Gravenhage, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
• Adriana Kievit (67), Tholen
• Aaltje HEMKE (53), Hensbroek, Noord-Holland, Nederland
• Adriana [Petrus] Heijmans (81), Oerle
• Alberdina Johanna Soeters (72), Harderwijk

• 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)
• 1879 » Ray Harroun, American race car driver and engineer († 1968)

• 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. 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 21 » Journalist Henry Morton Stanley begins his trek to find the missionary and explorer David Livingstone.
• May 21 » French troops invade the Paris Commune and engage its residents in street fighting. By the close of "Bloody Week", some 20,000 communards have been killed and 38,000 arrested.
• May 28 » The Paris Commune falls after two months.
• July 20 » British Columbia joins the confederation of Canada.
• October 24 » An estimated 17 to 20 Chinese immigrants are lynched in Los Angeles, California.

The air pressure was 1 kgf/m² and came mainly from the west-northwest. The atmospheric humidity was 95%.