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• Anna Maria Born, Wittem
• Anna Josephina van Beneden, Maastricht († 1945)
• Adrianus van der Wijst, Appeltern († 1872)
• Adriaantje Buijtendijk, Goudswaard, Zuid-Holland, Nederland († 1963)
• Adriana Scheffers, Schiedam, Zuid-Holland, Nederland († 1872)
• Abraham van den Heuvel, Nieuwkoop en Noorden
• Albert Jansen Katerberg, Gees Oosterhesselen, Drenthe, Nederland († 1917)
• Anna Margaretha Schlangen, St. Louis, City of Saint Louis, Missouri, United States († 1890)
• Adrianus Cornelis Korteweg, Willemstad, Noord-Brabant, Nederland
• Adrianus Heijmans, Udenhout († 1955)

• Anthonius Pannekoek (70), Apeldoorn
• Haubrich (0)
• Alberta van Dijk (65), Utrecht, Netherlands
• Akke Pieters Hofman (70), Westdongeradeel (gem. Dongeradeel)
• Adrianus Lagerwaard (0), Krimpen aan den IJssel, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
• Anna Cornelia Mastboom (84), Oud en Nieuw Gastel, Nederland
• Alida Catharina Lenior (0), Monnickendam
• Aletta Beuk (0), Mijdrecht
• Bassa (0), Lexmond (Zederik), Zuid-Holland, Nederland
• Adriana VAN GOOL (84), Merksplas, Province of Antwerp (Middle Brabant), Belgium

• 1865 » Jac. P. Thijsse, Dutch botanist and conservationist († 1945)
• 1866 » Frederick Blackman, English physiologist and academic († 1947)
• 1867 » Alexander Rummler, American painter († 1959)
• 1867 » Max Dauthendey, German author and painter († 1918)
• 1869 » Platon, Estonian bishop and saint († 1919)
• 1870 » Maxfield Parrish, American painter and illustrator († 1966)
• 1875 » Jim Corbett, Indian hunter, environmentalist, and author († 1955)
• 1878 » Masaharu Anesaki, Japanese philosopher and scholar († 1949)
• 1882 » George S. Rentz, American commander († 1942)
• 1883 » Alfredo Casella, Italian pianist, composer, and conductor († 1947)

• 1826 » Kondraty Ryleyev, Russian poet and publisher (b. 1795)
• 1831 » Maria Szymanowska, Polish composer and pianist (b. 1789)
• 1834 » Samuel Taylor Coleridge, English philosopher, poet, and critic (b. 1772)
• 1842 » Dominique Jean Larrey, French physician and surgeon (b. 1766)
• 1843 » Charles Macintosh, Scottish chemist and engineer (b. 1766)
• 1861 » Jonas Furrer, Swiss lawyer and politician, President of the Swiss Confederation (b. 1805)
• 1865 » James Barry, English soldier and surgeon (b. 1799)
• 1887 » John Taylor, American religious leader, 3rd President of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (b. 1808)
• 1934 » Engelbert Dollfuss, Austrian politician, 14th Chancellor of Austria (b. 1892)
• 1934 » François Coty, French businessman, founded Coty, Inc. (b. 1874)

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

1. Maria
2. Johanna
3. Anna
4. Cornelia
5. Elisabeth
6. Adriana
7. Hendrika
8. Catharina
9. Wilhelmina
10. Aaltje
11. Grietje
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)
• 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.
• From July 6, 1872 till August 27, 1874 the Netherlands had a cabinet De Vries - Fransen van de Putte with the prime ministers Mr. G. de Vries Azn. (liberaal) and I.D. Fransen van de Putte (liberaal).
• The Netherlands had about 4.0 million citizens.
• February 20 » The Metropolitan Museum of Art opens in New York City.
• April 10 » The first Arbor Day is celebrated in Nebraska.
• May 22 » Reconstruction Era: President Ulysses S. Grant signs the Amnesty Act into law, restoring full civil and political rights to all but about 500 Confederate sympathizers.
• July 18 » The Ballot Act 1872 in the United Kingdom introduced the requirement that parliamentary and local government elections be held by secret ballot.
• September 18 » King Oscar II accedes to the throne of Sweden–Norway.
• December 9 » In Louisiana, P. B. S. Pinchback becomes the first African-American governor of a U.S. state.

The temperature on July 25, 1872 was about 31.6 °C. The air pressure was 2 kgf/m² and came mainly from the south east. The atmospheric humidity was 40%.