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• Koolhaas, Zwammerdam, Nederland († 1872)
• Anthonius Orij-, Castricum, Nederland († 1872)
• Alexander Mertens, Geel, België († 1953)
• Anna Maria KNAPEN, Hasselt, Provincie Limburg, Flanders, Belgie
• Abraham de Witte, Groede, Zeeland, Nederland († 1900)
• Anna Maria van Wezel, Tilburg († 1922)
• Apollonia van Risp, Lekkerkerk, Zuid Holland, Nederland
• Adriaan Provoost, Domburg, Walcheren, NL († 1875)
• de Haan, Minnertsga († 1872)
• Aaltje Rooseboom, Zegveld, Nederland

• Anna Catharina UWAERTS, Hoboken,Antwerpen,BELGIE
• Alberta Overbeek van (23), Dokkum, Fr, Nederland
• Aaltje Alberts ten Brinke (71), Archem (Ambt Ommen)
• Adriaantje Luitjes Kuiper (Kah) (69), Nieuwe Pekela
• Antje Jandr Stammis (72), Sint Maarten, Noord-Holland, Netherlands
• Alberta Valk (41), Arnhem, Gelderland, Nederland
• Anna Dirks (79), Casteren
• anje Klaassens Bultje (55), Groningen
• Adriaantje Luitjes KUIPER (69), Nieuwe-Pekela, Pekela, Groningen, Nederland
• Anna Elisabeth Dircks (79), Hoogeloon, Hapert en Casteren

• 1854 » David Emmanuel, Romanian mathematician and academic († 1941)
• 1865 » Henri Desgrange, French cyclist and journalist († 1940)
• 1865 » Shastriji Maharaj, Indian spiritual leader, founded BAPS († 1951)
• 1868 » Theodore William Richards, American chemist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate († 1928)
• 1872 » Zane Grey, American author († 1939)
• 1881 » Irving Langmuir, American chemist and physicist, Nobel Prize laureate († 1957)
• 1884 » Mammad Amin Rasulzade, Azerbaijani scholar and politician, 1st President of The Democratic Republic of Azerbaijan († 1955)
• 1884 » Theodor Heuss, German journalist and politician, 1st President of the Federal Republic of Germany († 1963)
• 1889 » Frank Foster, English cricketer († 1958)
• 1892 » Eddie Cantor, American singer-songwriter, actor, and dancer († 1964)

• 1828 » Alexander Ypsilantis, Greek general (b. 1792)
• 1836 » John Cheyne, English physician and author (b. 1777)
• 1844 » Henri Gatien Bertrand, French general (b. 1773)
• 1856 » 11th Dalai Lama (b. 1838)
• 1870 » Cilibi Moise, Moldavian-Romanian journalist and author (b. 1812)
• 1888 » John Bosco, Italian priest and educator, founded the Salesian Society (b. 1815)
• 1892 » Charles Spurgeon, English pastor and author (b. 1834)
• 1900 » John Douglas, 9th Marquess of Queensberry, Scottish nobleman (b. 1844)
• 1907 » Timothy Eaton, Canadian businessman, founded Eaton's (b. 1834)
• 1923 » Eligiusz Niewiadomski, Polish painter and critic (b. 1869)

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.
• January 12 » Yohannes IV is crowned Emperor of Ethiopia in Axum, the first imperial coronation in that city in over 200 years.
• March 5 » George Westinghouse patents the air brake.
• March 11 » Construction of the Seven Sisters Colliery, South Wales, begins; located on one of the richest coal sources in Britain.
• 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 21 » Challenger expedition: HMSChallenger, commanded by Captain George Nares, sails from Portsmouth, England.

The temperature on January 31, 1872 was about 0.5 °C. The air pressure was 1 kgf/m² and came mainly from the south-southeast. The atmospheric humidity was 92%.