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• Allegonda Maria Huvenaars, Zeeland († 1873)
• Alida van 't Hoff, Zaandam († 1872)
• Annie Maria Polden, Murray Flats, South Australia († 1939)
• Andreas Goossens, Reusel († 1873)
• Aleida Cornelia Elisabeth Zuiderhoek, Tjilatjap, Banjoemas, Java Oriental, Indonesia († 1944)
• Anna Maria Catharina op den Kamp, Grevenbicht, Limburg, Nederland († 1962)
• * Steven (2) van den Oosterkamp, Rhenen, Utrecht, NL († 1872)
• Ahazuerus Breman, Hasselt
• Annechien ten Kate f, Meppel {DR}
• Adrianus Aloysius SEGERS, Wilrijk,2610,Anvers,Flandre,BELGIQUE

• Anna Catharina Pauwels (31), Hontenisse
• Anna Lambrichs (48), Itteren, Nederland
• Amalia Franziska Jacobi (69), Bacharach
• Aaltje Winkel (0)
• Anna Coleta Horemans (3), Bouwel Grobbendonk, België
• antonetta wijnen (wijnings) (47), ruchpen
• Antonetta WIJNEN (47), Rucphen
• Antonia Zoet (65), Noordwijkerhout, ZH, Nederland
• Adam Wieber jr. (66), Eichstetten am Kaiserstuhl, Breisgau-Hochschwarzwald, Baden-Württemberg, Duitsland
• Antje Piebes Veenboer (31)

• 1864 » Clara Emilia Smitt, Swedish doctor and author († 1928)
• 1869 » Tommy Corcoran, American baseball player and umpire († 1960)
• 1874 » Josef Suk, Czech violinist and composer († 1935)
• 1877 » Marsden Hartley, American painter and poet († 1943)
• 1878 » A. E. Coppard, English poet and short story writer († 1957)
• 1878 » Augustus John, Welsh painter and illustrator († 1961)
• 1881 » Wilhelm Lehmbruck, German sculptor († 1919)
• 1883 » Johanna Westerdijk, Dutch pathologist and academic († 1961)
• 1883 » Max Eastman, American author and poet († 1969)
• 1884 » Guy Pène du Bois, American painter, critic, and educator († 1958)

• 1863 » Roger Hanson, American general (b. 1827)
• 1874 » Thomas Gregson, English-Australian lawyer and politician, 2nd Premier of Tasmania (b. 1798)
• 1877 » Cornelius Vanderbilt, American businessman and philanthropist (b. 1794)
• 1880 » Anselm Feuerbach, German painter and educator (b. 1829)
• 1880 » Edward William Cooke, English painter and illustrator (b. 1811)
• 1882 » John William Draper, English-American physician, chemist, and photographer (b. 1811)
• 1883 » Antoine Chanzy, French general (b. 1823)
• 1891 » Antoine Labelle, Canadian priest (b. 1833)
• 1896 » Joseph Hubert Reinkens, German bishop and academic (b. 1821)
• 1900 » Stanisław Mieroszewski, Polish-born politician, writer, historian and member of the Imperial Council of Austria (b. 1827)

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.
• March 1 » Yellowstone National Park is established as the world's first national park.
• March 22 » Illinois becomes the first state to require gender equality in employment.
• June 14 » Trade unions are legalized in Canada.
• November 9 » The Great Boston Fire of 1872.
• November 18 » Susan B. Anthony and 14 other women are arrested for voting illegally in the United States presidential election of 1872.
• December 21 » Challenger expedition: HMSChallenger, commanded by Captain George Nares, sails from Portsmouth, England.

The temperature on January 4, 1872 was about 5.2 °C. There was 3 mm of rain. The air pressure was 27 kgf/m² and came mainly from the south-southwest. The atmospheric humidity was 95%.