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• adrianus Bouwman, Maassluis Zhl. NL
• Abele Egberts Dijkstra, Reitsum († 1873)
• Alfons VAN AERSCHOT, Rillaar Vlaams Brabant († 1952)
• Rus, Beemster
• Adrianus Bouman, Maassluis, Zuid-Holland, Nederland († 1949)
• Adrianus Wilhelmus Kil, Ossendrecht († 1939)
• Albert Kornelis Rijpstra, Metslawier
• Albert van der Werff, Wolvega, Friesland, Nederland
• Adrianus Cornelis Antonie van Vuuren, Montfoort, UTR, Nederland († 1884)
• Abele Dijkstra, Ferwerderadeel († 1873)

• Antonius van der Pluijm (64), Raamsdonk, Noord-Brabant, Nederland
• Aaltje Jans HUT (0), Tolbert Groningen Netherlands
• Adam Todd Dodge (80), Brooklyn, Kings, New York, Verenigde Staten
• adriana HOOGVLIET (2), klaaswaal
• Abraham van Tatenhoven (85), Vrouwenpolder
• Antonia Nooijen (50), Bakel en Milheeze
• Adriaan Heijtink (1), Ilpendam, Nederland
• Anoldus Hubertus van der Heijden (27), Woensel
• Aleida Margaretha Egging (11), Didam, Gelderland, Nederland
• Andreas Hermans (76), Cuijk, Noord-Brabant, Netherlands

• 1863 » Edythe Chapman, American actress († 1948)
• 1864 » Ozias Leduc, Canadian painter and educator († 1955)
• 1870 » Louis Vierne, French organist and composer († 1937)
• 1872 » Mary Engle Pennington, American bacteriological chemist and refrigeration engineer († 1952)
• 1873 » Alexey Shchusev, Russian architect and academic, designed Lenin's Mausoleum († 1949)
• 1873 » Ejnar Hertzsprung, Danish chemist and astronomer († 1967)
• 1875 » Laurence Doherty, English tennis player and golfer († 1919)
• 1876 » Frederick Montague, 1st Baron Amwell, English lieutenant and politician († 1966)
• 1877 » Hans Heysen, German-Australian painter († 1968)
• 1879 » Huntley Gordon, Canadian-American actor († 1956)

• 1809 » James Elphinston, Scottish orthographer, phonologist, and linguist (b. 1721)
• 1821 » Juan O'Donojú, last Spanish ruler of Mexico (b. 1762)
• 1834 » François-Adrien Boieldieu, French composer (b. 1775)
• 1869 » Franklin Pierce, American general, lawyer, and politician, 14th President of the United States (b. 1804)
• 1879 » Miguel Grau Seminario, Peruvian admiral (b. 1834)
• 1886 » Austin F. Pike, American lawyer and politician (b. 1819)
• 1897 » Alexei Savrasov, Russian painter and academic (b. 1830)
• 1928 » Larry Semon, American actor, director, producer, and screenwriter (b. 1889)
• 1931 » John Monash, Australian general and engineer (b. 1865)
• 1936 » Premchand, Indian author and screenwriter (b. 1880)

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 1 » Yellowstone National Park is established as the world's first national park.
• April 10 » The first Arbor Day is celebrated in Nebraska.
• May 10 » Victoria Woodhull becomes the first woman nominated for President of the United States.
• June 14 » Trade unions are legalized in Canada.
• December 21 » Challenger expedition: HMSChallenger, commanded by Captain George Nares, sails from Portsmouth, England.

The temperature on October 8, 1872 was about 14.0 °C. The air pressure was 1 kgf/m² and came mainly from the south-southeast. The atmospheric humidity was 73%.