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• Adrianus van Kooten, Maarssen
• Aagje Ykes Ykema
• Aaltje BOS, muntendam († 1946)
• Alida Cornelia Boer, Maassluis († 1873)
• Alfons Van Gossem, Scherpenheuvel, 3270, België († 1942)
• Ann Forman, Lonmay, Aberdeenshire, Scotland († 1970)
• Alice Belle Lowman, Clearfield, Clearfield County, Pennsylvania, Verenigde Staten († 1951)
• Horsten Henricus, Wortel, Antwerpen, België († 1942)
• Alma Steinhagen, Vorwerk (Poel), Nordwestmecklenburg, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Ksp. Kirchdorf/Insel Poel
• Adrianus Westbroek, Driebergen († 1954)

• Adelaid Wilhelmina Johanna Christina Moet (1), Maastricht
• Barteld Jans Dekker (82), Dijkhuizen (Ruinerwold) 36
• Gerritsen (0), Wierden
• Barbara Maria Vandepael, Tielt-bij-Aarschot, Brabant, Belgie
• Berendina Loge (Loogen)(Logen)(Looijen) (66), Apeldoorn
• Aldert Hendrikus Hulsman (0), Venlo
• Adriana Verschoor (45), Dubbeldam
• Adrianus Hermanus Kagenaar (0), Utrecht, Utrecht, Nederland
• Arie Cornelis Hermanusz Woudenberg (79), Ameide, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
• Adriaan Couwenberg (76)

• 1864 » James Cannon Jr., American Bishop of the Methodist Episcopal Church, South († 1944)
• 1866 » Abraham Flexner, American educator, founded the Institute for Advanced Study († 1959)
• 1869 » Ariadna Tyrkova-Williams, Russian-American activist, journalist, and politician († 1962)
• 1869 » Helene Stöcker, German author and activist († 1943)
• 1872 » John M. Lyle, Irish-Canadian architect and educator, designed the Royal Alexandra Theatre († 1945)
• 1878 » Max Dehn, German-American mathematician and academic († 1952)
• 1879 » John Grieb, American gymnast and triathlete († 1939)
• 1881 » Jesús García, Mexican railroad brakeman († 1907)
• 1883 » Leo Goodwin, American swimmer, diver, and water polo player († 1957)
• 1886 » Mary Wigman, German dancer and choreographer († 1973)

• 1862 » Ludwig Uhland, German poet, philologist, and historian (b. 1787)
• 1863 » Ignacio Comonfort, Mexican soldier and politician. President 1855-1858 (b. 1812)
• 1867 » Adolphe Napoléon Didron, French archaeologist and historian (b. 1806)
• 1868 » Gioachino Rossini, Italian pianist and composer (b. 1792)
• 1883 » J. Marion Sims, American physician and gynecologist (b. 1813)
• 1903 » Camille Pissarro, Virgin Islander-French painter (b. 1830)
• 1929 » Princess Viktoria of Prussia (b. 1866)
• 1932 » Francisco Lagos Cházaro, acting president of Mexico (1915) (b. 1878)
• 1937 » Mrs. Leslie Carter, American actress (b. 1857)
• 1942 » Daniel J. Callaghan, American admiral (b. 1890)

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.
• February 20 » The Metropolitan Museum of Art opens in New York City.
• March 5 » George Westinghouse patents the air brake.
• March 16 » The Wanderers F.C. won the first FA Cup, the oldest football competition in the world, beating Royal Engineers A.F.C. 1–0 at The Oval in Kennington, London.
• November 29 » American Indian Wars: The Modoc War begins with the Battle of Lost River.
• December 4 » The crewless American brigantine Mary Celeste, drifting in the Atlantic, is discovered by the Canadian brig Dei Gratia. The ship has been abandoned for nine days but is only slightly damaged. Her master Benjamin Briggs and all nine others known to have been on board are never accounted for.

The temperature on November 13, 1872 was about 1.2 °C. There was 4 mm of rain. The air pressure was 25 kgf/m² and came mainly from the north-northeast. The atmospheric humidity was 86%.