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• Arthur James Ferne, Shoreditch, London, England († 1935)
• Akke Jans Mulder, Smallingerland, FRL
• Adrianus Honingh, Ransdorp (Amsterdam)
• Aagje van Pel, Egmond aan Zee († 1926)
• Anna Bestevaar, Wieringenwaard († 1875)
• Abraham (Saul) Coster, 's-Graveland († 1943)
• Anna Geertruida Snouck Hurgronje, Breda,Gemeente Breda,North Brabant,Netherlands († 1954)
• Aaltje Sophia Leuverman, Rotterdam
• Anna Catharina Dorothea van de Laar, Leiden († 1872)
• Anna Cecelia Wambach, Canada († 1922)

• Arnoldus Giesen (68), Warm, Gelderland, Nederland
• Ariaantje Vreeswijk (81), Middelharnis, Zuid-Holland, The Netherlands
• Anna Maria Dorothea Schindler (54), Köndringen, Teningen, Emmendingen, Baden-Württemberg, Duitsland
• "Joannes" Johannes Johannes (81), Heeswijk, NL
• Adrianus Johan König (0), den haag
• Arnoldus Bosmans (46), Heeze
• Anna Catharina Pelupessy, Amboina
• Aleida Slot (0), Deventer, Overijssel, The Netherlands
• Arnold Uytdebrouck (65), Zepperen, België
• Anna Elisabeth Reckman (51), Geertruidenberg

• 1863 » Andrés Bonifacio, Filipino activist and politician, co-founded Katipunan († 1897)
• 1866 » Andrey Lyapchev, Bulgarian politician, Prime Minister of Bulgaria († 1933)
• 1869 » Gustaf Dalén, Swedish physicist and engineer, Nobel Prize laureate († 1937)
• 1869 » James Hamilton, 3rd Duke of Abercorn, English lawyer and politician, Governor of Northern Ireland († 1953)
• 1872 » John McCrae, Canadian physician, soldier, and poet († 1918)
• 1873 » Božena Benešová, Czech author and poet († 1936)
• 1874 » Lucy Maud Montgomery, English-Canadian author and poet († 1942)
• 1874 » Winston Churchill, English colonel, journalist, and politician, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, Nobel Prize laureate († 1965)
• 1875 » Myron Grimshaw, American baseball player († 1936)
• 1875 » Otto Strandman, Estonian lawyer and politician, 2nd Prime Minister of Estonia († 1941)

• 1863 » Kamehameha IV, Hawaiian King (b. 1834)
• 1864 » Patrick Cleburne, Irish-American general (b. 1828)
• 1873 » Alexander Berry, Scottish-Welsh surgeon, merchant, and explorer (b. 1781)
• 1892 » Dimitrios Valvis, Greek judge and politician, 69th Prime Minister of Greece (b. 1814)
• 1900 » Oscar Wilde, Irish playwright, novelist, and poet (b. 1854)
• 1901 » Edward John Eyre, English explorer and politician, Governor of Jamaica (b. 1815)
• 1907 » Ludwig Levy, German architect (b. 1854)
• 1908 » Nishinoumi Kajirō I, Japanese sumo wrestler, the 16th Yokozuna (b. 1855)
• 1920 » Vladimir May-Mayevsky, Russian general (b. 1867)
• 1923 » John Maclean, Scottish educator and activist (b. 1879)

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 22 » The Prohibition Party holds its first national convention in Columbus, Ohio, nominating James Black as its presidential nominee.
• March 22 » Illinois becomes the first state to require gender equality in employment.
• May 10 » Victoria Woodhull becomes the first woman nominated for President of the United States.
• June 14 » Trade unions are legalized in Canada.
• 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.

There was 3 mm of rain. The air pressure was 1 kgf/m² and came mainly from the south-southeast. The atmospheric humidity was 100%.