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• Albertha Johanna Gehring, Geesteren († 1875)
• Anastasia Vranken, Rillaar, Vlaams-Brabant, Belgium
• Adriana Smits, Numansdorp, Zuid-Holland, The Netherlands († 1956)
• Adeline "Ada" Carothers, Cinninnati, Hamilton County, Ohio, Verenigde Staten († 1923)
• Adrianus Franciscus Coertjens, Baarle-Nassau († 1873)
• Alexander Yule, Methlick, Aberdeenshire, Scotland († 1927)
• Albertina Antoinetta Dijkman, Nijmegen († 1943)
• Aaltje Withaar, Zwolle, Nederland († 1900)
• Aaldert van Gelder, Opheusden, Gelderland, Nederland († 1938)
• Aaltje Withaar, Zwollerkerspel, Overijssel, Nederland († 1900)

• Anna Barbara van Kempen (62), Echt, Netherlands
• Aldegonda van de Wiel (7), Vlijmen
• Anna Catharina VAN ROOY (82), Zoersel, Province of Antwerp (Middle Brabant), Belgium
• Arien Entius (0), Binnenwijzend, Westwoud, Noord-Holland, Nederland
• Bernardus Dixs (67), Deventer, Gemeente Deventer, Overijssel, Nederland
• Anna Katharina van der Meijden (1), Horst, NL
• Barta Deunk Dunk (75), Doornenburg
• (Stillborn) HOIJTING (0), Roswinkel (Emmen) Drenthe Netherlands
• Auktje Tjerks Wieringa (84), Eenrum
• Catharina Damen (24), Loon op Zand, Noord-Brabant, Nederland

• 1862 » Rasmus Rasmussen, Norwegian actor and director († 1932)
• 1868 » La Belle Otero, Spanish actress, singer, and dancer († 1965)
• 1873 » Kyōka Izumi, Japanese author, poet, and playwright († 1939)
• 1874 » Charles Despiau, French sculptor († 1946)
• 1879 » Will Rogers, American actor and screenwriter († 1935)
• 1883 » Nikolaos Plastiras, Greek general and politician 135th Prime Minister of Greece († 1953)
• 1884 » Harry Ferguson, Irish engineer, invented the tractor († 1960)
• 1887 » Alfred Lee Loomis, American physicist and philanthropist († 1975)
• 1889 » Alton Adams, American composer and bandleader († 1987)
• 1890 » Klabund, German author and poet († 1928)

• 1847 » Felix Mendelssohn, German pianist, composer, and conductor (b. 1809)
• 1847 » Thiệu Trị, Vietnamese emperor (b. 1807)
• 1856 » Paul Delaroche, French painter and educator (b. 1797)
• 1886 » James Martin, Irish-Australian politician, 6th Premier of New South Wales (b. 1820)
• 1893 » Pierre Tirard, Swiss-French engineer and politician, 54th Prime Minister of France (b. 1827)
• 1895 » Eugene Field, American journalist, author, and poet (b. 1850)
• 1906 » John H. Ketcham, American general and politician (b. 1832)
• 1918 » Wilfred Owen, English lieutenant and poet (b. 1893)
• 1921 » Hara Takashi, Japanese politician, 10th Prime Minister of Japan (b. 1856)
• 1924 » Richard Conner, American sergeant, Medal of Honor recipient (b. 1843)

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 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.
• April 10 » The first Arbor Day is celebrated in Nebraska.
• June 14 » Trade unions are legalized in Canada.
• July 18 » The Ballot Act 1872 in the United Kingdom introduced the requirement that parliamentary and local government elections be held by secret ballot.
• November 5 » Women's suffrage in the United States: In defiance of the law, suffragist Susan B. Anthony votes for the first time, and is later fined $100.
• December 9 » In Louisiana, P. B. S. Pinchback becomes the first African-American governor of a U.S. state.

The temperature on November 4, 1872 was about 10.2 °C. The air pressure was 5 kgf/m² and came mainly from the southwest. The atmospheric humidity was 81%.