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• Adrianus Cornelis van den Eijnden, Oud en Nieuw Gastel,Noord-Brabant,Nederland († 1925)
• Aalbert Davelaar, De Bilt,, Utrecht, Nederland († 1940)
• Adrianus François Pieter van Son, Monnickendam,Gemeente Waterland,North Holland,Netherlands († 1950)
• Anna Ham, Schiedam,- († 1872)
• Adrianus Latooij, Rotterdam († 1891)
• Alphonsus Josephus Maria de Bont, Tilburg
• Aerts Franciscus, Meer, Antwerpen, België
• Aalbert Davelaar, De Bilt († 1940)
• Aaltje van Boven, Oldebroek († 1921)
• Adrianus van Roode, Haarlem, Noord-Holland, Nederland († 1955)

• Abraham Hoffius (0), 's-Heer Arendskerke, Zeeland, Nederland
• Aldert Cornelisz Bleeker (61), Assendelft NH NL
• Sachtjen (0), Leepens,Wittmund,Niedersachsen,Bundesrepublick Deutschland
• Anna Margaretha Dreverman (87), Utrecht
• Adriana Marquart (80), Rotterdam
• Antonius Ceulemans (18), Breda, Gemeente Breda, Noord-Brabant, Nederland
• Aalt van den Brink (2), Putten, Gelderland, Nederland
• Arend LANGBROEK Gzn (27), Middelharnis, Goeree-Overflakkee, NL-ZH
• Antonius Ceulemans (18), Breda (Breda) (Noord-Brabant)
• Antje van Buuren (90), Amsterdam

• 1852 » Daniel De Leon, Curaçaoan-American journalist and politician († 1914)
• 1853 » Errico Malatesta, Italian activist and theorist († 1932)
• 1856 » Louis Marshall, American lawyer and activist († 1929)
• 1866 » Roger Fry, English painter and critic († 1934)
• 1870 » Karl Renner, Austrian lawyer and politician, 4th President of Austria († 1950)
• 1881 » Katherine MacDonald, American actress and producer († 1956)
• 1883 » Manolis Kalomiris, Greek pianist and composer († 1962)
• 1883 » Morihei Ueshiba, Japanese martial artist, developed aikido († 1969)
• 1884 » Jane Cowl, American actress and playwright († 1950)
• 1887 » Xul Solar, Argentinian painter and sculptor († 1963)

• 1831 » Martin Baum, American businessman and politician, 5th Mayor of Cincinnati (b. 1765)
• 1838 » Jean-Olivier Chénier, Canadian physician (b. 1806)
• 1842 » Ben Crack-O, king of several tribes around Cape Palmas
• 1860 » George Hamilton-Gordon, 4th Earl of Aberdeen, Scottish-English politician, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (b. 1784)
• 1861 » Albert, Prince Consort of the United Kingdom (b. 1819)
• 1865 » Johan Georg Forchhammer, Danish geologist and mineralogist (b. 1794)
• 1873 » Louis Agassiz, Swiss-American zoologist and geologist (b. 1807)
• 1878 » Princess Alice of the United Kingdom (b. 1843)
• 1912 » Belgrave Edward Sutton Ninnis, English lieutenant and explorer (b. 1887)
• 1917 » Phil Waller, Welsh rugby player (b. 1889)

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 20 » The Metropolitan Museum of Art opens in New York City.
• March 11 » Construction of the Seven Sisters Colliery, South Wales, begins; located on one of the richest coal sources in Britain.
• April 10 » The first Arbor Day is celebrated in Nebraska.
• 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.
• November 18 » Susan B. Anthony and 14 other women are arrested for voting illegally in the United States presidential election of 1872.
• December 9 » In Louisiana, P. B. S. Pinchback becomes the first African-American governor of a U.S. state.

The temperature on December 14, 1872 was about 3.2 °C. The air pressure was 1 kgf/m² and came mainly from the south-southwest. The atmospheric humidity was 93%.