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• Alfred Joseph Adam COLLIGNON, LORCE (Lorcé), Liège, Belgique († 1872)
• Amedé Ernest Mariman, Temse
• Adriana Klaasd Slot, Texel, den Burg, nh.nld († 1941)
• albertus roest, jutphaas († 1929)
• Aaltje Bijl, Hollandscheveld, Drenthe, Nederland († 1889)
• Alexander Ludovicus Herfurth, Antwerpen, 2000, Antwerpen, Belgium († 1939)
• Adriana Slot, Texel, Noord-Holland, Nederland († 1941)
• Anna Tompot, Den Helder, Noord-Holland, Nederland
• Anje Reiders Bolt, Baflo († 1950)
• Adriana Maria Klerks, Waspik, Noord-Brabant, Nederland († 1886)

• Alida Theodora Engel (2), Utrecht, Nederland
• Alberta, Maria Rijnhart (Reynhard) (6), Utrecht
• Annigjen den Brommer (28), Alphen aan den Rijn, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
• Anna Clara Crousen (10), Kerkrade (L
• Aleida Huissen (18), Grieth, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Duitsland
• Akke Feddes Rijpsma (69), Haulerwijk
• Alida De Jongh (86), Geldermalsen, Gelderland, Nederland
• Aaltje van den Broek (35), Ede
• Andreas Leenhouwers (1), Tilburg
• Alida (Aaltje) de Jongh (82), Meteren

• 1864 » Eemil Nestor Setälä, Finnish linguist and politician, Finnish Minister for Foreign Affairs († 1935)
• 1867 » Irving Fisher, American economist and statistician († 1947)
• 1867 » Wilhelm Peterson-Berger, Swedish composer and critic († 1942)
• 1869 » Alice Hamilton, American physician and academic († 1970)
• 1872 » Alexandru Vaida-Voevod, Romanian politician, Prime Minister of Romania († 1950)
• 1875 » Vladimir Filatov, Russian-Ukrainian ophthalmologist and surgeon († 1956)
• 1877 » Adela Verne, English pianist and composer († 1952)
• 1877 » Joseph Grinnell, American zoologist and biologist († 1939)
• 1878 » Alvan T. Fuller, American businessman and politician, 50th Governor of Massachusetts († 1958)
• 1880 » Xenophon Kasdaglis, Greek-Egyptian tennis player († 1943)

• 1844 » Nicholas Biddle, American banker and politician (b. 1786)
• 1887 » Alexander Borodin, Russian composer and chemist (b. 1833)
• 1892 » Louis Vuitton, French fashion designer and businessman, founded Louis Vuitton (b. 1821)
• 1902 » Harry "Breaker" Morant, English-Australian lieutenant (b. 1864)
• 1921 » Schofield Haigh, English cricketer and umpire (b. 1871)
• 1931 » Chandra Shekhar Azad, Indian revolutionary (b. 1906)
• 1936 » Ivan Pavlov, Russian physiologist and physician, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1849)
• 1936 » Joshua W. Alexander, American judge and politician, 2nd United States Secretary of Commerce (b. 1852)
• 1937 » Emily Malbone Morgan, American saint, foundress of the Society of the Companions of the Holy Cross (b. 1862)
• 1937 » Hosteen Klah, Navajo artist, medicine man, and weaver (b. 1867)

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.
• May 10 » Victoria Woodhull becomes the first woman nominated for President of the United States.
• 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 29 » American Indian Wars: The Modoc War begins with the Battle of Lost River.
• November 30 » The first-ever international football match takes place at Hamilton Crescent, Glasgow, between Scotland and England.

The temperature on February 27, 1872 was about 4.1 °C. The air pressure was 2 kgf/m² and came mainly from the northeast. The atmospheric humidity was 55%.