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• Albertus van Egmond, Rijnsburg († 1965)
• Albert Fruh, Ennetach, Mengen, Sigmaringen, Baden-Württemberg, Duitsland († 1872)
• Amanda SLUSHER, Pineville, Bell County, Kentucky, Verenigde Staten († 1911)
• Albertus Daniëlsz van Egmond│Vermae, Rijnsburg († 1965)
• Allegonda Bazelmans, Woensel en Eckart († 1936)
• Aart Korevaar, Vlist en Bonrepas, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
• Aaltje Willems van den Berg, Oldehuisplein, Vollenhove († 1874)
• Adriana Hoek, Zevenhuizen, Zuid-Holland, Nederland († 1931)
• Aaldert Duiven, Eesveen (Steenwijkerwold)
• Aafje KOEMAN, Wormer, Noord-Holland, Nederland

• Aartje van de Kamp (60), Putten
• Adriana Florina Groenewegen (0), Sliedrecht
• Adriana Maria Versluis (71), Velp, Gelderland, Nederland
• Anna Breed (77)
• Adrianus Cornelis Pols (63), Zaltbommel, Gelderland, Nederland
• Adriana Blokland (21), Giessen-Nieuwkerk
• Aartje Maasen van de Kamp (60), Putten
• Aleida van Nieuwpoort (67), Vianen
• Aartje Aalten KAMP (VAN DE KAMP) (60), Putten, Gelderland, Nederland
• Adriana Maria Versluis (71), Velp, Gelderland, Nederland

• 1865 » Patsy Donovan, Irish-American baseball player and manager († 1953)
• 1869 » Willy Burmester, German violinist († 1933)
• 1871 » Frantz Reichel, French rugby player and hurdler († 1932)
• 1871 » Hans Merensky, South African geologist and philanthropist († 1951)
• 1874 » Frédéric François-Marsal, French prime minister († 1958)
• 1877 » Léo-Ernest Ouimet, Canadian director and producer († 1972)
• 1878 » Clemens August Graf von Galen, German cardinal († 1946)
• 1878 » Paul Jouve, French painter († 1973)
• 1881 » Fannie Charles Dillon, American composer († 1947)
• 1882 » James Lightbody, American runner († 1953)

• 1838 » Nathaniel Bowditch, American captain and mathematician (b. 1773)
• 1841 » Félix Savart, French physicist and psychologist († 1791)
• 1868 » David Wilmot, American politician, sponsor of Wilmot Proviso (b. 1814)
• 1884 » Art Croft, American baseball player (b. 1855)
• 1888 » Hippolyte Carnot, French politician (b. 1801)
• 1892 » Samuel F. Miller, American lawyer and politician (b. 1827)
• 1898 » Aubrey Beardsley, English author and illustrator (b. 1872)
• 1899 » Joseph Medill, American journalist and politician, 26th Mayor of Chicago (b. 1823)
• 1903 » Roy Bean, American lawyer and judge (b. 1825)
• 1907 » John O'Leary, Irish politician (b. 1830)

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.
• March 11 » Construction of the Seven Sisters Colliery, South Wales, begins; located on one of the richest coal sources in Britain.
• 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.
• 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.
• December 21 » Challenger expedition: HMSChallenger, commanded by Captain George Nares, sails from Portsmouth, England.

The temperature on March 16, 1872 was about 12.8 °C. The air pressure was 5 kgf/m² and came mainly from the west-southwest. The atmospheric humidity was 63%.