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• Alegonda Vinken, Haarlemmermeer, Noord Holland, Nederland († 1872)
• Adrianus Klaver, Spanbroek, Opmeer,, Noord-Holland, Nederland († 1948)
• Aleida Johanna Mellendijk, Varsseveld, Gelderland, Netherlands († 1920)
• Aagje Korver, Nibbixwoud
• Adriana Jozina Hildernisse, Middelburg, Zeeland, Nederland († 1872)
• Aaltje Gelts Hofman, Het Bildt, Friesland, Nederland († 1946)
• Andries Bauke Meijer, Hennaarderadeel († 1927)
• Amanda Wilhelmina Maria Cornelia Nieuwenhuijzen, Veghel, Nederland († 1957)
• Anna Maria Hubertina KREUTZER, Ulestraten, Limburg, Nederland
• Pelgrim, Culemborg, Gelderland, Nederland

• Antoon Thomassen (0), Ewijk, Gelderland, Nederland
• Aaltjen Groot Jebbink (1), Lochem
• Antonius Majoor (69), Haarlem, Nederland
• Bartholomeus Geutjes (5), Millingen, Gelderland, Nederland
• Carolus Josephus BRYON (79), Woumen
• Barbara Cecilia Debeuckelaere (71), Hooglede,8830,West-Vlaanderen,België
• Andreas Fleuren (41), Baarlo
• Adriana Hellemons (0), Wouw
• Adriana Hellemons (0), Wouw, Noord-Brabant, Nederland
• Cornelia Snijder (1), Assendelft

• 1867 » Ernest Lewis, British tennis player († 1930)
• 1869 » Albert Roussel, French composer († 1937)
• 1869 » Sergey Chaplygin, Russian physicist, mathematician, and engineer († 1942)
• 1870 » Motobu Chōki, Japanese karateka († 1944)
• 1871 » Stanisław Grabski, Polish economist and politician († 1949)
• 1872 » Samuel Cate Prescott, American microbiologist and chemist († 1962)
• 1873 » Joseph Rheden, Austrian astronomer († 1946)
• 1874 » Emmanuel Célestin Suhard, French Cardinal of the Catholic Church († 1949)
• 1874 » Manuel María Ponce Brousset, President of Peru († 1966)
• 1878 » Albert Champion, French cyclist († 1927)

• 1861 » Ferdinand Joachimsthal, German mathematician (b. 1818)
• 1862 » Barend Cornelis Koekkoek, Dutch artist (b. 1803)
• 1865 » Manfredo Fanti, Italian general (b. 1806)
• 1866 » Thomas Hodgkin, British physician (b. 1798)
• 1868 » Karel Purkyně, Czech painter (b. 1834)
• 1871 » Paolo Savi, Italian geologist and ornithologist (b. 1798)
• 1872 » Paul-Auguste-Ernest Laugier, French astronomer (b. 1812)
• 1873 » Milivoje Blaznavac, Serbian soldier and politician (b. 1824)
• 1882 » Pierre Guillaume Frédéric le Play, (b. 1806)
• 1888 » Vsevolod Garshin, Russian author (b. 1855)

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 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.
• 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.
• 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 29 » American Indian Wars: The Modoc War begins with the Battle of Lost River.

The temperature on April 5, 1872 was about 8.5 °C. The air pressure was 5 kgf/m² and came mainly from the north-northeast. The atmospheric humidity was 72%.