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• Adrianus van Gorkum, Loon op Zand, Noord-Brabant, Nederland († 1944)
• Heijboer, Noordgouwe, Zeeland, Nederland
• Albertus Harinxma Thoe Slooten, Beetsterzwaag, Opsterland, Friesland, Nederland († 1940)
• Aarnoudt Adriaanse, Nieuw en Sint Joosland († 1900)
• ALBERDINA VISSCHER, ROTTERDAM († 1872)
• Albertus VAN HARINXMA THOE SLOOTEN, Beetsterzwaag Friesland Netherlands († 1940)
• Adriana ROBBEMONT, 's-Gravendeel († 1950)
• Albertus van Harinxma Thoe Slooten, Beetsterzwaag (gem. Opsterland) († 1940)
• Abraham Aronson, Amsterdam († 1936)
• Aartje Van Oudbroekhuizen, Langbroek, Utrecht, Nederland († 1891)

• Anthonie Flentrie (32), Schoonhoven, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
• Antonius LAGARDE (30), Alphen (gemeente Appeltern)
• Anthonie Flentrij (32), Schoonhoven
• Anna Abels DROOL (89), Leens Groningen Netherlands
• Annette Simons (4), Haarlem, North Holland, Netherlands
• Angenita van Tergou ( Tergouw ) (80), Jutphaas Utrecht Nederland
• Almire? Nepveu, Saint-Gaultier, 36192, France
• Antonius Ambrosius Josephus van MACKELENBERGH (2), 's-Hertogenbosch, 4192, Noord-Brabant, Nederland
• Adriaan ROVERS (9), Hoeven en St. Martenspolder, Noord-Brabant, Nederland
• Amanda "Mandie" FISHER (22), Monroe, Ogle, Illinois, Verenigde Staten

• 1851 » Thomas Dewing, American painter († 1938)
• 1852 » Alice Liddell, English model († 1934)
• 1855 » Greyfriars Bobby, faithful dog († 1872)
• 1883 » Wang Jingwei, Chinese politician († 1944)
• 1884 » Richard Baggallay, English army officer and cricketer († 1975)
• 1887 » Andrew Dasburg, French-American painter († 1979)
• 1889 » Francis Spellman, American cardinal († 1967)
• 1890 » Franklin Carmichael, Canadian painter († 1945)
• 1902 » Cola Debrot, Dutch physician, lawyer, and politician († 1981)
• 1902 » Ronnie Aird, English cricketer and administrator († 1986)

• 1839 » Denis Davydov, Russian general and poet (b. 1784)
• 1858 » Aimé Bonpland, French botanist and explorer (b. 1773)
• 1859 » Joseph Diaz Gergonne, French mathematician and philosopher (b. 1771)
• 1880 » Edward Clark, American lawyer and politician, 8th Governor of Texas (b. 1815)
• 1901 » John Jones Ross, Canadian lawyer and politician, 7th Premier of Quebec (b. 1831)
• 1903 » Gotse Delchev, Macedonian Bulgarian revolutionary IMRO (b. 1872)
• 1912 » Nettie Stevens, American geneticist credited with discovering sex chromosomes (b. 1861)
• 1916 » Ned Daly, Irish rebel commander (Easter Rising) (b. 1891)
• 1916 » John Murray, Australian politician, 23rd Premier of Victoria (b. 1851)
• 1916 » Willie Pearse, Irish rebel (b. 1891)

• 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.
• February 22 » The Prohibition Party holds its first national convention in Columbus, Ohio, nominating James Black as its presidential nominee.
• March 1 » Yellowstone National Park is established as the world's first national park.
• March 11 » Construction of the Seven Sisters Colliery, South Wales, begins; located on one of the richest coal sources in Britain.
• 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 May 4, 1872 was about 14.7 °C. There was 0.8 mm of rain. The air pressure was 20 kgf/m² and came mainly from the south-southwest. The atmospheric humidity was 62%.