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• Aaltje Baron, Boornbergum, gem. Smallingerland, Friesland, Nederland († 1942)
• Antonius Johannes van Gilst, Rotterdam,, Zuid-Holland, Nederland († 1950)
• Arie Arnoldus Stel van der ?, Maasdam, ZH, Nederland
• Albert Mulder, Wapserveen,Gemeente Westerveld,Drenthe,Netherlands
• Andrea ROOSJE, Stadskanaal gem. Wildervank († 1949)
• Arnolda Maria Vreem, 's-Hertogenbosch, Noord-Brabant, Nederland († 1922)
• Aarnoud Klaasse, Biggekerke († 1937)
• Aaltje Johannes Baron, Boornbergum († 1942)
• Hendrik Giethoorn, Hollandscheveld († 1951)
• Allie Mae MOZINGO, Indiana, USA,-, Verenigde Staten († 1947)

• Aaltje Ebes Smids (65), Bergum, gem. Tietjerksteradeel, Friesland, Nederland
• Ann Maria Duncan (41), Kentucky
• Adriana Droog (43), Monster,, Zuid Holland, Nederland
• Anna Catharina Ilsbroukx (76), Wilderen, België
• Adolf BOER (0), Kampen
• Aaltje Kapitein (74), Obdam,, Noord-Holland, Nederland
• Adolf de Boer (0), Kampen, Overijssel, Netherlands
• Alida Eijpe (44), Naarden, Noord-Holland, Nederland
• Albertus Kruitbosch (72), Rheden
• Albertus KRUITBOSCH (72), Laag-Soeren, Nederland, Gelderland, Nederland

• 1865 » Robert Henri, American painter and educator († 1929)
• 1867 » Ruth Randall Edström, American educator and activist († 1944)
• 1869 » Prince George of Greece and Denmark († 1957)
• 1872 » Frank Crowninshield, American journalist and art and theatre critic († 1947)
• 1875 » Forrest Reid, Irish novelist, literary critic and translator († 1947)
• 1880 » João Cândido Felisberto, Brazilian revolutionary and sailor († 1969)
• 1880 » Oswald Veblen, American mathematician and academic (g. 1960)
• 1881 » George Shiels, Irish-Canadian author, poet, and playwright († 1949)
• 1882 » Athanase David, Canadian lawyer and politician († 1953)
• 1882 » Carl Diem, German businessman († 1962)

• 1803 » Matthew Thornton, Irish-American judge and politician (b. 1714)
• 1817 » Thomas McKean, American lawyer and politician, 2nd Governor of Pennsylvania (b. 1734)
• 1835 » Andreas Vokos Miaoulis, Greek admiral and politician (b. 1769)
• 1902 » George Leake, Australian politician, 2nd Premier of Western Australia (b. 1856)
• 1908 » Grover Cleveland, American lawyer and politician, 22nd and 24th President of the United States (b. 1837)
• 1909 » Sarah Orne Jewett, American novelist, short story writer, and poet (b. 1849)
• 1922 » Walther Rathenau, German businessman and politician, 7th German Minister for Foreign Affairs (b. 1867)
• 1931 » Otto Mears, Russian-American businessman (b. 1840)
• 1931 » Xiang Zhongfa, Chinese politician, 2nd General Secretary of the Communist Party of China (b. 1880)
• 1932 » Ernst Põdder, Estonian general (b. 1879)

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 22 » The Prohibition Party holds its first national convention in Columbus, Ohio, nominating James Black as its presidential nominee.
• 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.
• May 22 » Reconstruction Era: President Ulysses S. Grant signs the Amnesty Act into law, restoring full civil and political rights to all but about 500 Confederate sympathizers.
• 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 30 » The first-ever international football match takes place at Hamilton Crescent, Glasgow, between Scotland and England.
• December 9 » In Louisiana, P. B. S. Pinchback becomes the first African-American governor of a U.S. state.

The temperature on June 24, 1872 was about 18.8 °C. The air pressure was 4 kgf/m² and came mainly from the east-southeast. The atmospheric humidity was 70%.