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• Andries Johannes Kagenaar, Utrecht, Utrecht, Nederland († 1940)
• van Wering († 1872)
• Anna Jacoba Maria Ebeling, 's-Hertogenbosch, NB, Nederland († 1948)
• Anna Maria Hubertina Moors, Kinrooi (B) († 1872)
• Alejandro Isaza Arango
• Alphonsius Laga, Ingelmunster West-Vlaanderen
• Adrianus Nuijten, Roosendaal en Nispen, Noord-Brabant, Nederland
• Adriana Maat, Kortgene († 1872)
• Adriana Cornelis de Ruiter, Blesdijke, 8398, Nederland
• Anna Maria Courbois, Deventer, Ned († 1968)

• Hendrik Lieuwens Moes (50), Rottum Kantens
• Adriaan van Antwerpen (77), Haaren, NL
• Arie Das (1), Maassluis, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
• Aletta van Zijtveld (41), Breukelen,, Utrecht, Nederland
• Arnoldus Kuijs (0), Vlijmen
• Anthonij Halstein (55), 's-Gravenhage, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
• Aletta Van Zijtveld (Zijtvelt) (41), Breukelen-St. Pieters, Utrecht, Nederland
• Adrianus van ANTWERPEN (71), Haaren, 3637, Noord-Brabant, Nederland
• Anna Maria Miltenburg (2), Loenen
• Anna Catharina Henriette von Meijenfeldt (20), Schiedam

• 1860 » Alphonse Mucha, Czech painter and illustrator († 1939)
• 1860 » Princess Charlotte of Prussia († 1919)
• 1864 » Frank Wedekind, German actor and playwright († 1918)
• 1867 » E. F. Benson, English archaeologist and author († 1940)
• 1867 » Fred Tate, English cricketer and coach († 1943)
• 1867 » Vicente Acosta, Salvadoran journalist and poet († 1908)
• 1874 » Oswald Chambers, Scottish minister and author († 1917)
• 1877 » Calogero Vizzini, Italian mob boss († 1954)
• 1878 » Edward Plunkett, 18th Baron of Dunsany, Irish author, poet, and playwright († 1957)
• 1880 » Ernest Bloch, Swiss-American composer and educator († 1959)

• 1862 » Martin Van Buren, American lawyer and politician, 8th President of the United States (b. 1782)
• 1891 » Hermann Raster, German-American journalist and politician (b. 1827)
• 1908 » Vicente Acosta, Salvadoran journalist and poet (b. 1867)
• 1910 » Arkhip Kuindzhi, Ukrainian-Russian painter (b. 1841)
• 1927 » Ryūnosuke Akutagawa, Japanese author (b. 1892)
• 1957 » Sacha Guitry, French actor and director (b. 1885)
• 1962 » Wilfrid Noyce, English mountaineer and author (b. 1917)
• 1965 » Constance Bennett, American actress and producer (b. 1904)
• 1966 » Tony Lema, American golfer (b. 1934)
• 1969 » Witold Gombrowicz, Polish author and playwright (b. 1904)

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 5 » George Westinghouse patents the air brake.
• 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.
• September 18 » King Oscar II accedes to the throne of Sweden–Norway.
• November 9 » The Great Boston Fire of 1872.
• November 29 » American Indian Wars: The Modoc War begins with the Battle of Lost River.

The temperature on July 24, 1872 was about 22.7 °C. There was 2 mm of rain. The air pressure was 1 kgf/m² and came mainly from the northwest. The atmospheric humidity was 89%.