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• Adriana van Bakergem, Rotterdam († 1944)
• Antonia van Dongen, Dongen
• Annie Funk Clymer
• André Joseph Liesse, Jodoigne Souveraine
• Abraham Van Oudheusden, 's-Gravenhage
• Antoinette Margaretha Francina VAN ELLINCKHUISEN, Banda-Neira (Indon.) († 1947)
• Anna Hermina EUWE, Amsterdam (Noord-Holland) († 1940)
• Abraham Nederveld, Grand Haven Michigan USA, Michigan, Verenigde Staten († 1952)
• Adrianus den ENGELSMAN Jzn, Nieuwe-Tonge, Goeree-Overflakkee, NL-ZH († 1874)
• Aaltje Kamp, Zwollerkerspel († 1872)

• (1) Maria Catherina Dekker (42), Beemster, Noord-Holland, Nederland Nederland
• Anje Dijk- (1), Uithuizermeeden, Nederland
• Adrianus Cornet (72), Hasselt, Overijssel, Nederland
• Adrianus Kornet (72), Hasselt
• Alfred Sabin (82), Sherburne Chenango, NY
• Anna Maria Kluts (72), Breda
• Antje Hoeven (1), Harderwijk
• Antje Gerbens Gerbrandy (8), Nijland, Wymbritseradeel, Friesland, Nederland
• (1) Cornelis Stam (40), Opmeer, Noord-Holland, Nederland Nederland
• Adrianus Rochusz Cornet (72), Hasselt-Overijssel

• 1852 » J. Alden Weir, American painter and academic († 1919)
• 1852 » Jacobus Henricus van 't Hoff, Dutch chemist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate († 1911)
• 1856 » Carl David Tolmé Runge, German mathematician, physicist, and spectroscopist († 1927)
• 1860 » Isaac Levitan, Russian painter and illustrator († 1900)
• 1870 » Grand Duchess Alexandra Georgievna of Russia († 1891)
• 1871 » Ernest Rutherford, New Zealand-English physicist and chemist, Nobel Prize laureate († 1937)
• 1883 » Theo van Doesburg, Dutch artist († 1931)
• 1884 » Theodor Svedberg, Swedish chemist and physicist, Nobel Prize laureate († 1971)
• 1885 » Tedda Courtney, Australian rugby league player and coach († 1957)
• 1890 » Samuel Frederick Henry Thompson, English captain and pilot († 1918)

• 1856 » Gilbert Abbott à Beckett, English lawyer and author (b. 1811)
• 1879 » John Bell Hood, American general (b. 1831)
• 1886 » Ferris Jacobs, Jr., American general and politician (b. 1836)
• 1896 » Aleksey Lobanov-Rostovsky, Russian politician and diplomat, Minister of Foreign Affairs for Russia (b. 1824)
• 1906 » Hans Auer, Swiss-Austrian architect and educator, designed the Federal Palace of Switzerland (b. 1847)
• 1907 » Richard Mansfield, American actor and manager (b. 1857)
• 1908 » Alexander P. Stewart, American general (b. 1821)
• 1928 » Wilhelm Wien, German physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1864)
• 1935 » Henri Barbusse, French journalist and author (b. 1873)
• 1935 » Namık İsmail, Turkish painter and educator (b. 1890)

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 22 » Illinois becomes the first state to require gender equality in employment.
• June 14 » Trade unions are legalized in Canada.
• July 18 » The Ballot Act 1872 in the United Kingdom introduced the requirement that parliamentary and local government elections be held by secret ballot.
• November 9 » The Great Boston Fire of 1872.
• November 18 » Susan B. Anthony and 14 other women are arrested for voting illegally in the United States presidential election of 1872.

The temperature on August 30, 1872 was about 21.0 °C. The air pressure was 4 kgf/m² and came mainly from the southwest. The atmospheric humidity was 64%.