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• Adriana van der Pijl, Hellevoetsluis († 1910)
• Aaltje van den Heuvel, Nederhorst den Berg († 1953)
• Anna Louisa Portier, Soerakarta (IND)
• * Maria Hermina (2) Baars, Rhenen, Utrecht, NL († 1873)
• Aant Kingma, Dantumadeel
• Agnes Helena Stiphout, Haarlem († 1940)
• Anna Maria Roggeveen, Texel, Noord Holland, Nederland († 1949)
• Alphonsus Henricus Josephus PRIEMEN, LATHUY Vlaams Brabant († 1955)
• Anna Benninga, Eenrum († 1942)
• Aleida Bosch, Zutphen, Gelderland, Nederland († 1919)

• Alberdina ter Vrugt (27), Ruurlo
• Adrianus Cools (59), Tilburg
• Aag Ottes Hofman (73), Koudum
• Antonia van Gils (6), Terheyden
• Adrianus Heeren (8), Hoeven
• Anna Cornelia VERHOEVEN (59), Hoogstraten,2320,Anvers,Flandre,BELGIQUE
• Antonie van Beers (40)
• Aleida Theodora Groeleken (0), Enschede, 7500, Nederland
• Anna Regina Huysmans (37)
• Adrianus van Doorn (27), Soest

• 1854 » David Emmanuel, Romanian mathematician and academic († 1941)
• 1865 » Henri Desgrange, French cyclist and journalist († 1940)
• 1865 » Shastriji Maharaj, Indian spiritual leader, founded BAPS († 1951)
• 1868 » Theodore William Richards, American chemist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate († 1928)
• 1872 » Zane Grey, American author († 1939)
• 1881 » Irving Langmuir, American chemist and physicist, Nobel Prize laureate († 1957)
• 1884 » Mammad Amin Rasulzade, Azerbaijani scholar and politician, 1st President of The Democratic Republic of Azerbaijan († 1955)
• 1884 » Theodor Heuss, German journalist and politician, 1st President of the Federal Republic of Germany († 1963)
• 1889 » Frank Foster, English cricketer († 1958)
• 1892 » Eddie Cantor, American singer-songwriter, actor, and dancer († 1964)

• 1828 » Alexander Ypsilantis, Greek general (b. 1792)
• 1836 » John Cheyne, English physician and author (b. 1777)
• 1844 » Henri Gatien Bertrand, French general (b. 1773)
• 1856 » 11th Dalai Lama (b. 1838)
• 1870 » Cilibi Moise, Moldavian-Romanian journalist and author (b. 1812)
• 1888 » John Bosco, Italian priest and educator, founded the Salesian Society (b. 1815)
• 1892 » Charles Spurgeon, English pastor and author (b. 1834)
• 1900 » John Douglas, 9th Marquess of Queensberry, Scottish nobleman (b. 1844)
• 1907 » Timothy Eaton, Canadian businessman, founded Eaton's (b. 1834)
• 1923 » Eligiusz Niewiadomski, Polish painter and critic (b. 1869)

1. Jan
2. Johannes
3. Cornelis
4. Hendrik
5. Pieter
6. Willem
7. Gerrit
8. Jacob
9. Petrus
10. Jacobus
11. Adrianus
12. Dirk
13. Arie
14. Albert
15. Hendrikus
16. Gerardus

1. Maria
2. Johanna
3. Anna
4. Cornelia
5. Elisabeth
6. Catharina
7. Hendrika
8. Adriana
9. Wilhelmina
10. Grietje
11. Neeltje
12. Aaltje
13. Trijntje
14. Jacoba
15. Elizabeth
16. Antje

• Koning Willem III (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1849 till 1890 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
• 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 3 » Censorship in the United States: The U.S. Congress enacts the Comstock Law, making it illegal to send any "obscene literature and articles of immoral use" through the mail.
• May 9 » Der Krach: Vienna stock market crash heralds the Long Depression.
• September 15 » Franco-Prussian War: The last Imperial German Army troops leave France upon completion of payment of indemnity.
• September 18 » The bank Jay Cooke & Company declares bankruptcy, contributing to the Panic of 1873.
• October 3 » Chief Kintpuash and companions are hanged for their part in the Modoc War of northern California.
• October 9 » A meeting at the U.S. Naval Academy establishes the U.S. Naval Institute.

The temperature on January 31, 1873 was about -1.1 °C. The air pressure was 18 kgf/m² and came mainly from the east-northeast. The airpressure was 77 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 71%.