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• Alphonsine Henriëtte Madeleine Medioni, Constantine († 1933)
• Adriana Wilhelmina Boelens, 's-Hertogenbosch Noord-Brabant, Nederland († 1873)
• Aaltje van der Hoek, hekelingen
• Anna Maria Dunk, Rotterdam, Nederland († 1876)
• Adolph Verhulsdonk, Gennep, Limburg, nederland († 1942)
• Albert Kleinmeijer, Avereest, Overijssel, Nederland († 1886)
• Alphonsus De Bruyn, Iddergem († 1901)
• Anna Pastoos, Hoogeveen, Drenthe, Nederland († 1960)
• Abram van Dorp, de Lier, Nederland
• Adrianus Franciscus Verheyen, Wortel, Hoogstraten, Antwerpen, België

• Adriaan Jansen (2), Oss
• Anne Johannes de Jong (72), Leeuwarden, Friesland, Nederland
• Arnolda Johanna Geertruid Wolff de (89), Veendam, Gr, Nederland
• Assuerus (Zweer) Peters (77), Zeddam
• Anna Mechteldis Nissen (0), Montfort
• Andries van VAALEN (0), Dubbeldam
• Assuerus Peters (76), Zeddam, Gelderland, Nederland
• Adriaan van Raak (16), Tilburg
• Armolda Johanna Geertruida de WOLFF (89), Veendam, 2414, Groningen, Nederland
• Abraham Cornelis Steur (0), Rotterdam, Zuid Holland, Nederland

• 1866 » Enrique Simonet, Spanish painter and academic († 1927)
• 1873 » Konstantin von Neurath, German politician and diplomat, 13th German Minister of Foreign Affairs († 1956)
• 1873 » Leo Fall, Austrian composer († 1925)
• 1875 » Fritz Kreisler, Austrian-American violinist and composer († 1962)
• 1877 » Frank L. Packard, Canadian author († 1942)
• 1878 » Joe Lydon, American boxer († 1937)
• 1880 » Frederick Lane, Australian swimmer († 1969)
• 1881 » Orval Overall, American baseball player and manager († 1947)
• 1882 » James Joyce, Irish novelist, short story writer, and poet († 1941)
• 1882 » Prince Andrew of Greece and Denmark († 1944)

• 1831 » Vincenzo Dimech, Maltese sculptor (b. 1768)
• 1836 » Letizia Ramolino, Italian noblewoman (b. 1750)
• 1861 » Théophane Vénard, French Catholic missionary (b. 1829)
• 1881 » Henry Parker, English-Australian politician, 3rd Premier of New South Wales (b. 1808)
• 1904 » Ernest Cashel, American-Canadian criminal (b. 1882)
• 1904 » William Collins Whitney, American financier and politician, 31st United States Secretary of the Navy (b. 1841)
• 1905 » Henri Germain, French banker and politician, founded Le Crédit Lyonnais (b. 1824)
• 1907 » Dmitri Mendeleev, Russian chemist and academic (b. 1834)
• 1909 » Carlo Acton, Italian pianist and composer (b. 1829)
• 1913 » Gustaf de Laval, Swedish engineer (b. 1845)

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.
• February 18 » Bulgarian revolutionary leader Vasil Levski is executed by hanging in Sofia by the Ottoman authorities.
• March 10 » The first Azerbaijani play "The Adventures of the Vizier of the Khan of Lenkaran" prepared by Akhundov was performed by Hassan-bey Zardabi and dramatist and Najaf-bey Vezirov.
• April 1 » The White Star steamer RMSAtlantic sinks off Nova Scotia, killing 547 in one of the worst marine disasters of the 19th century.
• June 18 » Susan B. Anthony is fined $100 for attempting to vote in the 1872 presidential election.
• October 9 » A meeting at the U.S. Naval Academy establishes the U.S. Naval Institute.
• November 22 » The French steamer SS Ville du Havre sinks in 12 minutes after colliding with the Scottish iron clipper Loch Earn in the Atlantic, with a loss of 226 lives.

The temperature on February 2, 1873 was about -4.0 °C. The air pressure was 14 kgf/m² and came mainly from the east-southeast. The airpressure was 75 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 87%.