• Alida Helena Hulsman, Harderwijk
• Albert Hendriks Visser, Kommerzijl († 1955)
• Alekeetje Jacobs Bogaard, Weesp († 1954)
• Adrianus van HEEL, Driel, Gelderland, Nederland († 1873)
• Albertje Schmidt, Diever, Westerveld, Drenthe, Netherlands († 1961)
• Alida wijchertjes, lula
• Adriana de Koning, Zevenbergen († 1895)
• Adriana Cornelia Maria van Miltenburg, Culemborg († 1927)
• Bogaard
• Adriana de KONING, Zevenbergen, Noord-Brabant, Nederland († 1895)

• Abraham Winkster (58), Dordrecht, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
• Albertus Krins (72), Maastricht, Limburg, Nederland
• Adriana BEIJE (23), Zierikzee, Schouwen-Duiveland, Zeeland, Netherland
• Andries Gerrits Olthof (79), Oldekerk, Gemeente Grootegast, Groningen, Netherlands
• Albertus Jan Pietersz KRINS (72), Maastricht
• Aaltje Paltsgraaf (48), Enkhuizen, Noord-Holland, Nederland
• Andreas Zegers (3), Rijsenburg
• Aafje Rezelman (63), Nwe-Niedorp
• Anna Timmermans (34), Hoeven, Noord-Brabant, Nederland
• Aaltje Stolker (1), Haarlemmermeer

• 1858 » Siegfried Alkan, German composer († 1941)
• 1863 » Mary Calkins, American philosopher and psychologist († 1930)
• 1864 » Franz Oppenheimer, German-American sociologist and economist († 1943)
• 1874 » Charles Lightoller, English 2nd officer on the RMS Titanic († 1952)
• 1874 » Josiah McCracken, American hammer thrower, shot putter, and football player († 1962)
• 1874 » Nicolae Rădescu, Romanian general and politician, Prime Minister of Romania († 1953)
• 1875 » Thomas Xenakis, Greek-American gymnast († 1942)
• 1879 » Coen de Koning, Dutch speed skater († 1954)
• 1880 » Seán O'Casey, Irish dramatist, playwright, and memoirist († 1964)
• 1882 » Melanie Klein, Jewish Austrian-English psychologist and author († 1960)

• 1830 » Louis I, Grand Duke of Baden (b. 1763)
• 1840 » Beau Brummell, English-French fashion designer (b. 1778)
• 1842 » Louise Élisabeth Vigée Le Brun, French painter (b. 1755)
• 1864 » Louis Schindelmeisser, German clarinet player, composer, and conductor (b. 1811)
• 1873 » Bénédict Morel, Austrian-French psychiatrist and physician (b. 1809)
• 1879 » Thomas Couture, French painter and educator (b. 1815)
• 1886 » Joseph-Alfred Mousseau, Canadian judge and politician, 6th Premier of Quebec (b. 1838)
• 1896 » Charilaos Trikoupis, Greek politician, 55th Prime Minister of Greece (b. 1832)
• 1912 » Karl May, German author (b. 1842)
• 1925 » Rudolf Steiner, Austrian philosopher and author (b. 1861)

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. Adriana
8. Hendrika
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 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 5 » Sultan Barghash bin Said of Zanzibar closes the great slave market under the terms of a treaty with Great Britain.
• June 18 » Susan B. Anthony is fined $100 for attempting to vote in the 1872 presidential election.
• August 4 » American Indian Wars: While protecting a railroad survey party in Montana, the United States 7th Cavalry, under Lieutenant Colonel George Armstrong Custer clashes for the first time with the Cheyenne and Lakota people near the Tongue River; only one man on each side is killed.
• August 30 » Austrian explorers Julius von Payer and Karl Weyprecht discover the archipelago of Franz Josef Land in the Arctic Sea.

The temperature on March 30, 1873 was about 17.9 °C. The air pressure was 1 kgf/m² and came mainly from the north-northwest. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 47%.