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• Adriaan Vos, Capelle, Noord-Brabant, Nederland († 1953)
• Anna Cornelia Maria Mols, Dongen, Nederland († 1958)
• Anna Boudina Hoek, Bruinisse, Zeeland, Nederland († 1974)
• Anna Grandrath
• Alphonsine PICALAUSA, Virginal-Samme, 1460, Brabant Wallon, Belgique
• Andries Dreyer b4c2d4e2f9g1 († 1950)
• Alphonsine Mary Bédard, Lyndon, Caledonia, Vermont, Verenigde Staten († 1971)
• Andreas Scholten, Zevenaar, Nederland
• (Stillborn) RENGERS HORA SICCAMA, Eelde Drenthe Netherlands († 1885)
• Aaltje Stakelbeek, Zuidwolde, Drenthe, Netherlands(Schotterhuizen) († 1889)

• Albert Tol (49), Steenwijk
• Anna Bruggema (40), Leermens, 't Zandt, Groningen, Nederland
• Bottema (0), Leeuwarden
• Andrew Jackson BROWN (55), Burnet, Burnet County, Texas, United States Of America
• Ada Mina Kluinhaar (41), Kampen, Overijssel, Nederland
• Adrianus Quak (73), Oostvoorne
• Adrianus Jacobsz QUAK (73), Oostvoorne
• Ada Mina Kluinhaar (41), Kampen, Nederland
• Andreas Magils (75), Nieuwerkerken, België
• Adriana Johanna van 't Westende (69), Goes

• 1877 » Frank J. Corr, American lawyer and politician, 45th Mayor of Chicago († 1934)
• 1878 » Ferenc Molnár, Hungarian-American author and playwright († 1952)
• 1879 » Anton Uesson, Estonian engineer and politician, 17th Mayor of Tallinn († 1942)
• 1879 » Ray Harroun, American race car driver and engineer († 1968)
• 1882 » Milton Sills, American actor and screenwriter († 1930)
• 1884 » Texas Guinan, American entertainer and bootlegger († 1933)
• 1889 » Mirza Basheer-ud-Din Mahmood Ahmad, Indian-Pakistani spiritual leader († 1965)
• 1890 » Johannes Vares, Estonian poet, physician, and politician († 1946)
• 1892 » Mikhail Gurevich, Russian engineer and businessman, co-founded the Russian Aircraft Corporation († 1976)
• 1893 » Hermann Göring, German commander, pilot, and politician, Minister President of Prussia († 1946)

• 1856 » Ľudovít Štúr, Slovak philologist and politician (b. 1815)
• 1861 » Václav Hanka, Czech philologist and author (b. 1791)
• 1892 » James Caulfeild, 3rd Earl of Charlemont, Irish politician, Lord Lieutenant of Tyrone (b. 1820)
• 1892 » William Reeves, Irish bishop and historian (b. 1815)
• 1899 » Hiram Walker, American businessman, founded Canadian Club (b. 1816)
• 1909 » Hermann Minkowski, Lithuanian-German mathematician and academic (b. 1864)
• 1911 » Andreas Papagiannakopoulos, Greek journalist, judge, and politician (b. 1845)
• 1916 » Georgios Theotokis, Greek lawyer and politician, 80th Prime Minister of Greece (b. 1844)
• 1921 » Gervase Elwes, English tenor and actor (b. 1866)
• 1926 » Austin Chapman, Australian businessman and politician, 4th Australian Minister for Defence (b. 1864)

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

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

• 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 April 23, 1884 to April 21, 1888 the cabinet Heemskerk, with Mr. J. Heemskerk Azn. (conservatief) as prime minister.
• The Netherlands had about 4.5 million citizens.
• January 4 » Sino-French War: French troops under General Oscar de Négrier defeat a numerically superior Qing force at Núi Bop in northern Vietnam.
• April 2 » Canadian Cree warriors attack the village of Frog Lake, killing nine.
• April 30 » Governor of New York David B. Hill signs legislation creating the Niagara Reservation, New York's first state park, ensuring that Niagara Falls will not be devoted solely to industrial and commercial use.
• May 1 » The original Chicago Board of Trade Building opens for business.
• July 20 » The Football Association legalizes professionalism in association football under pressure from the British Football Association.
• November 28 » Bulgarian victory in the Serbo-Bulgarian War preserves the Unification of Bulgaria.

The temperature on January 12, 1885 was about 2.7 °C. The air pressure was 1 kgf/m² and came mainly from the west. The airpressure was 74 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 89%.