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• Alida, Maria Hoste, Ruiselede († 1942)
• Anna Kruithof, Zwijndrecht (Zwijndrecht) (Zuid Holland) († 1949)
• Adriaan le Cosquino de Bussy, Bloemendaal, Noord-Holland, Nederland († 1905)
• Albertha Philomena Straatman, Kerkrade († 1950)
• Abe Ymes Hoekstra, Lutkewierum, Hennaarderadeel, Friesland, Nederland († 1952)
• Anatle-Jerome NOLLET, Oostnieuwkerke(B)
• Alberta Philomena Straatman, Kerkrade
• Alexander Bonifacius Gruben, Brummen († 1935)
• Adrianus Leijdes, Kralingen
• Agustus Arthur Deckmyn, Oostende († 1979)

• Alberta Zwier (64), Valburg,, Gelderland, Nederland
• Barta van der Heiden (49), Kerk Avezaath
• Angelina Sophia de la Riviere (81), Sluis
• Barbera Huizer (67), (UT) Hoenkoop
• Anne SCHAUL * (46), Arsdorf, Luxembourg
• Adriaantje Joppiena Huiberdina de Ruiter (0), Schelluinen, Netherlands
• Annetje Van Der Vlied (74), Haarlem,,Nederland
• Albertus van Zurk (45), Haarlem
• Adrianus Galesloot (9), Jutphaas, Utrecht, NL
• Aaltje Arends van Hierden (82), Nijkerk

• 1879 » Nancy Astor, Viscountess Astor, American-English politician († 1964)
• 1880 » Albert Richardson, English architect and educator, designed the Manchester Opera House († 1964)
• 1881 » Mustafa Kemal Atatürk (official birthday), Turkish field marshal and statesman, 1st President of Turkey († 1938)
• 1884 » David Munson, American runner († 1953)
• 1886 » Francis Biddle, American lawyer and judge, 58th United States Attorney General († 1968)
• 1887 » Ion Jalea, Romanian soldier and sculptor († 1983)
• 1889 » Henry B. Richardson, American archer († 1963)
• 1889 » Tản Đà, Vietnamese poet and author († 1939)
• 1890 » Eveline Adelheid von Maydell, German-American illustrator († 1962)
• 1890 » Ho Chi Minh, Vietnamese politician, 1st President of Vietnam († 1969)

• 1865 » Sengge Rinchen, Mongolian general (b. 1811)
• 1872 » John Baker, English-Australian politician, 2nd Premier of South Australia (b. 1813)
• 1876 » Guillaume Groen van Prinsterer, Dutch historian and politician (b. 1801)
• 1885 » Peter W. Barlow, English engineer (b. 1809)
• 1895 » José Martí, Cuban journalist, poet, and philosopher (b. 1853)
• 1898 » William Ewart Gladstone, English lawyer and politician, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (b. 1809)
• 1901 » Marthinus Wessel Pretorius, South African general and politician, 1st President of the South African Republic (b. 1819)
• 1903 » Arthur Shrewsbury, English cricketer (b. 1856)
• 1904 » Auguste Molinier, French librarian and historian (b. 1851)
• 1904 » Jamsetji Tata, Indian businessman, founded Tata Group (b. 1839)

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.
• June 9 » Treaty of Tientsin is signed to end the Sino-French War, with China eventually giving up Tonkin and Annam – most of present-day Vietnam – to France.
• July 20 » The Football Association legalizes professionalism in association football under pressure from the British Football Association.
• September 6 » Eastern Rumelia declares its union with Bulgaria, thus accomplishing Bulgarian unification.
• September 12 » Arbroath 36–0 Bon Accord, a world record scoreline in professional Association football.
• October 13 » The Georgia Institute of Technology is founded in Atlanta, Georgia.

The temperature on May 19, 1885 was about 12.5 °C. There was 2 mm of rain. The air pressure was 4 kgf/m² and came mainly from the west-northwest. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 69%.