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• Alberdina Constantia van der Sluis, Breda († 1972)
• Alida van der Kaaij, Utrecht, Utrecht, NL
• De Keyser Joannes, Onze-Lieve-Vrouw-Waver, Antwerpen, België
• Anna Helena Overdijk
• Aaltje Hoogstraten, Hilversum († 1969)
• Adriana van den Boom, Berlicum, Noord-Brabant, Netherlands
• Andreas Petrus Gerardus Spruijt, Oudewater († 1945)
• Anna Orth, Föhren, Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany († 1889)
• Alexander Sebrechts, Ossendrecht (Woensdrecht) (Noord-Brabant) († 1970)
• Agatha Petronella Matla, den haag

• Aart Fransen Lam (79), Ede
• Anna Maria Christina (Classen) Klassen (65), Emmer-Compascuum, Emmen
• Augustinus Dominicus de Vreede (68), Maastricht
• Antonius van Zantvoort (0), Geldrop, Nederland
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• Aaltje Portengen (68), Weesperkarspel, Noord-Holland, Nederland
• Albertje Bos (58), Groningen,, Groningen, Nederland
• Anna Maria Christina Classen (64), Emmen
• Anthonie Ashley-Cooper Earl van Shaftesbury (84)
• Amos Joshua Barber (70), Chambers, TX, United States

• 1878 » Othmar Spann, Austrian economist, sociologist, and philosopher († 1950)
• 1881 » William Boeing, American engineer and businessman, founded the Boeing Company († 1956)
• 1885 » Louis Untermeyer, American poet, anthologist, critic († 1977)
• 1887 » Ned Hanlon, Australian politician, 26th Premier of Queensland († 1952)
• 1887 » Shizuichi Tanaka, Japanese general († 1945)
• 1890 » Stanley Holloway, English actor († 1982)
• 1893 » Cliff Friend, American pianist and songwriter († 1974)
• 1893 » Ip Man, Chinese martial artist († 1972)
• 1894 » Edgar Krahn, Estonian mathematician and academic († 1961)
• 1895 » Liaquat Ali Khan, Indian-Pakistani lawyer and politician, 1st Prime Minister of Pakistan († 1951)

• 1837 » Robert Clark, American politician (b. 1777)
• 1838 » Charles Tennant, Scottish chemist and businessman (b. 1768)
• 1864 » Rose O'Neal Greenhow, American spy (b. 1817)
• 1878 » Mindon Min, Burmese king (b. 1808)
• 1885 » John Light Atlee, American physician and surgeon (b. 1799)
• 1901 » Abdur Rahman Khan, Afghan emir (b. 1844)
• 1913 » Eugene O'Keefe, Canadian businessman and philanthropist (b. 1827)
• 1929 » Antoine Bourdelle, French sculptor and painter (b. 1861)
• 1940 » Chiungtze C. Tsen, Chinese mathematician (b. 1898)
• 1942 » Ants Piip, Estonian lawyer and politician, 7th Prime Minister of Estonia (b. 1884)

1. Johannes
2. Jan
3. Cornelis
4. Hendrik
5. Willem
6. Pieter
7. Gerrit
8. Jacobus
9. Jacob
10. Petrus
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.
• March 31 » The United Kingdom establishes the Bechuanaland Protectorate.
• 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 2 » Cree and Assiniboine warriors win the Battle of Cut Knife, their largest victory over Canadian forces during the North-West Rebellion.
• August 14 » Japan's first patent is issued to the inventor of a rust-proof paint.
• November 28 » Bulgarian victory in the Serbo-Bulgarian War preserves the Unification of Bulgaria.

The temperature on October 1, 1885 was about 12.3 °C. There was 2 mm of rain. The air pressure was 2 kgf/m² and came mainly from the south-southwest. The airpressure was 75 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 88%.