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• Adriana Maria Post, Hillergersberg
• Andries Willemsz Spaander, Berkhout († 1917)
• Anthonie Monjé, Vlissingen, Zeeland, Nederland
• Andries Willems Spaander, Berhout († 1917)
• Aartje Verbeek, Tiel († 1886)
• Abraham Rietveld, Groot Ammers († 1887)
• Adolf Frederik van den Braak, Nieuwer Amstel († 1889)
• Alphonsus Wilbrordus Van den Broeck, Lichtaart, Belgie
• Aleida Bruggink, Hengelo-Woolde († 1885)
• Alice Alcoforado Cristovão, Recife, Pernambuco, Brasil

• Adrianus van 't Hof (49), alblasserdam
• Arie Kooij (66), Streefkerk
• Anna Overink (60), Hasselt, Nederland
• aart BESTEBROER (60), maasdam
• Anna Vink (74), Vlaardingen
• Augustus Henricus MAERTEN (13), Adinkerke (De Panne)
• Antonia SCHIETTECAT (72), Ninove,9400,Flandre Orientale,Flandre,BELGIQUE
• Abraham Johannes BOGAART (51), Haarlem
• Abraham Bolland (51), Amersfoort, Utrecht, Nederland
• Anna Vink (74), Vlaardingen

• 1873 » Kyōka Izumi, Japanese author, poet, and playwright († 1939)
• 1874 » Charles Despiau, French sculptor († 1946)
• 1879 » Will Rogers, American actor and screenwriter († 1935)
• 1883 » Nikolaos Plastiras, Greek general and politician 135th Prime Minister of Greece († 1953)
• 1884 » Harry Ferguson, Irish engineer, invented the tractor († 1960)
• 1887 » Alfred Lee Loomis, American physicist and philanthropist († 1975)
• 1889 » Alton Adams, American composer and bandleader († 1987)
• 1890 » Klabund, German author and poet († 1928)
• 1896 » Carlos P. Garcia, Filipino lawyer and politician, 8th President of the Philippines († 1971)
• 1897 » Dolly Stark, American baseball player and umpire († 1968)

• 1847 » Felix Mendelssohn, German pianist, composer, and conductor (b. 1809)
• 1847 » Thiệu Trị, Vietnamese emperor (b. 1807)
• 1856 » Paul Delaroche, French painter and educator (b. 1797)
• 1886 » James Martin, Irish-Australian politician, 6th Premier of New South Wales (b. 1820)
• 1893 » Pierre Tirard, Swiss-French engineer and politician, 54th Prime Minister of France (b. 1827)
• 1895 » Eugene Field, American journalist, author, and poet (b. 1850)
• 1906 » John H. Ketcham, American general and politician (b. 1832)
• 1918 » Wilfred Owen, English lieutenant and poet (b. 1893)
• 1921 » Hara Takashi, Japanese politician, 10th Prime Minister of Japan (b. 1856)
• 1924 » Richard Conner, American sergeant, Medal of Honor recipient (b. 1843)

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 1 » Twenty-five nations adopt Sandford Fleming's proposal for standard time (and also, time zones).
• January 26 » Troops loyal to The Mahdi conquer Khartoum, killing the Governor-General Charles George Gordon.
• February 5 » King Leopold II of Belgium establishes the Congo as a personal possession.
• March 23 » Sino-French War: Chinese victory in the Battle of Phu Lam Tao near Hưng Hóa, northern Vietnam.
• August 29 » Gottlieb Daimler patents the world's first internal combustion motorcycle, the Reitwagen.
• November 17 » Serbo-Bulgarian War: The decisive Battle of Slivnitsa begins.

The temperature on November 4, 1885 was about 10.1 °C. The air pressure was 5 kgf/m² and came mainly from the south-southwest. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 69%.