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Born on Friday October 24, 1884
- Albert Hagel, Waldseite
- Abraham van de Kar, Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Nederland († 1942)
- "Félix" Marie Joseph Tyrel de Poix, Pouligny-Saint-Pierre, Indre, France († 1940)
- Aafje ten Wolde, Steenwijk († 1975)
- Alexander Hamilton Stephens, Rayne, Acadia, Louisiana, Verenigde Staten († 1974)
- Abraham Kar van de, Amsterdam, NH, Nederland († 1942)
- Andries ten Wolde, Hijkersmilde, Drenthe, Nederland
- Sonsma, Workum
- Angela Coens, Rhede († 1921)
- Abraham Johannes Moerer, Rotterdam, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
Died on Friday October 24, 1884
- Adrianus van Eersel (71), 's-Gravenmoer, Noord-Brabant, Nederland
- Adrianus de Kruijf (75), Odijk, Nederland
- Abel Jans Westra (91), Grootegast
- Arend Kist (0), Hollandscheveld
- Blokzijl (2), Noord (Hoogeveen)
- Adrianus de Kruif, Odijk
- Adrianus Kruijf de (75), Odijk, Utr, Nederland
- Adolf Johan August Egberts (1), Leiden
- Agnes Vissers (6), Groesbeek
- Anna Cornelia Kalsbeek (0), Alkemade
Source: Delpher (KB | national library) Newspapers from October 24, 1884 at Delpher
- Suriname : koloniaal nieuws- en advertentieblad
- Het nieuws van den dag : kleine courant
- Nieuw Israelietisch weekblad
- Algemeen Handelsblad
- Algemeen Handelsblad
- De Tijd : godsdienstig-staatkundig dagblad
- Java-bode : nieuws, handels- en advertentieblad voor Nederlandsch-Indie
- Rotterdamsch nieuwsblad
- De locomotief : Samarangsch handels- en advertentie-blad
- De standaard
Born on October 24
- 1875 » Konstantin Yuon, Russian painter and set designer († 1958)
- 1876 » Saya San, Burmese monk and activist († 1931)
- 1879 » B. A. Rolfe, American bandleader and producer († 1956)
- 1882 » Sybil Thorndike, English actress († 1976)
- 1884 » Emil Fjellström, Swedish actor († 1944)
- 1885 » Alice Perry, Irish engineer and poet († 1969)
- 1887 » Octave Lapize, French cyclist and pilot († 1917)
- 1887 » Victoria Eugenie of Battenberg († 1969)
- 1891 » Brenda Ueland, American journalist, author, and educator († 1985)
- 1891 » Rafael Trujillo, Dominican soldier and politician, 36th President of the Dominican Republic († 1961)
Died on October 24
- 1852 » Daniel Webster, American lawyer and politician, 14th United States Secretary of State (b. 1782)
- 1875 » Raffaello Carboni, Italian-Australian author and poet (b. 1817)
- 1898 » Pierre Puvis de Chavannes, French painter and illustrator (b. 1824)
- 1915 » Désiré Charnay, French archaeologist and photographer (b. 1828)
- 1917 » James Carroll Beckwith, American painter and academic (b. 1852)
- 1922 » George Cadbury, English businessman (b. 1839)
- 1935 » Dutch Schultz, American mob boss (b. 1902)
- 1937 » Nils Wahlbom, Swedish actor (b. 1886)
- 1938 » Ernst Barlach, German sculptor and playwright (b. 1870)
- 1943 » Hector de Saint-Denys Garneau, Canadian poet and painter (b. 1912)
Names that were popular for boys in 1884
- Johannes
- Jan
- Cornelis
- Hendrik
- Willem
- Pieter
- Jacobus
- Gerrit
- Petrus
- Adrianus
- Jacob
- Wilhelmus
- Hendrikus
- Franciscus
- Gerardus
- Antonius
Names that were popular for girls in 1884
- Maria
- Johanna
- Anna
- Cornelia
- Catharina
- Elisabeth
- Wilhelmina
- Hendrika
- Adriana
- Jacoba
- Petronella
- Geertruida
- Helena
- Christina
- Margaretha
- Marie
Source: Wikipedia Historical events 1884
- 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 » The Fabian Society is founded in London, United Kingdom.
- March 27 » A mob in Cincinnati, Ohio, attacks members of a jury which had returned a verdict of manslaughter in what was seen as a clear case of murder; over the next few days the mob would riot and eventually destroy the courthouse.
- June 16 » The first purpose-built roller coaster, LaMarcus Adna Thompson's "Switchback Railway", opens in New York's Coney Island amusement park.
- July 3 » Dow Jones & Company publishes its first stock average.
- October 13 » The International Meridian Conference establishes the meridian of the Greenwich Observatory as the prime meridian.
- October 22 » The International Meridian Conference designates the Royal Observatory, Greenwich as the world's prime meridian.
The weather on Friday October 24, 1884
The temperature on October 24, 1884 was about 11.5 °C. The air pressure was 2 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the south east. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 56%.
Source: KNMI
Source: KNMI