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• Albert Martens Bennema, Glimmen (gem. Groningen)
• Adriaan Koop de Graaf, Delfshaven, Zuid-Holland, Nederland († 1957)
• Abraham Dorland, Hilversum, Noord-Holland, Nederland († 1951)
• Anna Maria Angela Froyen, Alken, België († 1956)
• Adolphus Gerhardus Banus, Hoogezand-Sappemeer, Groningen, Nederland († 1965)
• "Johann" Nepomuk Maria Joseph Gregor von Wilczek, Hermanuv Mestec, Tchéquie († 1968)
• Adriana Allegonda Smits, Herpen, Nederland († 1969)
• Adolphus Gerardus Banus, Sappemeer, Nederland († 1965)
• Minna Emma Medge († 1946)
• Aafje Stam, Schellinkhout, Noord-Holland, Nederland

• Antonetta SWINKELS (73), Beek en Donk
• Aaltje Jansdochter de Ruijter (63), Katwijk aan de Rijn
• Arie Burggraaf (0), Zegveld, Woerden, Utrecht, Nederland
• Adrianus Adriaan Schoenmakers (77), Raamsdonksveer, Provincie Noord Brabant Nederland
• Anna Maria BORREMANS (34), Arendonk, Belgi√´
• Adrianus Christianus van GILSE (61), Sint-Joost-ten-Node, 1210, Brussel-Hoofdstad, Brussel, België
• Alphonsine MANNESSIEZ (58), Bruay-la-Buissière,62700,Pas-de-Calais,Hauts-de-France,FRANCE,Grand rue
• Adelaïde Visman (18), Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Nederland (Netherlands)
• Aleida Spaling (53), Uelsen (Dld)
• Aaltje de Ruijter (63), Katwijk, Zuid-Holland, Nederland

• 1877 » Frank Calder, English-Canadian journalist and businessman († 1943)
• 1878 » Augustus Goessling, American swimmer and water polo player († 1963)
• 1878 » Grace Abbott, American social worker († 1939)
• 1886 » Walter Terence Stace, English-American philosopher, academic, and civil servant († 1967)
• 1887 » Bernard Montgomery, 1st Viscount Montgomery of Alamein, English field marshal († 1976)
• 1891 » Lester Allen, American screen, stage, vaudeville, circus actor, and film director († 1949)
• 1895 » Gregorio López, Mexican journalist, author, and poet († 1966)
• 1896 » Lev Vygotsky, Belarusian-Russian psychologist and philosopher († 1934)
• 1897 » Frank Fay, American actor, singer, and screenwriter († 1961)
• 1899 » Douglas Shearer, Canadian-American engineer († 1971)

• 1865 » James McCune Smith, American physician and author (b. 1813)
• 1891 » José María Iglesias, Mexican politician and interim President (1876-1877) (b. 1823)
• 1897 » George Hendric Houghton, American pastor and theologian (b. 1820)
• 1902 » Hugh Price Hughes, Welsh theologian and educator (b. 1847)
• 1905 » Adolphe, Grand Duke of Luxembourg, (b. 1817)
• 1910 » Ralph Johnstone, American pilot (b. 1886)
• 1917 » Auguste Rodin, French sculptor and illustrator (b. 1840)
• 1922 » Robert Comtesse, Swiss lawyer and politician, 29th President of the Swiss Confederation (b. 1847)
• 1923 » Eduard Bornhöhe, Estonian author (b. 1862)
• 1924 » Gregory VII of Constantinople (b. 1850)

• 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.
• May 1 » Moses Fleetwood Walker becomes the first black person to play in a professional baseball game in the United States.
• May 1 » The Federation of Organized Trades and Labor Unions demands the eight-hour work day in the United States.
• May 31 » The arrival at Plymouth of Tāwhiao, King of Maoris, to claim the protection of Queen Victoria.
• 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.
• November 1 » The Gaelic Athletic Association is set up in Hayes's Hotel in Thurles, County Tipperary.

The temperature on November 17, 1884 was about 1.9 °C. There was 0.4 mm of rain. The air pressure was 1 kgf/m² and came mainly from the southwest. The airpressure was 77 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 81%.