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Born on Sunday February 24, 1884
- Acker Jackson "Bud" Steadham († 1959)
- Albert Korstianus den Bouwmeester, Zwolle († 1956)
- Adriana Pieternella Wilhelmina van Gend, Utrecht († 1949)
- Adrianus Cornelis Hoogendoorn, Oudewater († 1937)
- Alida Agnita Onink, Maurik († 1906)
- Adriaan Hendrik Spooren, Hoogeloon, Hapert en Casteren († 1962)
- Hermanus van den Berg, Haarlemmermeer († 1953)
- Aaltje Wartena, Terzool, Friesland, Nederland
- Alfredo Fabbri
- Aleida Engelina Wellink († 1977)
Died on Sunday February 24, 1884
- Albert (Gerards) Arkies (78), Peize
- Anna Maria van Loon (79), Bladel en Netersel
- Albert Gerards Arkies, Peize, Drenthe, Nederland
- Anne Gooitzens Botstra (52), Metslawier, Oostdongeradeel, Friesland, Nederland
- Anna Suzanna Lingenaar (1), Emmen, Overijssel, Nederland
- Anna Susanna Aleida Lingenaar (1), Amsterdamscheveld, Gemeente Emmen, Drenthe, Nederland
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- Alida Prins (65), Voorhout
- Albert Gerards (Arkis) Arkies (78), Peize, Drenthe, Nederland
- Annie Louise Mare (22), St. Marys, Camden, Georgia, United States
Source: Delpher (KB | national library) Newspapers from February 24, 1884 at Delpher
Born on February 24
- 1868 » Édouard Alphonse James de Rothschild, French financier and polo player († 1949)
- 1869 » Zara DuPont, American suffragist († 1946)
- 1874 » Honus Wagner, American baseball player, coach, and manager († 1955)
- 1877 » Ettie Rout, Australian-New Zealand educator and activist († 1936)
- 1877 » Rudolph Ganz, Swiss pianist, composer, and conductor († 1972)
- 1885 » Chester W. Nimitz, American admiral († 1966)
- 1885 » Stanisław Ignacy Witkiewicz, Polish author, poet, and painter († 1939)
- 1890 » Marjorie Main, American actress († 1975)
- 1896 » Richard Thorpe, American director and screenwriter († 1991)
- 1898 » Kurt Tank, German pilot and engineer († 1983)
Died on February 24
- 1825 » Thomas Bowdler, English physician and philanthropist (b. 1754)
- 1856 » Nikolai Lobachevsky, Russian mathematician and academic (b. 1792)
- 1876 » Joseph Jenkins Roberts, American-Liberian politician, 1st President of Liberia (b. 1809)
- 1879 » Shiranui Kōemon, Japanese sumo wrestler, the 11th Yokozuna (b. 1825)
- 1910 » Osman Hamdi Bey, Greek archaeologist and painter (b. 1842)
- 1914 » Joshua Chamberlain, American general and politician, 32nd Governor of Maine (b. 1828)
- 1925 » Hjalmar Branting, Swedish journalist and politician, 16th Prime Minister of Sweden, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1860)
- 1927 » Edward Marshall Hall, English lawyer and politician (b. 1858)
- 1929 » André Messager, French pianist, composer, and conductor (b. 1853)
- 1930 » Hermann von Ihering, German-Brazilian zoologist (b. 1850)
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.
- 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.
- July 5 » Germany takes possession of Cameroon.
- August 5 » The cornerstone for the Statue of Liberty is laid on Bedloe's Island (now Liberty Island) in New York Harbor.
- November 1 » The Gaelic Athletic Association is set up in Hayes's Hotel in Thurles, County Tipperary.
- December 10 » Mark Twain's Adventures of Huckleberry Finn is published.
The weather on Sunday February 24, 1884
The temperature on February 24, 1884 was about 4.6 °C. There was 2 mm of rain. The air pressure was 2 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the west-northwest. The airpressure was 75 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 97%.
Source: KNMI
Source: KNMI