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Born on Monday February 25, 1884
- Albert Aufderheijde, Haarlem, Noord-Holland, Nederland
- Aartje Heimensen, Putten
- Adrianus Johannes Van Leeuwen, Venhuizen († 1948)
- Adriana Diepenhorst, stad a/h haringvliet (goeree overflakkee)
- Albertus Blaine Shepard († 1950)
- Alberta Overmars, Olst († 1968)
- Adrianus Klaassen, Klundert, Noord-Brabant, Nederland († 1959)
- Alberta Overmars, Olst († 1960)
- Adriaan de Valk, Scherpenisse († 1884)
- Adrianus van Aalbeek, Oosterhout (Oosterhout) (Noord Brabant) († 1886)
Died on Monday February 25, 1884
- auguste LEBEAU (79), Binche (Belgium)
- Arie Kreuk (0), Ouderkerk aan den IJssel
- Anna (Naatje) Nedersticht \ Nederstigt (57), Sassenheim, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
- Adrianus Cornelis Fredericus TRIJSELAAR (49), Zierikzee
- BERTUS LANTROK (0), 'S-GRAVENHAGE
- Adriana Maria van der Knaap (0), Naaldwijk, Westland, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
- Alida van den Berg (0), Weesperkarspel
- Anna Nedersticht Nederstigt (57), Sassenheim, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
- amélie MONET (68), Sars-la-Bruyère (Belgium)
- Berend Verhoef (70), Ede, Gelderland, Nederland
Source: Delpher (KB | national library) Newspapers from February 25, 1884 at Delpher
- Het nieuws van den dag : kleine courant
- De locomotief : Samarangsch handels- en advertentie-blad
- Java-bode : nieuws, handels- en advertentieblad voor Nederlandsch-Indie
- Rotterdamsch nieuwsblad
- Algemeen Handelsblad
- De standaard
- De Tijd : godsdienstig-staatkundig dagblad
- Leeuwarder courant
- Soerabaijasch handelsblad
- Bataviaasch handelsblad
Born on February 25
- 1873 » Enrico Caruso, Italian-American tenor; the most popular operatic tenor of the early 20th century and the first great recording star. († 1921)
- 1877 » Erich von Hornbostel, Austrian musicologist and scholar († 1935)
- 1881 » Alexei Rykov, Russian politician, Premier of Russia († 1938)
- 1881 » William Z. Foster, American union leader and politician († 1961)
- 1883 » Princess Alice, Countess of Athlone († 1981)
- 1885 » Princess Alice of Battenberg, mother of Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh († 1969)
- 1888 » John Foster Dulles, American soldier, lawyer, and politician, 52nd United States Secretary of State († 1959)
- 1890 » Myra Hess, English pianist and educator († 1965)
- 1894 » Meher Baba, Indian spiritual master († 1969)
- 1898 » William Astbury, physicist and molecular biologist († 1961)
Died on February 25
- 1865 » Otto Ludwig, German author, playwright, and critic (b. 1813)
- 1870 » Henrik Hertz, Danish poet and playwright (b. 1797)
- 1877 » Jung Bahadur Rana, Nepalese ruler (b. 1816)
- 1878 » Townsend Harris, American merchant, politician, and diplomat, United States Ambassador to Japan (b. 1804)
- 1899 » Paul Reuter, German-English journalist and businessman, founded Reuters (b. 1816)
- 1906 » Anton Arensky, Russian pianist and composer (b. 1861)
- 1910 » Worthington Whittredge, American painter and educator (b. 1820)
- 1911 » Friedrich Spielhagen, German author, theorist, and translator (b. 1829)
- 1912 » William IV, Grand Duke of Luxembourg (b. 1852)
- 1914 » John Tenniel, English illustrator (b. 1820)
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 » Moses Fleetwood Walker becomes the first black person to play in a professional baseball game in the United States.
- 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.
- August 5 » The cornerstone for the Statue of Liberty is laid on Bedloe's Island (now Liberty Island) in New York Harbor.
- October 13 » The International Meridian Conference establishes the meridian of the Greenwich Observatory as the prime meridian.
- December 10 » Mark Twain's Adventures of Huckleberry Finn is published.
The weather on Monday February 25, 1884
The temperature on February 25, 1884 was about 4.0 °C. The air pressure was 1 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the west-northwest. The airpressure was 75 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 97%.
Source: KNMI
Source: KNMI