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March 5, 1884Born on Thursday March 6, 1884
- Agnes Thompson Swan, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland († 1963)
- Annie Myrtle Moore Lee [K JonesBu], Columbia, Maury County, Tennessee († 1953)
- Amatus Antonie Cogghe, Oostende
- Anna Maria Josephina Clerinx, Neerwinden, België
- Alida Splint, Eemnes, Utrecht, Nederland († 1884)
- Alida Kleer, Naaldwijk, Zuid-Holland, Nederland († 1970)
- Aleida Oonk, Zenderen (Borne), Niederlande († 1970)
- Ada Brewer, Newport, Isle of Wight, United Kingdom († 1973)
- Akke Deknatel, Leutingewolde, gem. Roden, Drenthe, Nederland († 1968)
- Alida Kleer, Naaldwijk, Nederland
Died on Thursday March 6, 1884
- Adriana van der Schalie (0), Schiedam, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
- * Adriana van Empel (64), Vlijmen
- Anna Catharina Coremans Koreman(s) (55), Roosendaal, NL
- Adriana Huisman (11), Strijen, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
- Adriaan Laurijsen (59), Tilburg
- Amand Louis Vanderghinste (59), Kortrijk
- Adriana Huisman (11), Strijen, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
- - Daemen (0), Hulsberg, Limburg, Nederland
- Adriana Noltee (38), Rotterdam, Netherlands
- Agnes Louise Ferdinande van Rantzau (81)
Source: Delpher (KB | national library) Newspapers from March 6, 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
- Algemeen Handelsblad
- De standaard
- De Tijd : godsdienstig-staatkundig dagblad
- Leeuwarder courant
- Soerabaijasch handelsblad
Born on March 6
- 1879 » Jimmy Hunter, New Zealand rugby player († 1962)
- 1882 » F. Burrall Hoffman, American architect, co-designed Villa Vizcaya († 1980)
- 1882 » Guy Kibbee, American actor and singer († 1956)
- 1884 » Molla Mallory, Norwegian-American tennis player († 1959)
- 1885 » Ring Lardner, American journalist and author († 1933)
- 1886 » Jam Handy, American swimmer and water polo player († 1983)
- 1886 » Nella Walker, American actress and vaudevillian († 1971)
- 1892 » Bert Smith, English international footballer, right half († 1969)
- 1893 » Ella P. Stewart, pioneering Black American pharmacist († 1987)
- 1893 » Furry Lewis, American singer-songwriter and guitarist († 1981)
Died on March 6
- 1854 » Charles Vane, 3rd Marquess of Londonderry, Irish colonel and diplomat, Under-Secretary of State for War and the Colonies (b. 1778)
- 1866 » William Whewell, English priest, historian, and philosopher (b. 1794)
- 1867 » Charles Farrar Browne, American-English author and educator (b. 1834)
- 1888 » Louisa May Alcott, American novelist and poet (b. 1832)
- 1895 » Camilla Collett, Norwegian novelist and activist (b. 1813)
- 1899 » Kaʻiulani of Hawaii (b. 1875)
- 1900 » Gottlieb Daimler, German engineer and businessman, co-founded Daimler-Motoren-Gesellschaft (b. 1834)
- 1905 » John Henninger Reagan, American surveyor, judge, and politician, 3rd Confederate States of America Secretary of the Treasury (b. 1818)
- 1905 » Makar Yekmalyan, Armenian composer (b. 1856)
- 1919 » Oskars Kalpaks, Latvian colonel (b. 1882)
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.
- February 1 » The first volume (A to Ant) of the Oxford English Dictionary is published.
- March 13 » The Siege of Khartoum begins. It lasts until January 26, 1885.
- August 5 » The cornerstone for the Statue of Liberty is laid on Bedloe's Island (now Liberty Island) in New York Harbor.
- October 6 » The Naval War College of the United States is founded in Rhode Island.
- October 22 » The International Meridian Conference designates the Royal Observatory, Greenwich as the world's prime meridian.
The weather on Thursday March 6, 1884
The temperature on March 6, 1884 was about 9.4 °C. The air pressure was 2 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the west. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 51%.
Source: KNMI
Source: KNMI