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• Alberta Jacoba Catharina Maria Schutte, Zutphen, Gelderland, Nederland
• Goossen, Veendam († 1885)
• Albert KORVING, Scheveningen, gemeente 's-Gravenhage (Z-H) († 1916)
• van Eck, Rijswijk (Maurik) (GL) († 1885)
• Adriana Cornelia Koppenol, Rotterdam († 1954)
• aafke faber, middelstum († 1934)
• Afke Liemburg, Kortezwaag († 1968)
• Andrew Cornelius Lieuwen († 1971)
• Anna A Preder, Lyndon, Sheboygan, Wisconsin, Verenigde Staten († 1911)
• Aagje Naaktgeboren, Dubbeldam

• Anna Maria VOORN (2), Rotterdam, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
• Aagje Groot (49), Obdam, Koggenland, Noord-Holland, Nederland
• Adriana van den BERGH (60), Roosendaal en Nispen (N.Br. Nl)
• Alida Maria Wilhelmina Voskuijl (74), Amsterdam
• Aafje Aagje Pover- (75), Alkmaar, Nederland
• Goossen (0), Veendam
• "Kornelia" Cornelia Cornelia (41), Schijndel
• "Paul" Ernest Charles Marie Idesbalde Rotsart de Hertaing (49), Saint-Dié, Vosges, France
• Adriana van den Berg (60), Roosendaal Nispen
• Heinen (49), Swalmen, Nederland

• 1871 » Émile Borel, French mathematician and politician († 1956)
• 1873 » Adolph Zukor, Hungarian-American film producer, co-founded Paramount Pictures († 1976)
• 1873 » Charles Péguy, French poet and journalist († 1914)
• 1875 » Gustav Flatow, German gymnast († 1945)
• 1876 » William Hurlstone, English pianist and composer († 1906)
• 1877 » William Clarence Matthews, American baseball player, coach, and lawyer († 1928)
• 1889 » Vera de Bosset, Russian-American ballerina († 1982)
• 1891 » Zora Neale Hurston, American novelist, short story writer, and folklorist († 1960)
• 1895 » Hudson Fysh, Australian pilot and businessman, co-founded Qantas Airways Limited († 1974)
• 1899 » Al Bowlly, Mozambican-English singer-songwriter (disputed; d. 1941)

• 1858 » Mustafa Reşid Pasha, Ottoman politician, Grand Vizier of the Ottoman Empire (b. 1800)
• 1864 » Caleb Blood Smith, American journalist and politician, 6th U.S. Secretary of the Interior (b. 1808)
• 1892 » Tewfik Pasha, Egyptian ruler (b. 1852)
• 1893 » Josef Stefan, Slovenian physicist and mathematician (b. 1835)
• 1919 » Henry Ware Eliot, American businessman and philanthropist, co-founded Washington University in St. Louis (b. 1843)
• 1920 » Edmund Barton, Australian judge and politician, 1st Prime Minister of Australia (b. 1849)
• 1927 » Nikolaos Kalogeropoulos, Greek politician, 99th Prime Minister of Greece (b. 1851)
• 1931 » Edward Channing, American historian and author (b. 1856)
• 1932 » André Maginot, French sergeant and politician (b. 1877)
• 1936 » Guy d'Hardelot, French pianist and composer (b. 1858)

1. Johannes
2. Jan
3. Cornelis
4. Hendrik
5. Willem
6. Pieter
7. Gerrit
8. Jacobus
9. Petrus
10. Jacob
11. Adrianus
12. Arie
13. Dirk
14. Hendrikus
15. Wilhelmus
16. Gerardus

1. Maria
2. Johanna
3. Anna
4. Cornelia
5. Elisabeth
6. Catharina
7. Wilhelmina
8. Adriana
9. Hendrika
10. Aaltje
11. Neeltje
12. Jacoba
13. Grietje
14. Trijntje
15. Geertruida
16. Antje

• 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 17 » A British force defeats a large Dervish army at the Battle of Abu Klea in the Sudan.
• March 30 » The Battle for Kushka triggers the Panjdeh Incident which nearly gives rise to war between the Russian and British Empire.
• March 31 » The United Kingdom establishes the Bechuanaland Protectorate.
• July 1 » The Congo Free State is established by King Leopold II of Belgium.
• August 14 » Japan's first patent is issued to the inventor of a rust-proof paint.
• November 28 » Bulgarian victory in the Serbo-Bulgarian War preserves the Unification of Bulgaria.

The temperature on January 7, 1885 was about 0.7 °C. The air pressure was 3 kgf/m² and came mainly from the south-southwest. The airpressure was 77 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 92%.