About the day » Monday February 2, 1885Calender converter

• Akke Gossen Speekhout, Leeuwarderadeel
• Aaltje Verhoeven, Haarlemmermeer, Noord-Holland, Nederland († 1963)
• "Dominique" Domenico MION, Schaerbeek, 21015, Région Bruxelles-Capitale, Belgique († 1936)
• Adriaan Antonie KRAMER, Doeveren († 1976)
• Adrianus van den Hout, Tilburg († 1970)
• Onderstal
• Adrianus van Oort, Delfshaven
• Aalt Wiggers, Harderwijk
• Aaltje KROEZE († 1961)
• Jelle Oebele de Boer, Baarderadeel

• Aartje Sterk (35), Culemborg
• Anje Smid (54), Achterdiep gem. Sappemeer
• Adriana Snel (65), Weesp
• Albert Soetevent (1), Westerveld (Zuidwolde)
• Albertus Jozephus Loos (19), Groningen
• Aafje Wever (71), Spanbroek
• ?? Leeuwenburg (0), Rhoon
• Albert Blok‏ (51), Den Helder
• Aartje Sterk (35), Culemborg
• Alida Dongelmans (0), Gouda

• 1880 » Frederick Lane, Australian swimmer († 1969)
• 1881 » Orval Overall, American baseball player and manager († 1947)
• 1882 » James Joyce, Irish novelist, short story writer, and poet († 1941)
• 1882 » Prince Andrew of Greece and Denmark († 1944)
• 1883 » Johnston McCulley, American author and screenwriter, created Zorro († 1958)
• 1883 » Julia Nava de Ruisánchez, Mexican activist and writer († 1964)
• 1886 » William Rose Benét, American poet and author († 1950)
• 1887 » Ernst Hanfstaengl, German businessman († 1975)
• 1889 » Jean de Lattre de Tassigny, French general († 1952)
• 1890 » Charles Correll, American actor and screenwriter († 1972)

• 1861 » Théophane Vénard, French Catholic missionary (b. 1829)
• 1881 » Henry Parker, English-Australian politician, 3rd Premier of New South Wales (b. 1808)
• 1904 » Ernest Cashel, American-Canadian criminal (b. 1882)
• 1904 » William Collins Whitney, American financier and politician, 31st United States Secretary of the Navy (b. 1841)
• 1905 » Henri Germain, French banker and politician, founded Le Crédit Lyonnais (b. 1824)
• 1907 » Dmitri Mendeleev, Russian chemist and academic (b. 1834)
• 1909 » Carlo Acton, Italian pianist and composer (b. 1829)
• 1913 » Gustaf de Laval, Swedish engineer (b. 1845)
• 1918 » John L. Sullivan, American boxer (b. 1858)
• 1919 » Julius Kuperjanov, Estonian lieutenant (b. 1894)

1. Johannes
2. Jan
3. Cornelis
4. Hendrik
5. Willem
6. Pieter
7. Gerrit
8. Jacobus
9. Jacob
10. Petrus
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.
• February 21 » The newly completed Washington Monument is dedicated.
• 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 17 » Serbo-Bulgarian War: The decisive Battle of Slivnitsa begins.
• December 28 » Indian National Congress, a political party of India, is founded in Bombay Presidency, British India.

The temperature on February 2, 1885 was about 12.7 °C. The air pressure was 17 kgf/m² and came mainly from the south-southeast. The airpressure was 75 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 63%.