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• Albertus Johannes van Brakel, Wageningen († 1938)
• Adrianus Gijzen, Etten Leur, Noord Brabant, Nederland († 1964)
• Anna Maria Johanna Dirken, Oudenbosch, Noord-Brabant (Nederland) († 1889)
• Adrianus Anthonius Antonius van Galen, Steenwijkerwold († 1917)
• Aalberta van der Graaf, Aarlanderveen, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
• Anselmus Alphonse Saerens, Opwijk († 1960)
• Anna Josephina BEX, Bocholt (B) († 1887)
• Adrianus de Waard, Zwijndrecht
• Aaltje Groot, Wognum, huis nr. 192 te Wadwaij († 1922)
• Aafje Haars, Opperdoes,, Noord-Holland, Nederland († 1931)

• Aan (Arend) Alles Groenhof (80), Gerkesklooster
• Anje Jans Eltjes (72), Nieuw Scheemda, Groningen, Nederland
• Anna Catharina Coenen (56), Sint-Truiden, Limburg, België
• Albert Wigman (51), Osterfeld,DLD
• Anna Maria Nuyten (41), Drunen
• Aan Alles Groenhof (80), Kooten
• Andries Ingelse (74), Den Helder, Noord-Holland, Nederland
• Aalt Daniels van Dijk (74), Kampen, Overijssel, Nederland
• Aalt van Dijk (74), Kampen
• Agatha Hoogeboom (73), Harenkarspel,Noord-Holland,Nederland

• 1878 » Martin Buber, Austrian-Israeli philosopher and academic († 1965)
• 1880 » Franz Marc, German soldier and painter († 1916)
• 1880 » Viktor Schwanneke, German actor and director († 1931)
• 1882 » Thomas Selfridge, American lieutenant and pilot († 1908)
• 1883 » Joseph Schumpeter, Czech-American economist and political scientist († 1950)
• 1884 » Snowy Baker, Australian boxer, rugby player, and actor († 1953)
• 1886 » Charlie Ruggles, American actor († 1970)
• 1888 » Edith Evans, English actress († 1976)
• 1888 » Giuseppe Ungaretti, Egyptian-Italian soldier, journalist, and poet († 1970)
• 1890 » Claro M. Recto, Filipino lawyer, jurist, and politician († 1960)

• 1849 » François Habeneck, French violinist and conductor (b. 1781)
• 1849 » France Prešeren, Slovenian poet and lawyer (b. 1800)
• 1856 » Agostino Bassi, Italian entomologist and academic (b. 1773)
• 1907 » Hendrik Willem Bakhuis Roozeboom, Dutch chemist and academic (b. 1854)
• 1910 » Hans Jæger, Norwegian philosopher and activist (b. 1854)
• 1914 » Dayrolles Eveleigh-de-Moleyns, 4th Baron Ventry, Irish hereditary peer (b. 1828)
• 1915 » François Langelier, Canadian journalist, lawyer, and politician, 10th Lieutenant Governor of Quebec (b. 1838)
• 1921 » George Formby Sr, English actor and singer (b. 1876)
• 1921 » Peter Kropotkin, Russian zoologist, geographer, and philologist (b. 1842)
• 1928 » Theodor Curtius, German chemist (b. 1857)

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 26 » Troops loyal to The Mahdi conquer Khartoum, killing the Governor-General Charles George Gordon.
• April 24 » American sharpshooter Annie Oakley is hired by Nate Salsbury to be a part of Buffalo Bill's Wild West.
• April 30 » Governor of New York David B. Hill signs legislation creating the Niagara Reservation, New York's first state park, ensuring that Niagara Falls will not be devoted solely to industrial and commercial use.
• June 17 » The Statue of Liberty arrives in New York Harbor.
• July 20 » The Football Association legalizes professionalism in association football under pressure from the British Football Association.
• August 14 » Japan's first patent is issued to the inventor of a rust-proof paint.

The temperature on February 8, 1885 was about 7.3 °C. The air pressure was 18 kgf/m² and came mainly from the south-southeast. The airpressure was 75 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 79%.