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• * Elisabeth Dumerniet, Breda († 1957)
• Alfons Franciscus Boven, Olmen († 1964)
• Andries Veen, Amsterdam († 1971)
• van Vught, Loon op Zand, Noord-Brabant, Nederland
• Alida Cornelia van der Meer, Stompwijk, Zuid-Holland, Nederland († 1888)
• Andries van VALEN, Dubbeldam
• Albertje Kamp, Appingedam († 1965)
• Adriaantje Rood, Heerhugowaard, Noord-Holland, Nederland († 1969)
• Albert van der Heide, Leek
• Andries Veen, Amsterdam Nederland († 1971)

• abraham MOL (79), rockanje
• Anna Katharina Busch (69), Oshawa, Nicollet, Minnesota (USA)
• Anna Maria Josephine Plochl (81), Bad Aussee, Steiermark, Austria
• Abraham Jansz Mol (79), Rockanje, Nederland
• Arie Pieter van Gelder (0), Ridderkerk
• Antonia Coolen (68), Berghem, Noord-Brabant, Nederland
• Adriana Backx (59), Kalmthout (B)
• Anna Maria Ploch (81), Bad Aussee, Steiermark, Austria
• Anna Plochl│Plöchel (81), Bad Aussee STMK
• Albertus Brandwagt (72), Haarle (Hellendoorn)

• 1871 » William Holman, English-Australian politician, 19th Premier of New South Wales († 1934)
• 1876 » Giovanni Giuriati, Italian lawyer and politician († 1970)
• 1876 » John Scaddan, Australian politician, 10th Premier of Western Australia († 1934)
• 1884 » Béla Balázs, Hungarian poet and critic († 1949)
• 1884 » Henri Cornet, French cyclist († 1941)
• 1887 » Albert M. Greenfield, Ukrainian-American businessman and philanthropist († 1967)
• 1888 » Taher Saifuddin, Indian religious leader, 51st Da'i al-Mutlaq († 1965)
• 1890 » Dolf Luque, Cuban baseball player and manager († 1957)
• 1893 » Fritz Gause, German historian and curator († 1973)
• 1898 » Ernesto Maserati, Italian race car driver and engineer († 1975)

• 1844 » Jacob Aall, Norwegian economist, historian, and politician (b. 1773)
• 1859 » John Vianney, French priest and saint (b. 1786)
• 1873 » Viktor Hartmann, Russian architect and painter (b. 1834)
• 1875 » Hans Christian Andersen, Danish novelist, short story writer, and poet (b. 1805)
• 1886 » Samuel J. Tilden, American lawyer and politician, 25th Governor of New York (b. 1814)
• 1900 » Isaac Levitan, Russian painter and educator (b. 1860)
• 1914 » Jules Lemaître, French playwright and critic (b. 1853)
• 1919 » Dave Gregory, Australian cricketer and umpire (b. 1845)
• 1922 » Enver Pasha, Ottoman general and politician (b. 1881)
• 1932 » Alfred Henry Maurer, American painter (b. 1868)

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 1 » Twenty-five nations adopt Sandford Fleming's proposal for standard time (and also, time zones).
• January 3 » Sino-French War: Beginning of the Battle of Núi Bop
• March 19 » Louis Riel declares a provisional government in Saskatchewan, beginning the North-West Rebellion.
• March 31 » The United Kingdom establishes the Bechuanaland Protectorate.
• August 14 » Japan's first patent is issued to the inventor of a rust-proof paint.
• September 22 » Lord Randolph Churchill makes a speech in Ulster in opposition to the Irish Home Rule movement.

The temperature on August 4, 1885 was about 15.2 °C. There was 0.1 mm of rain. The air pressure was 3 kgf/m² and came mainly from the east-northeast. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 78%.