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• Adrianus Gloudemans, Nuland († 1920)
• Adriana Hendrickx Hendriks, Oerle (Veldhoven) (Noord-Brabant) († 1920)
• Adrianus van den BROEK, Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Nederland († 1960)
• Alberdina Perk, Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Nederland
• Griffioen, Laagnieuwkoop († 1891)
• Aiki Hoving, Weerdingermarke Emmen Drenthe Nederland († 1967)
• Adriana HENDRIKS, Oerle († 1920)
• Allagonda Dirks, Bergeijk Weebosch, Nederland († 1928)
• Adriana Diepstraten, Terheijden, Nederland († 1886)
• Aaltje Cornelia van Riet Paap, Spaarndam

• Anna Riemeijer, Winschoten
• Anna Maria Leonora Van Der Groen (60), 's-Gravenhage
• Alida van den Engh (0), Haarlem, Noord-Holland, Nederland
• - Deckers (0), Maastricht, Limburg, Nederland
• Anna Willemina Delden van (9), Terwolde, Gld, Nederland
• Anne Jacobs Posthumus (71), Ternaard gem. Westdongeradeel
• Betje Berends (0), Bovensmilde
• Catharina Bolckmans (87), Princenhage, Gemeente Breda, Noord-Brabant, Nederland
• Adriana Maria Tak (66), Arnhem
• Anna Willemina van Delden (8), Terwolde

• 1881 » Albin Prepeluh, Slovenian journalist and politician († 1937)
• 1881 » Joseph B. Ely, American lawyer and politician, 52nd Governor of Massachusetts († 1956)
• 1882 » Eric Gill, English sculptor and illustrator († 1940)
• 1883 » Marguerite Clark, American actress († 1940)
• 1886 » Hugo Ball, German author and poet († 1927)
• 1887 » Pat Sullivan, Australian-American animator and producer († 1933)
• 1887 » Savielly Tartakower, Polish journalist, author, and chess player († 1956)
• 1888 » Owen Brewster, American captain and politician, 54th Governor of Maine († 1961)
• 1889 » Olave Baden-Powell, English scout leader, founded the Girl Guides († 1977)
• 1889 » R. G. Collingwood, English historian and philosopher († 1943)

• 1875 » Charles Lyell, Scottish-English geologist and lawyer (b. 1797)
• 1875 » Jean-Baptiste-Camille Corot, French painter and illustrator (b. 1796)
• 1888 » Anna Kingsford, English physician and activist (b. 1846)
• 1890 » Carl Bloch, Danish painter and academic (b. 1834)
• 1890 » John Jacob Astor III, American businessman and philanthropist (b. 1822)
• 1897 » Charles Blondin, French tightrope walker and acrobat (b. 1824)
• 1898 » Heungseon Daewongun, Korean king (b. 1820)
• 1903 » Hugo Wolf, Austrian composer (b. 1860)
• 1904 » Leslie Stephen, English historian, author, and critic (b. 1832)
• 1913 » Ferdinand de Saussure, Swiss linguist and author (b. 1857)

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.
• March 14 » The Mikado, a light opera by W. S. Gilbert and Arthur Sullivan, receives its first public performance at the Savoy Theatre in London.
• March 24 » Sino-French War: Chinese victory in the Battle of Bang Bo on the Tonkin-Guangxi border.
• 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.
• May 2 » Cree and Assiniboine warriors win the Battle of Cut Knife, their largest victory over Canadian forces during the North-West Rebellion.
• July 1 » The Congo Free State is established by King Leopold II of Belgium.
• October 13 » The Georgia Institute of Technology is founded in Atlanta, Georgia.

The temperature on February 22, 1885 was about -1.7 °C. The air pressure was 8 kgf/m² and came mainly from the south-southeast. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 94%.