About the day » Wednesday February 25, 1885Calender converter

• Adriana Cornelia Antonia Hegge, Loosduinen, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
• Albert Onrust, oostzaan
• Adolf Hermann Trox, Grasnitz, Ostpreussen
• Albert George NOTCUTT († 1918)
• Alice Van Battenberg, Windsor († 1969)
• Adrianus (twin) Barendregt (Barendrecht), Charlois, Nederland († 1886)
• Alice Battenberg, Windsor, Berkshire, England († 1969)
• Alice Of Battenburg, Windsor Castle, Berkshire, England († 1969)
• Adrianus Barendregt, Charlois, Nederland († 1886)
• Adrianus Josephus van der Bruggen, Vught, Noord-Brabant, Nederland († 1952)

• Adrianus Bogaerts (74), Oosterhout,, Noord-Brabant, Nederland
• Aaltje van het Hul (79), Oldebroek
• Anna SNAAK (71), Niehove, Groningen, Nederland
• Anna Jansdr Zweep (80), Drouwenermond
• Aafje Verdries (26), Gouda,, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
• Albert Hartman (0), Meppel, Drenthe, Nederland
• Aaltje van het Hul (79), Oldebroek, Gelderland, Nederland
• Aafke Jackles Tacoma (53), Idsegahuizen, Friesland, Nederland
• Berend Bomhof (85), Zwolle, Overijssel, Nederland
• Maree, Gouda,, Zuid-Holland, Nederland

• 1873 » Enrico Caruso, Italian-American tenor; the most popular operatic tenor of the early 20th century and the first great recording star. († 1921)
• 1877 » Erich von Hornbostel, Austrian musicologist and scholar († 1935)
• 1881 » Alexei Rykov, Russian politician, Premier of Russia († 1938)
• 1881 » William Z. Foster, American union leader and politician († 1961)
• 1883 » Princess Alice, Countess of Athlone († 1981)
• 1885 » Princess Alice of Battenberg, mother of Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh († 1969)
• 1888 » John Foster Dulles, American soldier, lawyer, and politician, 52nd United States Secretary of State († 1959)
• 1890 » Myra Hess, English pianist and educator († 1965)
• 1894 » Meher Baba, Indian spiritual master († 1969)
• 1898 » William Astbury, physicist and molecular biologist († 1961)

• 1865 » Otto Ludwig, German author, playwright, and critic (b. 1813)
• 1870 » Henrik Hertz, Danish poet and playwright (b. 1797)
• 1877 » Jung Bahadur Rana, Nepalese ruler (b. 1816)
• 1878 » Townsend Harris, American merchant, politician, and diplomat, United States Ambassador to Japan (b. 1804)
• 1899 » Paul Reuter, German-English journalist and businessman, founded Reuters (b. 1816)
• 1906 » Anton Arensky, Russian pianist and composer (b. 1861)
• 1910 » Worthington Whittredge, American painter and educator (b. 1820)
• 1911 » Friedrich Spielhagen, German author, theorist, and translator (b. 1829)
• 1912 » William IV, Grand Duke of Luxembourg (b. 1852)
• 1914 » John Tenniel, English illustrator (b. 1820)

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 26 » Troops loyal to The Mahdi conquer Khartoum, killing the Governor-General Charles George Gordon.
• February 5 » King Leopold II of Belgium establishes the Congo as a personal possession.
• March 31 » The United Kingdom establishes the Bechuanaland Protectorate.
• May 1 » The original Chicago Board of Trade Building opens for business.
• August 14 » Japan's first patent is issued to the inventor of a rust-proof paint.
• September 29 » The first practical public electric tramway in the world is opened in Blackpool, England.

The temperature on February 25, 1885 was about 7.3 °C. The air pressure was 1 kgf/m² and came mainly from the southwest. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 88%.