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Born on Thursday February 5, 1885
- Anna Maria Cornelia MEULENDIJKS, Helmond
- Abraham Vorst, Amsterdam
- Kistemaker, Enkhuizen, Nederland († 1885)
- Alphonsine Louise Eleonore Reckelbus, Brugge, 8000, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium
- Amelia-Joanna SIMONTS, Schilde, Province of Antwerp (Middle Brabant), Belgium († 1943)
- Aartje Hendriks, Uddel († 1919)
- Adriana Maria Bakx, Oosterhout († 1898)
- Adriana Zondervan, Bloemendaal, Noord-Holland, Nederland
- Anna Catharina Geertruida Paschedag, Den Helder, Noord-Holland, Nederland
- Alida Welmoet Scheltema, Delft, Zuid-Holland, Nederland The Netherlands
Died on Thursday February 5, 1885
- Alphonsus Maria SEGERS (9), Hamme,9220,Flandre Orientale,Flandre,BELGIQUE
- Arend Hendrik van Stroh (0), IJsselstein, Utrecht, Nederland
- (2) Elisabeth Van Echtelt (74), Utrecht, Utrecht, Nederland Nederland
- Agnes Bijnsdorp (41), Haarlemmerliede, gem. Haarlemmermeer, NH, Nederland
- Anthon van Capelle (56), Arnhem
- Adrianus Martinus Evers (67), Peer, Limburg, België
- Adriaan Martinus Evers (67), Peer
- Anna Krop (77), amsterdam, Nederland
- Alphonsus van Pelt, Berkel-Enschot
- Anthon van Capelle (56), Arnhem, GLD, NL
Source: Delpher (KB | national library) Newspapers from February 5, 1885 at Delpher
- De Tijd : godsdienstig-staatkundig dagblad
- Rotterdamsch nieuwsblad
- Java-bode : nieuws, handels- en advertentieblad voor Nederlandsch-Indie
- De locomotief : Samarangsch handels- en advertentie-blad
- Leeuwarder courant
- Soerabaijasch handelsblad
- Sumatra-courant : nieuws- en advertentieblad
- De standaard
- Tilburgsche courant
- Het nieuws van den dag : kleine courant
Born on February 5
- 1870 » Charles Edmund Brock, British painter and book illustrator († 1938)
- 1876 » Ernie McLea, Canadian ice hockey player († 1931)
- 1878 » André Citroën, French engineer and businessman, founded Citroën († 1935)
- 1880 » Gabriel Voisin, French pilot and engineer († 1973)
- 1889 » Ernest Tyldesley, English cricketer († 1962)
- 1889 » Patsy Hendren, English cricketer and footballer († 1962)
- 1889 » Recep Peker, Turkish officer and politician († 1950)
- 1891 » Renato Petronio, Italian rower († 1976)
- 1892 » Elizabeth Ryan, American tennis player († 1979)
- 1897 » Dirk Stikker, Dutch businessman and politician, 3rd Secretary General of NATO († 1979)
Died on February 5
- 1881 » Thomas Carlyle, Scottish philosopher, historian, and academic (b. 1795)
- 1882 » Adolfo Rivadeneyra, Spanish orientalist and diplomat (b. 1841)
- 1892 » Emilie Flygare-Carlén, Swedish author (b. 1807)
- 1915 » Ross Barnes, American baseball player and manager (b. 1850)
- 1917 » Jaber II Al-Sabah, Kuwaiti ruler (b. 1860)
- 1922 » Christiaan de Wet, South African general and politician, State President of the Orange Free State (b. 1854)
- 1922 » Slavoljub Eduard Penkala, Croatian engineer, invented the mechanical pencil (b. 1871)
- 1927 » Inayat Khan, Indian mystic and educator (b. 1882)
- 1931 » Athanasios Eftaxias, Greek politician, 118th Prime Minister of Greece (b. 1849)
- 1933 » Josiah Thomas, English-Australian miner and politician (b. 1863)
Names that were popular for boys in 1885
- Johannes
- Jan
- Cornelis
- Hendrik
- Willem
- Pieter
- Gerrit
- Jacobus
- Jacob
- Petrus
- Adrianus
- Arie
- Dirk
- Hendrikus
- Wilhelmus
- Gerardus
Names that were popular for girls in 1885
- Maria
- Johanna
- Anna
- Cornelia
- Elisabeth
- Catharina
- Wilhelmina
- Adriana
- Hendrika
- Aaltje
- Neeltje
- Jacoba
- Grietje
- Trijntje
- Geertruida
- Antje
Source: Wikipedia Historical events 1885
- 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.
- February 5 » King Leopold II of Belgium establishes the Congo as a personal possession.
- March 30 » The Battle for Kushka triggers the Panjdeh Incident which nearly gives rise to war between the Russian and British Empire.
- April 2 » Canadian Cree warriors attack the village of Frog Lake, killing nine.
- April 3 » Gottlieb Daimler is granted a German patent for his engine design.
- July 20 » The Football Association legalizes professionalism in association football under pressure from the British Football Association.
- September 6 » Eastern Rumelia declares its union with Bulgaria, thus accomplishing Bulgarian unification.
Weather February 5, 1885
The temperature on February 5, 1885 was about 3.3 °C. There was 4 mm of rain. The air pressure was 2 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the southwest. The airpressure was 75 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 80%.