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• Adrianus Jacobus Harpers, Rotterdam, Zuid-Holland, Nederland († 1964)
• Anna Cornelia Maria van den Hout, Goirle
• Anna Catharina Lemmens, Stein, Limburg, Netherlands († 1898)
• Anna Cornelia Maria (Kee) van den Hout, Goirle, Noord-Brabant, Nederland († 1952)
• Akke Renema, Almenum, Barradeel Friesland, Nederland († 1946)
• Alfons Beernaert, Aaigem,9420,Oost-Vlaanderen,België († 1887)
• "Ludwig" Friedrich Andreas August Carl Hermann von Bernstorff († 1973)
• Aaltje Kamminga, Zevenhuizen, Leek, Groningen, Nederland († 1942)
• Adrianus Jacobus Harpers, Rotterdam
• Anna Marie Crawford, Fayette County, Iowa, Verenigde Staten († 1969)

• Antonie Smans (33), Gilze en Rijen
• Ann Farquharson Hadden MITCHELL (84), South Confunderland, Leochel Cushnie, Aberdeenshire
• Arie Cornelis Schaap (28), Heerjansdam, Nederland
• Antonetta Helena Antonette Kruseman (50), Semarang, DU
• Antonia Traets (0), Dinteloord en Prinsenland, Noord-Brabant, Nederland
• Adolf Vedder (Vedders,Fedder,Veder,Verders,Feders,Ferder) (0), Arnhem, Nederland
• Antje Brinksma (1), Jubbega-Schurega
• Adriaan Schroevers (0), Arnemuiden
• Abraham Janssonius (51), Huisduinen
• Albertus Noest (55), Rijswijk (Maurik) (GL)

• 1874 » Oswald Chambers, Scottish minister and author († 1917)
• 1877 » Calogero Vizzini, Italian mob boss († 1954)
• 1878 » Edward Plunkett, 18th Baron of Dunsany, Irish author, poet, and playwright († 1957)
• 1880 » Ernest Bloch, Swiss-American composer and educator († 1959)
• 1884 » Maria Caserini, Italian actress († 1969)
• 1886 » Jun'ichirō Tanizaki, Japanese author († 1965)
• 1888 » Arthur Richardson, Australian cricketer and coach († 1973)
• 1889 » Agnes Meyer Driscoll, American cryptanalyst († 1971)
• 1895 » Robert Graves, English poet, novelist, critic († 1985)
• 1897 » Amelia Earhart, American pilot and author († 1937)

• 1862 » Martin Van Buren, American lawyer and politician, 8th President of the United States (b. 1782)
• 1891 » Hermann Raster, German-American journalist and politician (b. 1827)
• 1908 » Vicente Acosta, Salvadoran journalist and poet (b. 1867)
• 1910 » Arkhip Kuindzhi, Ukrainian-Russian painter (b. 1841)
• 1927 » Ryūnosuke Akutagawa, Japanese author (b. 1892)
• 1957 » Sacha Guitry, French actor and director (b. 1885)
• 1962 » Wilfrid Noyce, English mountaineer and author (b. 1917)
• 1965 » Constance Bennett, American actress and producer (b. 1904)
• 1966 » Tony Lema, American golfer (b. 1934)
• 1969 » Witold Gombrowicz, Polish author and playwright (b. 1904)

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 31 » The United Kingdom establishes the Bechuanaland Protectorate.
• April 2 » Canadian Cree warriors attack the village of Frog Lake, killing nine.
• June 3 » In the last military engagement fought on Canadian soil, the Cree leader, Big Bear, escapes the North-West Mounted Police.
• 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.
• November 19 » Serbo-Bulgarian War: Bulgarian victory in the Battle of Slivnitsa solidifies the unification between the Principality of Bulgaria and Eastern Rumelia.

The temperature on July 24, 1885 was about 20.5 °C. The air pressure was 4 kgf/m² and came mainly from the north-northeast. The airpressure was 77 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 60%.