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• Adalbert Karel Werner Graaf van Schulenburg, Burgscheidungen, Laucha aan de Unstrut, Saksen-Anhalt († 1951)
• Adrianus Bos, Harenkarspel, Schagen, Noord-Holland, Nederland
• Adrianus Klaas Tuinenburg, Kralingen
• Aaltje Kamminga, Zevenhuizen, Leek, Groningen, Nederland († 1942)
• Albert Kruize, Barlage Onstwedde (Stadskanaal) Groningen Nederland († 1972)
• Anna Doeven, Steenwijkerwold,, Overijssel, Nederland
• Aaltje Winkelman, Gasselternijveenschemond (Gasselte)
• Adriana Meijer, Rotterdam (ZH NL)
• Adrianus Klaas Tuinenburg, Kralingen († 1942)
• Adriana Cornelia van de WATERING, Wouw (N.Br. Nl)

• Agatha Warmerdam (0), Gemeente Alphen aan de Rijn, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
• Albertus Schraa (0), Zwartsluis
• Agatha Warmerdam (0), Alphen aan den Rijn, ZUI, Nederland
• Aagje Schel (31), Hoorn, Noord-Holland, Nederland
• Anthonius Wilhelmus Zebel (0), Vlaardingen
• Agatha Tjittes Andringa (18), Leeuwarden, Friesland, Nederland, Friesland, Nederland
• Antonie Smans (33), Gilze en Rijen
• Anna Catharina Wolkers (0), Sloten
• Ana Maria Moreno (70), Valparaiso, Antioquia, Colombia
• 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)

• 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 3 » Sino-French War: Beginning of the Battle of Núi Bop
• February 5 » King Leopold II of Belgium establishes the Congo as a personal possession.
• April 3 » Gottlieb Daimler is granted a German patent for his engine design.
• May 12 » North-West Rebellion: The four-day Battle of Batoche, pitting rebel Métis against the Canadian government, comes to an end with a decisive rebel defeat.
• July 1 » The Congo Free State is established by King Leopold II of Belgium.
• November 17 » Serbo-Bulgarian War: The decisive Battle of Slivnitsa begins.

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%.