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• Albert Jan Mulder, Haarlemmermeer († 1886)
• Anna de Vin, Oosterland († 1971)
• Aan de Haan, Drogeham († 1975)
• Andries Stoop, Zwijndrecht († 1885)
• Adriaantje van den Boogaard, Rozenburg, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
• * Adriana van de Laar, Vught († 1923)
• Adrianus Hoogendoorn, Zegwaart († 1940)
• Aan Geerts de Haan, Drogeham († 1975)
• van der Heijden, Beusichem (Buren) (GL) († 1885)
• Adriaantje van den Boogert, Rozenburg, Nederland († 1966)

• (Stillborn) HIDDINGH (0), Assen Drenthe Netherlands
• Aaltje Brinkerhof (63), Ottawa County, MI, United States
• Antonius Benedictus ten Berge (0), Groningen, GR, Nederland
• Alida Louwerina Feij de Feij (56), Middelburg
• Aaltje van Binsbergen (80), Jaarsveld, Nederland
• Aaltje Pannenberg (Pannenborg) (45), Zuidbroek, Groningen, Nederland
• Barbara SAMAN (77), Stekene,9190,Oost-Vlaanderen,Vlaanderen,BELGIË
• van der Heijden (0), Beusichem (Buren) (GL)
• Alois Stocker (1), St Joseph, Stearns, Minnesota, Verenigde Staten
• Aaltje (Alida) van Binsbergen (80), Jaarsveld, Utrecht, Nederland

• 1880 » H. L. Mencken, American journalist and critic († 1956)
• 1882 » Ion Agârbiceanu, Romanian journalist, politician, and archbishop († 1963)
• 1884 » Martin Klein, Estonian wrestler and coach († 1947)
• 1885 » Heinrich Hoffmann, German photographer and art dealer († 1957)
• 1888 » Maurice Chevalier, French actor, singer, and dancer († 1972)
• 1889 » Ugo Pasquale Mifsud, Maltese politician, 3rd Prime Minister of Malta († 1942)
• 1891 » Arthur Hays Sulzberger, American publisher († 1968)
• 1891 » Jean-François Martial, Belgian actor († 1977)
• 1891 » Pedro Albizu Campos, Puerto Rican lawyer and politician († 1965)
• 1892 » Alfred A. Knopf, Sr., American publisher, founded Alfred A. Knopf Inc. († 1984)

• 1869 » Peter Mark Roget, English physician, theologian, and lexicographer (b. 1779)
• 1870 » Eleanora Atherton, English philanthropist (b. 1782)
• 1870 » Fitz Hugh Ludlow, American journalist, explorer, and author (b. 1836)
• 1874 » François Guizot, French historian and politician, 22nd Prime Minister of France (b. 1787)
• 1903 » Duncan Gillies, Scottish-Australian businessman and politician, 14th Premier of Victoria (b. 1834)
• 1907 » Ilia Chavchavadze, Georgian poet, journalist, and lawyer (b. 1837)
• 1912 » Pierre-Hector Coullié, French cardinal (b. 1829)
• 1918 » George Reid, Australian accountant and politician, 4th Prime Minister of Australia (b. 1845)
• 1919 » Leonid Andreyev, Russian author and playwright (b. 1871)
• 1923 » Jules Violle, French physicist and academic (b. 1841)

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 1 » Twenty-five nations adopt Sandford Fleming's proposal for standard time (and also, time zones).
• January 17 » A British force defeats a large Dervish army at the Battle of Abu Klea in the Sudan.
• March 19 » Louis Riel declares a provisional government in Saskatchewan, beginning the North-West Rebellion.
• May 2 » Cree and Assiniboine warriors win the Battle of Cut Knife, their largest victory over Canadian forces during the North-West Rebellion.
• June 3 » In the last military engagement fought on Canadian soil, the Cree leader, Big Bear, escapes the North-West Mounted Police.
• June 17 » The Statue of Liberty arrives in New York Harbor.

The temperature on September 12, 1885 was about 13.7 °C. The air pressure was 13 kgf/m² and came mainly from the south-southwest. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 92%.