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Born on Friday February 5, 1886
- Afra Maria Duijn, Beemster († 1927)
- Afke Windsma, Gemeente Wonseradeel, Friesland, Nederland († 1980)
- Alice French († 1886)
- Aafje Hoede, Westzaan
- Aleida Pater, Apeldoorn,Gemeente Apeldoorn, Gelderland, Nederland († 1915)
- Aegidius Petrus Nicolaus Daems, Maastricht, Limburg, Nederland
- Age Stuurhaan, Baarderadeel, Friesland, Nederland
- Age Stuurhagen, Baarderadeel (F)
- Alfred Théodore TRENSON, Bruxelles,1000,Bruxelles,Bruxelles Capitale,BELGIQUE († 1962)
- Agnes Martin, Bakerville, Wood, Wisconsin, Verenigde Staten († 1962)
Died on Friday February 5, 1886
- adriaantje van der WEIJDEN (78), nieuw-beijerland
- Jantien(Jantje) Jans Jonker (76), Windeweer gem. Hoogezand
- Anna Catharina van DIJCK (68), Loenhout, provincie Antwerpen
- Adriaantje Dirks van der Weijden (78), Nieuw-Beijerland
- Adriaan Lindenbergh (64), Wemeldinge
- Adriana Smit (59), Moerkapelle, Zevenhuizen-Moerkapelle, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands
- Albert Jan Kers (29), Welsum (Gem. Olst)
- (64), Duffel, Antwerpen, België
- Adriaantje van ECK Cdr (69), Oude-Tonge, Goeree-Overflakkee, NL-ZH
- Adriaantje van Eck (69), Oude-Tonge, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands
Source: Delpher (KB | national library) Newspapers from February 5, 1886 at Delpher
- Het nieuws van den dag : kleine courant
- Nieuw Israelietisch weekblad
- Suriname : koloniaal nieuws- en advertentieblad
- Algemeen Handelsblad
- Algemeen Handelsblad
- De Tijd : godsdienstig-staatkundig dagblad
- Rotterdamsch nieuwsblad
- Java-bode : nieuws, handels- en advertentieblad voor Nederlandsch-Indie
- Leeuwarder courant
- De standaard
Born on February 5
- 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)
- 1900 » Adlai Stevenson II, American soldier, politician, and diplomat, 5th United States Ambassador to the United Nations († 1965)
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 1886
- Johannes
- Jan
- Hendrik
- Cornelis
- Willem
- Pieter
- Gerrit
- Jacob
- Jacobus
- Petrus
- Adrianus
- Arie
- Dirk
- Hendrikus
- Gerardus
- Wilhelmus
Names that were popular for girls in 1886
- Maria
- Johanna
- Anna
- Cornelia
- Elisabeth
- Adriana
- Hendrika
- Wilhelmina
- Catharina
- Aaltje
- Grietje
- Neeltje
- Jacoba
- Trijntje
- Geertruida
- Petronella
Source: Wikipedia Historical events 1886
- 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 27 » Geronimo, Apache warrior, surrenders to the U.S. Army, ending the main phase of the Apache Wars.
- May 5 » The Bay View massacre: A militia fires into a crowd of protesters in Milwaukee, killing seven.
- June 10 » Mount Tarawera in New Zealand erupts, killing 153 people and burying the famous Pink and White Terraces. Eruptions continue for three months creating a large, 17km long fissure across the mountain peak.
- June 13 » A fire devastates much of Vancouver, British Columbia.
- July 3 » The New-York Tribune becomes the first newspaper to use a linotype machine, eliminating typesetting by hand.
- November 27 » German judge Emil Hartwich sustains fatal injuries in a duel, which would become the background for Theodor Fontane's Effi Briest.
Weather February 5, 1886
The temperature on February 5, 1886 was about 2.2 °C. There was 0.2 mm of rain. The air pressure was 2 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the north. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 85%.