About the day » Wednesday May 5, 1886Calender converter

• Adriana van Denderen, Jutphaas, Utrecht, Nederland
• Adrianus Cornelis Broekhoven, Dongen, Nederland († 1963)
• Adriaantje BAKELAAR Kdr, Rotterdam, NL-ZH († 1911)
• Aaltje Jacobs Kamper, Urk († 1981)
• Albertus MENS, Arkel, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
• Aaltje Kamper, Urk († 1981)
• Geerts Adrianus Bernardus, Ulicoten, Noord-Brabant, Nederland
• Adriaantje BAKELAAR, Rotterdam
• (Stillborn) WESTMAN, Noordbroek Groningen Netherlands († 1886)
• Abraham Eekhof, Leeuwarden († 1947)

• Antje Jurjens Roda (78), Lutjegast, Grootegast, Groningen, Nederland
• Anthonia HUIJGENS (73), Haarlem
• Albert van Toorenenbergen (61), Groningen,Gemeente Groningen,Province of Groningen,Netherlands
• Anthonus Jacobus Swaerts (2), Koegras (huidig Julianadorp)
• Anna Begeman (89), Wedde (Lutjeloo)
• Ariaantje Lans (74), Capelle aan de IJssel
• Anthonetta Bierens (38), Oud Vossemeer
• Adriaan Bareman (30), Zaamslag (Terneuzen), Zeeland, Nederland
• Allegonda Steskens (76), Echterbosch
• Aldegonda Steskens (76), Echterbosch, Netherlands

• 1874 » Thomas Bavin, New Zealand-Australian politician, 24th Premier of New South Wales († 1941)
• 1882 » Sylvia Pankhurst, English women's suffrage movement leader and socialist activist († 1960)
• 1883 » Anna Johnson Pell Wheeler, American mathematician († 1966)
• 1883 » Archibald Wavell, 1st Earl Wavell, English general and politician, 43rd Governor-General of India († 1950)
• 1884 » Chief Bender, American baseball player and coach († 1954)
• 1885 » Kingsley Fairbridge, South African-Australian scholar and politician († 1924)
• 1887 » Mervyn S. Bennion, American captain, Medal of Honor recipient († 1941)
• 1889 » Herbie Taylor, South African cricketer and soldier († 1973)
• 1890 » Christopher Morley, American journalist and author († 1957)
• 1892 » Dorothy Garrod, British archaeologist († 1968)

• 1859 » Peter Gustav Lejeune Dirichlet, German mathematician and academic (b. 1805)
• 1860 » Jean-Charles Prince, Canadian bishop (b. 1804)
• 1883 » John O'Shanassy, Irish-Australian politician, 2nd Premier of Victoria (b. 1818)
• 1892 » August Wilhelm von Hofmann, German chemist and academic (b. 1818)
• 1896 » Silas Adams, American lawyer and politician (b. 1839)
• 1902 » Bret Harte, American short story writer and poet (b. 1836)
• 1907 » Şeker Ahmed Pasha, Turkish soldier and painter (b. 1841)
• 1913 » Henry Moret, French painter (b. 1856)
• 1916 » John MacBride, Irish soldier and rebel (b. 1865)
• 1916 » Maurice Raoul-Duval, French polo player (b. 1866)

1. Johannes
2. Jan
3. Hendrik
4. Cornelis
5. Willem
6. Pieter
7. Gerrit
8. Jacob
9. Jacobus
10. Petrus
11. Adrianus
12. Arie
13. Dirk
14. Hendrikus
15. Gerardus
16. Wilhelmus

1. Maria
2. Johanna
3. Anna
4. Cornelia
5. Elisabeth
6. Adriana
7. Hendrika
8. Wilhelmina
9. Catharina
10. Aaltje
11. Neeltje
12. Grietje
13. Jacoba
14. Trijntje
15. Geertruida
16. Petronella

• 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 18 » Modern field hockey is born with the formation of The Hockey Association in England.
• March 29 » John Pemberton brews the first batch of Coca-Cola in a backyard in Atlanta.
• May 1 » Rallies are held throughout the United States demanding the eight-hour work day, culminating in the Haymarket affair in Chicago, in commemoration of which May 1 is celebrated as International Workers' Day in many countries.
• 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.
• August 31 » The 7.0 M_w  Charleston earthquake affects southeastern South Carolina with a maximum Mercalli intensity of X (Extreme). Sixty people killed with damage estimated at $5–6 million.
• October 28 » President Cleveland dedicates the Statue of Liberty.

The temperature on May 5, 1886 was about 16.1 °C. The air pressure was 4 kgf/m² and came mainly from the northwest. The airpressure was 77 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 17%.