Family tree Klavers » Abel Alders (1885-????)

Birthday February 20, 1885

• The temperature on February 20, 1885 was about 3.1 °C. The air pressure was 10 kgf/m² and came mainly from the northeast. The airpressure was 75 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 66%. Source: KNMI
• 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.
• In the year 1885: Source: Wikipedia
  • The Netherlands had about 4.5 million citizens.
  • February 5 » King Leopold II of Belgium establishes the Congo as a personal possession.
  • February 23 » Sino-French War: French Army gains an important victory in the Battle of Đồng Đăng in the Tonkin region of Vietnam.
  • March 19 » Louis Riel declares a provisional government in Saskatchewan, beginning the North-West Rebellion.
  • March 30 » The Battle for Kushka triggers the Panjdeh Incident which nearly gives rise to war between the Russian and British Empire.
  • 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.
  • August 14 » Japan's first patent is issued to the inventor of a rust-proof paint.

Source: Wikipedia

• 1879 » Hod Stuart, Canadian ice hockey player († 1907)
• 1880 » Jacques d'Adelswärd-Fersen, French author and poet († 1923)
• 1882 » Elie Nadelman, Polish-American sculptor († 1946)
• 1887 » Vincent Massey, Canadian lawyer and politician, 18th Governor General of Canada († 1967)
• 1888 » Georges Bernanos, French soldier and author († 1948)
• 1889 » Hulusi Behçet, Turkish dermatologist and physician († 1948)