Dinteloord en omliggende gemeenten » Maria Martijna de Lint (1885-????)

Birthday July 21, 1885

• The temperature on July 21, 1885 was about 19.5 °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 48%. 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.
  • March 3 » The American Telephone & Telegraph Company is incorporated in New York.
  • March 31 » The United Kingdom establishes the Bechuanaland Protectorate.
  • April 2 » Canadian Cree warriors attack the village of Frog Lake, killing nine.
  • July 20 » The Football Association legalizes professionalism in association football under pressure from the British Football Association.
  • September 6 » Eastern Rumelia declares its union with Bulgaria, thus accomplishing Bulgarian unification.
  • September 29 » The first practical public electric tramway in the world is opened in Blackpool, England.

Source: Wikipedia

• 1875 » Charles Gondouin, French rugby player and tug of war competitor († 1947)
• 1880 » Milan Rastislav Štefánik, Slovak astronomer, general, and politician († 1919)
• 1882 » David Burliuk, Ukrainian author and illustrator († 1967)
• 1885 » Jacques Feyder, Belgian actor, director, and screenwriter († 1948)
• 1891 » Julius Saaristo, Finnish javelin thrower and soldier († 1969)
• 1893 » Hans Fallada, German author († 1947)