Genealogy De Bruine Duiveland » Leendert van den Berge (1885)

Birthday October 4, 1885

• The temperature on October 4, 1885 was about 13.5 °C. The air pressure was 2 kgf/m² and came mainly from the west. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 69%. 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.
  • January 26 » Troops loyal to The Mahdi conquer Khartoum, killing the Governor-General Charles George Gordon.
  • February 5 » King Leopold II of Belgium establishes the Congo as a personal possession.
  • February 8 » The first government-approved Japanese immigrants arrived in Hawaii.
  • March 30 » The Battle for Kushka triggers the Panjdeh Incident which nearly gives rise to war between the Russian and British Empire.
  • May 2 » Cree and Assiniboine warriors win the Battle of Cut Knife, their largest victory over Canadian forces during the North-West Rebellion.
  • November 28 » Bulgarian victory in the Serbo-Bulgarian War preserves the Unification of Bulgaria.

Source: Wikipedia

• 1880 » Damon Runyon, American newspaperman and short story writer. († 1946)
• 1881 » Walther von Brauchitsch, German field marshal († 1948)
• 1884 » Ramchandra Shukla, Indian historian and author († 1941)
• 1888 » Lucy Tayiah Eads, American tribal chief († 1961)
• 1888 » Oscar Mathisen, Norwegian speed skater († 1954)
• 1890 » Alan L. Hart, American physician and author († 1962)