Genealogy Van Raam » Zoon Hamburger (1885-????)

Birthday February 2, 1885

• The temperature on February 2, 1885 was about 12.7 °C. The air pressure was 17 kgf/m² and came mainly from the south-southeast. The airpressure was 75 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 63%. 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 4 » Sino-French War: French troops under General Oscar de Négrier defeat a numerically superior Qing force at Núi Bop in northern Vietnam.
  • February 21 » The newly completed Washington Monument is dedicated.
  • March 3 » The American Telephone & Telegraph Company is incorporated in New York.
  • March 31 » The United Kingdom establishes the Bechuanaland Protectorate.
  • 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.
  • July 20 » The Football Association legalizes professionalism in association football under pressure from the British Football Association.

Source: Wikipedia

• 1882 » James Joyce, Irish novelist, short story writer, and poet († 1941)
• 1882 » Prince Andrew of Greece and Denmark († 1944)
• 1883 » Johnston McCulley, American author and screenwriter, created Zorro († 1958)
• 1883 » Julia Nava de Ruisánchez, Mexican activist and writer († 1964)
• 1886 » William Rose Benét, American poet and author († 1950)
• 1887 » Ernst Hanfstaengl, German businessman († 1975)