Genealogy Harssema » (Stillborn) OOSTERHUIS (1885-1885)

Birthday October 13, 1885

• The temperature on October 13, 1885 was about 10.2 °C. There was 3 mm of rain. The air pressure was 1 kgf/m² and came mainly from the west-southwest. The airpressure was 75 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 95%. 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 26 » The Métis people of the District of Saskatchewan under Louis Riel begin the North-West Rebellion against Canada.
  • May 2 » Cree and Assiniboine warriors win the Battle of Cut Knife, their largest victory over Canadian forces during the North-West Rebellion.
  • August 14 » Japan's first patent is issued to the inventor of a rust-proof paint.
  • September 2 » Rock Springs massacre: In Rock Springs, Wyoming, 150 white miners, who are struggling to unionize so they could strike for better wages and work conditions, attack their Chinese fellow workers killing 28, wounding 15 and forcing several hundred more out of town.
  • October 13 » The Georgia Institute of Technology is founded in Atlanta, Georgia.
  • November 17 » Serbo-Bulgarian War: The decisive Battle of Slivnitsa begins.

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• 1878 » Patrick Joseph Hartigan, Australian priest and author († 1952)
• 1879 » Edward Hennig, American gymnast († 1960)
• 1880 » Sasha Chorny, Russian poet and author († 1932)
• 1887 » Jozef Tiso, Slovak priest and politician, President of Slovakia († 1947)
• 1890 » Conrad Richter, American journalist and novelist († 1968)
• 1891 » Irene Rich, American actress († 1988)