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Birthday July 25, 1885

• The temperature on July 25, 1885 was about 21.3 °C. The air pressure was 1 kgf/m² and came mainly from the north-northwest. The airpressure was 77 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 72%. 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 1 » Twenty-five nations adopt Sandford Fleming's proposal for standard time (and also, time zones).
  • April 3 » Gottlieb Daimler is granted a German patent for his engine design.
  • April 30 » Governor of New York David B. Hill signs legislation creating the Niagara Reservation, New York's first state park, ensuring that Niagara Falls will not be devoted solely to industrial and commercial use.
  • July 6 » Louis Pasteur successfully tests his vaccine against rabies on Joseph Meister, a boy who was bitten by a rabid dog.
  • September 6 » Eastern Rumelia declares its union with Bulgaria, thus accomplishing Bulgarian unification.
  • November 7 » The completion of Canada's first transcontinental railway is symbolized by the Last Spike ceremony at Craigellachie, British Columbia.

Source: Wikipedia

• 1878 » Masaharu Anesaki, Japanese philosopher and scholar († 1949)
• 1882 » George S. Rentz, American commander († 1942)
• 1883 » Alfredo Casella, Italian pianist, composer, and conductor († 1947)
• 1886 » Edward Cummins, American golfer († 1926)
• 1894 » Gavrilo Princip, Bosnian Serb revolutionary († 1918)
• 1894 » Walter Brennan, American actor († 1974)