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March 16, 1885Born on Tuesday March 17, 1885
- Adriana Leenders, Rotterdam
- Abra Baars, Klaaswaal, Zuid-Holland, The Netherlands († 1973)
- Alida Catharina Peters, Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Nederland († 1911)
- Alijda Hogenkamp, Arnhem
- Timmers, Etten-Leur († 1885)
- Adrianus Neef, Lekkerkerk
- Abrahamine Arends, Enschede († 1948)
- Abraham Johannes Stroker, amsterdam, Nederland († 1939)
- Versteegen, Castenray, Li.NL († 1964)
- Adrianus Anthonius Molenaar, Nieuwer-Amstel († 1960)
Died on Tuesday March 17, 1885
- Alberdina Johanna de Vroom (0), Harderwijk
- Amos Evans McBride (82), Oakley, Cassia, Idaho Territory, United States
- Anna Maria Ahlers (50), Nieuw-Schoonebeek, Gemeente Emmen, Drenthe, Nederland
- Anna Gertrudis MARTENS (77), Hasselt, Provincie Limburg, Flanders, Belgie
- Adriana NEDERLOF (81), Sliedrecht
- Adriaan van Tilburg, Oosterhout, Noord-Brabant, Nederland
- Annigje Van Der PLIGT (70), Numansdorp
- Aleida Jacobs (30), Ratzel(D)
- Aaltje Foeken (83), Blokzijl gem. Steenwijkerland ov. Nederland
- Adriana Kommersdr Nederlof (81), Sliedrecht
Source: Delpher (KB | national library) Newspapers from March 17, 1885 at Delpher
- Suriname : koloniaal nieuws- en advertentieblad
- De Tijd : godsdienstig-staatkundig dagblad
- Rotterdamsch nieuwsblad
- Java-bode : nieuws, handels- en advertentieblad voor Nederlandsch-Indie
- De locomotief : Samarangsch handels- en advertentie-blad
- Leeuwarder courant
- Soerabaijasch handelsblad
- Sumatra-courant : nieuws- en advertentieblad
- De standaard
- Het nieuws van den dag : kleine courant
Born on March 17
- 1880 » Lawrence Oates, English lieutenant and explorer († 1912)
- 1880 » Patrick Hastings, English lawyer and politician, Attorney General for England and Wales († 1952)
- 1881 » Walter Rudolf Hess, Swiss physiologist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate († 1973)
- 1884 » Alcide Nunez, American clarinet player († 1934)
- 1885 » Ralph Rose, American track and field athlete († 1913)
- 1886 » Princess Patricia of Connaught († 1974)
- 1888 » Paul Ramadier, French lawyer and politician, Prime Minister of France († 1961)
- 1889 » Harry Clarke, Irish stained-glass artist and book illustrator († 1931)
- 1891 » Ross McLarty, Australian politician, 17th Premier of Western Australia († 1962)
- 1892 » Sayed Darwish, Egyptian singer-songwriter and producer († 1923)
Died on March 17
- 1830 » Laurent de Gouvion Saint-Cyr, French general and politician (b. 1764)
- 1846 » Friedrich Bessel, German astronomer, mathematician, and physicist (b. 1784)
- 1849 » William II, Dutch sovereign prince and king (b. 1792)
- 1853 » Christian Doppler, Austrian physicist and mathematician (b. 1803)
- 1871 » Robert Chambers, Scottish geologist and publisher, co-founded Chambers Harrap (b. 1802)
- 1875 » Ferdinand Laub, Czech violinist and composer (b. 1832)
- 1893 » Jules Ferry, French lawyer and politician, 44th Prime Minister of France (b. 1832)
- 1917 » Franz Brentano, German philosopher and psychologist (b. 1838)
- 1926 » Aleksei Brusilov, Georgian-Russian general (b. 1853)
- 1937 » Austen Chamberlain, English politician, Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1863)
Names that were popular for boys in 1885
- Johannes
- Jan
- Cornelis
- Hendrik
- Willem
- Pieter
- Gerrit
- Jacobus
- Jacob
- Petrus
- Adrianus
- Arie
- Dirk
- Hendrikus
- Wilhelmus
- Gerardus
Names that were popular for girls in 1885
- Maria
- Johanna
- Anna
- Cornelia
- Elisabeth
- Catharina
- Wilhelmina
- Adriana
- Hendrika
- Aaltje
- Neeltje
- Jacoba
- Grietje
- Trijntje
- Geertruida
- Antje
Source: Wikipedia Historical events 1885
- 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.
- The Netherlands had about 4.5 million citizens.
- January 26 » Troops loyal to The Mahdi conquer Khartoum, killing the Governor-General Charles George Gordon.
- March 14 » The Mikado, a light opera by W. S. Gilbert and Arthur Sullivan, receives its first public performance at the Savoy Theatre in London.
- March 30 » The Battle for Kushka triggers the Panjdeh Incident which nearly gives rise to war between the Russian and British Empire.
- July 20 » The Football Association legalizes professionalism in association football under pressure from the British Football Association.
- July 23 » President Ulysses S. Grant dies of throat cancer.
- November 19 » Serbo-Bulgarian War: Bulgarian victory in the Battle of Slivnitsa solidifies the unification between the Principality of Bulgaria and Eastern Rumelia.
Weather March 17, 1885
The temperature on March 17, 1885 was about 10.5 °C. The air pressure was 18 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the southwest. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 57%.