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May 13, 1885Born on Thursday May 14, 1885
- Bruggeman, Ooltgensplaat, Zuid-Holland, Nederland († 1885)
- Adriaantje Borel, Strijen († 1969)
- Albert Vaartjes, Weststellingwerf
- Aaltje Everts Larooi, Menaldumdeel, 9036, Nederland († 1952)
- Adrianus Benedict van Galen, Rijswijk, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
- Anna Reagan, Fulton, Whiteside, Illinois, Verenigde Staten
- Alexander Hubert Henri Pagnier, Maastricht
- Alfred Douglas PASS, Bristol, Somerset, England, United Kingdom († 1970)
- de Jong, Sliedrecht, Zuid-Holland, Nederland († 1885)
- Adrianus Parlevliet, Wassenaar († 1886)
Died on Thursday May 14, 1885
- Anna Steenbekkers (0), Sint Michielsgestel (Berlicum) (Noord Brabant)
- Albert Hindrik Uil (4), Midwolda, Groningen, Nederland
- Adriana Roverts (56), IJsselstein
- albertine DIEU (75), Pâturages (Belgium) Hainaut
- Aleida Hendrika Oudbier (0), Engeland (Apeldoorn)
- Adriana van Roverts (56), IJsselstein, Utrecht, Nederland
- Albertus Sonsma (0), Workum
- (47), Hattem, Gelderland, Netherlands
- Aldegonda Hubertina Houx (57), Swalmen
- Alje Berends Knollema (83), Harkstede, Groningen, Nederland
Source: Delpher (KB | national library) Newspapers from May 14, 1885 at Delpher
Born on May 14
- 1878 » J. L. Wilkinson, American baseball player and manager († 1964)
- 1879 » Fred Englehardt, American jumper († 1942)
- 1880 » Wilhelm List, German field marshal († 1971)
- 1881 » George Murray Hulbert, American judge and politician († 1950)
- 1881 » Lionel Hill, Australian politician, 30th Premier of South Australia († 1963)
- 1885 » Otto Klemperer, German composer and conductor († 1973)
- 1887 » Ants Kurvits, Estonian general and politician, 10th Estonian Minister of War († 1943)
- 1888 » Archie Alexander, American mathematician and engineer († 1958)
- 1893 » Louis Verneuil, French actor and playwright († 1952)
- 1897 » Sidney Bechet, American saxophonist, clarinet player, and composer († 1959)
Died on May 14
- 1860 » Ludwig Bechstein, German author (b. 1801)
- 1873 » Gideon Brecher, Austrian physician and author (b. 1797)
- 1878 » Ōkubo Toshimichi, Japanese samurai and politician (b. 1830)
- 1881 » Mary Seacole, Jamaican-English nurse and author (b. 1805)
- 1889 » Volney Howard, American lawyer, jurist, and politician (b. 1809)
- 1893 » Ernst Kummer, German mathematician and academic (b. 1810)
- 1906 » Carl Schurz, German-American general, journalist, and politician, 13th United States Secretary of the Interior (b. 1829)
- 1912 » August Strindberg, Swedish playwright, novelist, poet, essayist (b. 1849)
- 1912 » Frederick VIII of Denmark (b. 1843)
- 1918 » James Gordon Bennett, Jr., American journalist and publisher (b. 1841)
Names that were popular for boys in 1885
- Johannes
- Jan
- Cornelis
- Hendrik
- Willem
- Pieter
- Jacobus
- Petrus
- Gerrit
- Adrianus
- Jacob
- Wilhelmus
- Hendrikus
- Franciscus
- Joseph
- Antonius
Names that were popular for girls in 1885
- Maria
- Johanna
- Cornelia
- Anna
- Catharina
- Elisabeth
- Wilhelmina
- Hendrika
- Adriana
- Jacoba
- Petronella
- Geertruida
- Helena
- Margaretha
- Marie
- Aaltje
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.
- February 21 » The newly completed Washington Monument is dedicated.
- March 3 » The American Telephone & Telegraph Company is incorporated in New York.
- July 1 » The Congo Free State is established by King Leopold II of Belgium.
- 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.
- November 16 » Canadian rebel leader of the Métis and "Father of Manitoba" Louis Riel is executed for treason.
- November 28 » Bulgarian victory in the Serbo-Bulgarian War preserves the Unification of Bulgaria.
The weather on Thursday May 14, 1885
The temperature on May 14, 1885 was about 10.5 °C. The air pressure was 7 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the north-northeast. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 50%.
Source: KNMI
Source: KNMI