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Born on Saturday January 17, 1885
- Aagje Johannesdr. Jousma, Wolsum, Wymbritseradeel, Friesland, Nederland († 1960)
- Abeltje Klasina DE BOER, Pieterzijl Groningen Netherlands († 1974)
- Anna Catharina Dieters, Exloermond, Drenthe, Nederland
- Albert GOUBLE, Lannoy, 59332, Nord, Nord-Pas-de-Calais, France († 1965)
- Adelaide de Salles Cunha, Campinas, São Paulo, Brasil
- Adelaide da Cunha, Campinas, São Paulo, Brasil
- Aaltje de Breejen, Haarlemmermeer, Nederland († 1980)
- Andries Dekker, Middelburg († 1957)
- Anna Hendrica van Waard, Haarlemmerliede, Noord-Holland, Nederland Nederland († 1947)
- Adriana Zoet, Ophemert († 1972)
Died on Saturday January 17, 1885
- Annechien Ates (63), Groningen, Groningen, Nederland
- Anna Margaretha Veenker (0), Bersede, Haren (Ems)
- Adriaantje Klomp (84), Rijnsburg
- Anna Alida Gerrigje VAN DAM (29), Rijswijk
- Alida Domburg (79), Woubrugge, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
- ANNA CATHARINA VAN DEN BRANDEN (39), AXEL,ZEELAND,NEDERLAND
- Antje (Annetje) van Buren (40), Oostvoorne
- Albertje Zwaan (3), Egmond aan Zee, prov. Noord Holland
- Aaltje Mechteld van Enter (74), Zutphen
- Anna Brouwer (41), Hilversum
Source: Delpher (KB | national library) Newspapers from January 17, 1885 at Delpher
- 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
- De Gooi- en Eemlander : nieuws- en advertentieblad
- Sumatra-courant : nieuws- en advertentieblad
- De standaard
- Amigoe di Curacao : weekblad voor de Curacaosche eilanden
Born on January 17
- 1877 » Marie Zdeňka Baborová-Čiháková, Czech botanist and zoologist († 1937)
- 1877 » May Gibbs, English-Australian author and illustrator († 1969)
- 1880 » Mack Sennett, Canadian-American actor, director, and producer († 1960)
- 1881 » Antoni Łomnicki, Polish mathematician and academic († 1941)
- 1881 » Harry Price, English psychologist and author († 1948)
- 1882 » Noah Beery, Sr., American actor († 1946)
- 1883 » Compton Mackenzie, English-Scottish author, poet, and playwright († 1972)
- 1886 » Glenn L. Martin, American pilot and businessman, founded the Glenn L. Martin Company († 1955)
- 1887 » Ola Raknes, Norwegian psychoanalyst and philologist († 1975)
- 1888 » Babu Gulabrai, Indian philosopher and author († 1963)
Died on January 17
- 1863 » Horace Vernet, French painter (b. 1789)
- 1869 » Alexander Dargomyzhsky, Russian composer (b. 1813)
- 1878 » Edward Shepherd Creasy, English historian and jurist (b. 1812)
- 1884 » Hermann Schlegel, German ornithologist and herpetologist (b. 1804)
- 1887 » William Giblin, Australian lawyer and politician, 13th Premier of Tasmania (b. 1840)
- 1888 » Big Bear, Canadian tribal chief (b. 1825)
- 1891 » George Bancroft, American historian and politician, 17th United States Secretary of the Navy (b. 1800)
- 1893 » Rutherford B. Hayes, American general, lawyer, and politician, 19th President of the United States (b. 1822)
- 1903 » Ignaz Wechselmann, Hungarian architect and philanthropist (b. 1828)
- 1908 » Ferdinand IV, Grand Duke of Tuscany (b. 1835)
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.
- 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 19 » Louis Riel declares a provisional government in Saskatchewan, beginning the North-West Rebellion.
- April 3 » Gottlieb Daimler is granted a German patent for his engine design.
- June 9 » Treaty of Tientsin is signed to end the Sino-French War, with China eventually giving up Tonkin and Annam – most of present-day Vietnam – to France.
- August 14 » Japan's first patent is issued to the inventor of a rust-proof paint.
- September 29 » The first practical public electric tramway in the world is opened in Blackpool, England.
Weather January 17, 1885
The temperature on January 17, 1885 was about -0.1 °C. The air pressure was 2 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the east-northeast. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 100%.