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Died on Thursday October 22, 1885



Born on October 22

Died on October 22

Names that were popular for boys in 1885
  1. Johannes
  2. Jan
  3. Cornelis
  4. Hendrik
  5. Willem
  6. Pieter
  7. Jacobus
  8. Gerrit
  9. Petrus
  10. Adrianus
  11. Jacob
  12. Wilhelmus
  13. Hendrikus
  14. Joseph
  15. Franciscus
  16. Antonius
Names that were popular for girls in 1885
  1. Maria
  2. Johanna
  3. Cornelia
  4. Anna
  5. Catharina
  6. Elisabeth
  7. Wilhelmina
  8. Hendrika
  9. Adriana
  10. Jacoba
  11. Petronella
  12. Geertruida
  13. Helena
  14. Marie
  15. Margaretha
  16. 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.
  • January 4 » Sino-French War: French troops under General Oscar de Négrier defeat a numerically superior Qing force at Núi Bop in northern Vietnam.
  • February 5 » King Leopold II of Belgium establishes the Congo as a personal possession.
  • February 23 » Sino-French War: French Army gains an important victory in the Battle of Đồng Đăng in the Tonkin region of Vietnam.
  • March 26 » The Métis people of the District of Saskatchewan under Louis Riel begin the North-West Rebellion against Canada.
  • 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.
The weather on Thursday October 22, 1885
The temperature on October 22, 1885 was about 10.0 °C. The air pressure was 1 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the east-southeast. The airpressure was 75 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 59%.

Source: KNMI