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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.
- In Craigellachie, British Columbia, construction ends on the Canadian Pacific Railway railway extending across Canada.
- Gottlieb Daimler is granted a German patent for his engine design.
- Indian National Congress a political party of India is founded in Bombay, British India.
Weather
The temperature on October 7, 1885 was about 8.9 °C. There was 20 mm of rain. The air pressure was 2 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the west-northwest. The airpressure was 75 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 92%.
Source: Delpher (Koninklijke Bibliotheek Newspapers from October 7, 1885 at Delpher
- Het nieuws van den dag : kleine courant
- Algemeen Handelsblad
- Algemeen Handelsblad
- Rotterdamsch nieuwsblad
- De West-Indiër : dagblad toegewijd aan de belangen van Nederlandsch Guyana
- De Tijd : godsdienstig-staatkundig dagblad
- Java-bode : nieuws, handels- en advertentieblad voor Nederlandsch-Indie
- De locomotief : Samarangsch handels- en advertentie-blad
- Leeuwarder courant
- Soerabaijasch handelsblad
Born on October 7
- 1870 » Prince Friedrich of Hesse and by Rhine († 1873)
- 1888 » Henry A. Wallace, Vice President of the United States († 1965)
- 1897 » Elijah Muhammad, American Black Muslim leader († 1975)
- 1936 » Charles Dutoit, Swiss conductor
- 1944 » Donald Tsang, current Chief executive of Hong Kong
- 1950 » Jakaya Kikwete, Tanzanian politician
- 1951 » John Mellencamp, American singer
- 1975 » Damian Kulash, American musician (OK Go)
Died on October 7
- 1849 » Edgar Allan Poe, American writer and poet (b. 1809)
- 1944 » Helmut Lent, German night fighter pilot (b. 1918)
- 1966 » Grigoris Asikis, Greek singer and songwriter. (b. 1890)
- 1981 » Albert Cohen, Greek-born Swiss novelist (b. 1895)
- 1998 » Arnold Jacobs, American tuba player a.k.a. Song and Wind (b. 1915)
- 2003 » Arthur Berger, American composer (b. 1912)
- 2003 » Wally George, American conservative TV commentator (b. 1931)
- 2009 » Irving Penn, American photographer (b. 1917)
Names that were popular for boys in 1885
- Johannes
- Jan
- Cornelis
- Hendrik
- Willem
- Pieter
- Gerrit
- Petrus
- Jacobus
- Adrianus
- Jacob
- Arie
- Dirk
- Hendrikus
- Wilhelmus
Names that were popular for girls in 1885
- Maria
- Johanna
- Anna
- Cornelia
- Elisabeth
- Adriana
- Wilhelmina
- Hendrika
- Catharina
- Aaltje
- Jacoba
- Grietje
- Neeltje
- Geertruida
- Trijntje