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Died on Sunday December 6, 1885
- Antje Baukes Kalma (14)
- Adriaan Roovers (52), Etten-Leur, Noord-Brabant, Nederland
- adonis LEGAT (41), Quaregnon (Belgium) Hainaut
- Amelia Rosalia Fagoo (77), Diksmuide
- Adrianus Cornelis du Chatenier (0), 's-Gravenhage
- Anna Helena de Greve (77), Zutphen
- Adriana Oskam (22), Bergambacht (Woonachtig in Rotterdam)
- Aaltjen Harmsen (46), Linde (Vorden)
- Jurgens (0), Nieuwer-Amstel, Noord-Holland, Netherlands
- Anna HOOGERZEIJL, Dordrecht
Source: Delpher (KB | national library) Newspapers from December 6, 1885 at Delpher
Born on December 6
- 1878 » Elvia Carrillo Puerto, Mexican politician († 1968)
- 1882 » Warren Bardsley, Australian cricketer († 1954)
- 1884 » Cornelia Meigs, American author, playwright, and academic († 1973)
- 1886 » Joyce Kilmer, American soldier, author, and poet († 1918)
- 1887 » Joseph Lamb, American pianist and composer († 1960)
- 1887 » Lynn Fontanne, British actress († 1983)
- 1888 » Will Hay, English actor, director, and screenwriter († 1949)
- 1890 » Dion Fortune, Welsh occultist, psychologist, and author († 1946)
- 1890 » Rudolf Schlichter, German painter and illustrator († 1955)
- 1890 » Yoshio Nishina, Japanese physicist and academic († 1951)
Died on December 6
- 1855 » William John Swainson, English ornithologist and entomologist (b. 1789)
- 1867 » Jean Pierre Flourens, French physiologist and academic (b. 1794)
- 1868 » August Schleicher, German linguist and academic (b. 1821)
- 1878 » Theodoros Vryzakis, Greek painter and educator (b. 1814)
- 1879 » Erastus Brigham Bigelow, American businessman (b. 1814)
- 1882 » Alfred Escher, Swiss businessman and politician, founded Credit Suisse (b. 1819)
- 1882 » Anthony Trollope, English novelist, essayist, and short story writer (b. 1815)
- 1889 » Jefferson Davis, American general and politician, President of the Confederate States of America (b. 1808)
- 1892 » Werner von Siemens, German engineer and businessman, founded the Siemens Company (b. 1816)
- 1918 » Alexander Dianin, Russian chemist (b. 1851)
Names that were popular for boys in 1885
- Johannes
- Jan
- Cornelis
- Hendrik
- Willem
- Pieter
- Jacobus
- Petrus
- Gerrit
- Adrianus
- Jacob
- Wilhelmus
- Hendrikus
- Joseph
- Franciscus
- Antonius
Names that were popular for girls in 1885
- Maria
- Johanna
- Cornelia
- Anna
- Catharina
- Elisabeth
- Wilhelmina
- Hendrika
- Adriana
- Jacoba
- Petronella
- Geertruida
- Helena
- Marie
- Margaretha
- 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 3 » Sino-French War: Beginning of the Battle of Núi Bop
- February 5 » King Leopold II of Belgium establishes the Congo as a personal possession.
- April 2 » Canadian Cree warriors attack the village of Frog Lake, killing nine.
- May 1 » The original Chicago Board of Trade Building opens for business.
- June 3 » In the last military engagement fought on Canadian soil, the Cree leader, Big Bear, escapes the North-West Mounted Police.
- July 23 » President Ulysses S. Grant dies of throat cancer.
The weather on Sunday December 6, 1885
The temperature on December 6, 1885 was about 2.0 °C. There was 0.7 mm of rain. The air pressure was 1 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the north. The airpressure was 74 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 93%.
Source: KNMI
Source: KNMI