About the day » Tuesday March 17, 1885Calender converter
March 16, 1885Died on Tuesday March 17, 1885
- Adriana Kommers Nederlof (81), Sliedrecht
- Adriana Nederlof (81), Sliedrecht
- Aaltje Franken (58), De Krim
- Adriana Kommersdr Nederlof (81), Sliedrecht
- Timmers (0), Etten-Leur
- Albert Gerrits Metselaar (60), Hollandsche Veldt (Hoogeveen)
- Anna Maria Swaneveld (26), Amsterdam
- Albert Gerrits Metselaar (60), Hollandscheveld
- Adriana Maria Rijvers (62), Baarle-Hartog, NB, Antwerpen, Nederland
- Amelia Buyl (63), Erembodegem
Source: Delpher (KB | national library) Newspapers from March 17, 1885 at Delpher
- Suriname : koloniaal nieuws- en advertentieblad
- 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
- Sumatra-courant : nieuws- en advertentieblad
- De standaard
- Het nieuws van den dag : kleine courant
Born on March 17
- 1880 » Lawrence Oates, English lieutenant and explorer († 1912)
- 1880 » Patrick Hastings, English lawyer and politician, Attorney General for England and Wales († 1952)
- 1881 » Walter Rudolf Hess, Swiss physiologist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate († 1973)
- 1884 » Alcide Nunez, American clarinet player († 1934)
- 1885 » Ralph Rose, American track and field athlete († 1913)
- 1886 » Princess Patricia of Connaught († 1974)
- 1888 » Paul Ramadier, French lawyer and politician, Prime Minister of France († 1961)
- 1889 » Harry Clarke, Irish stained-glass artist and book illustrator († 1931)
- 1891 » Ross McLarty, Australian politician, 17th Premier of Western Australia († 1962)
- 1892 » Sayed Darwish, Egyptian singer-songwriter and producer († 1923)
Died on March 17
- 1830 » Laurent de Gouvion Saint-Cyr, French general and politician (b. 1764)
- 1846 » Friedrich Bessel, German astronomer, mathematician, and physicist (b. 1784)
- 1849 » William II, Dutch sovereign prince and king (b. 1792)
- 1853 » Christian Doppler, Austrian physicist and mathematician (b. 1803)
- 1871 » Robert Chambers, Scottish geologist and publisher, co-founded Chambers Harrap (b. 1802)
- 1875 » Ferdinand Laub, Czech violinist and composer (b. 1832)
- 1893 » Jules Ferry, French lawyer and politician, 44th Prime Minister of France (b. 1832)
- 1917 » Franz Brentano, German philosopher and psychologist (b. 1838)
- 1926 » Aleksei Brusilov, Georgian-Russian general (b. 1853)
- 1937 » Austen Chamberlain, English politician, Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1863)
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.
- January 17 » A British force defeats a large Dervish army at the Battle of Abu Klea in the Sudan.
- February 5 » King Leopold II of Belgium establishes the Congo as a personal possession.
- March 3 » The American Telephone & Telegraph Company is incorporated in New York.
- March 24 » Sino-French War: Chinese victory in the Battle of Bang Bo on the Tonkin-Guangxi border.
- May 12 » North-West Rebellion: The four-day Battle of Batoche, pitting rebel Métis against the Canadian government, comes to an end with a decisive rebel defeat.
- November 7 » The completion of Canada's first transcontinental railway is symbolized by the Last Spike ceremony at Craigellachie, British Columbia.
The weather on Tuesday March 17, 1885
The temperature on March 17, 1885 was about 10.5 °C. The air pressure was 18 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the southwest. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 57%.
Source: KNMI
Source: KNMI