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March 20, 1885Died on Saturday March 21, 1885
- Aaltjen Maria Schipper (43), Wierden
- Annegien Reinders (49), Zuidbroek
- (l.l.) Post (0), Rotterdam
- Anje LOUWES (35), Den Horn (Adurad) Groningen Netherlands
- Anneke van Vuuren (3), haaften
- Aartje Both (3), waddinxveen (zuid holland)
- Anna Margaretha (Gertrudis) Moonen (70), Klimmen, Limburg, Nederland
- Miedema (0), Dantumadeel
- Annechien Reinders (50), Zuidbroek, Groningen, Nederland
- Andries Jacobus Flierboom (1), Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Netherlands
Source: Delpher (KB | national library) Newspapers from March 21, 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 March 21
- 1880 » Broncho Billy Anderson, American actor, director, and producer († 1971)
- 1880 » Hans Hofmann, German-American painter and academic († 1966)
- 1882 » Aleksander Kesküla, Estonian politician († 1963)
- 1884 » George David Birkhoff, American mathematician († 1944)
- 1885 » Pierre Renoir, French actor and director († 1952)
- 1886 » Walter Dray, American pole vaulter († 1973)
- 1887 » Clarice Beckett, Australian painter († 1935)
- 1887 » Lajos Kassák, Hungarian poet, novelist and painter († 1967)
- 1887 » M. N. Roy, Indian philosopher and politician († 1954)
- 1889 » Jock Sutherland, American football player and coach († 1948)
Died on March 21
- 1843 » Guadalupe Victoria, Mexican general and politician, 1st President of Mexico (b. 1786)
- 1843 » Robert Southey, English poet, historian, and translator (b. 1774)
- 1854 » Pedro María de Anaya, Mexican soldier. President (1847-1848) (b. 1795)
- 1863 » Edwin Vose Sumner, American general (b. 1797)
- 1869 » Juan Almonte, son of José María Morelos, was a Mexican soldier and diplomat who served as a regent in the Second Mexican Empire (1863-1864) (b. 1803)
- 1884 » Ezra Abbot, American scholar and academic (b. 1819)
- 1891 » Joseph E. Johnston, American general (b. 1807)
- 1915 » Frederick Winslow Taylor, American golfer, tennis player, and engineer (b. 1856)
- 1920 » Evelina Haverfield, British suffragette and aid worker (b. 1867)
- 1932 » Frantz Reichel, French rugby player and hurdler (b. 1871)
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 1 » Twenty-five nations adopt Sandford Fleming's proposal for standard time (and also, time zones).
- 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.
- September 22 » Lord Randolph Churchill makes a speech in Ulster in opposition to the Irish Home Rule movement.
- November 28 » Bulgarian victory in the Serbo-Bulgarian War preserves the Unification of Bulgaria.
The weather on Saturday March 21, 1885
The temperature on March 21, 1885 was about 2.2 °C. There was 0.8 mm of rain. The air pressure was 15 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the north-northwest. The airpressure was 75 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 94%.
Source: KNMI
Source: KNMI