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May 12, 1885Born on Wednesday May 13, 1885
- Antje Doets, Ransdorp (gem. Amsterdam) († 1887)
- Albertus Groenewoud, Linschoten († 1887)
- Agnes Maria Draper, Leeuwarden, Friesland, Nederland
- Aafje Kok, Zaandam, Noord-Holland, Nederland († 1923)
- Anna Fischer, Neumarkt am Wallersee,Salzburg,Salzburg,Österreich,A
- Alphons Eduard Messchaert, Bandjermasin (Indonesie) († 1947)
- Adriana Theodora Maria KRAAIJ,VAN DER, Delft,, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
- Anne Marie Vandeweijer, Gemmenich Belgie († 1965)
- Albert Ritskes, Terwispel
- Anna SCHULTE, Eschweiler-Hastenrath,52249,Städteregion Aachen,NORDRHEIN-WESTFALEN,DEUTSCHLAND
Died on Wednesday May 13, 1885
- Albertien Ziengs (37), Zuidbarge, gem. Emmen, Drenthe, Nederland
- "Alfred" Camille de La Fontaine-Solare (51), Tours, Indre-et-Loire, France
- Anna Catharina Elisabeth van Oijen (0), Grubbenvorst, Limburg, Nederland
- Ardriana Vernout (88)
- Alexandrina van der Starp (0), Maassluis, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
- Aafje Cornelia BOEL (0), Hilversum,Noord-Holland,NEDERLAND
- Anna Maria Snoeckx (70), Mol, Antwerpen, België
- Anna Helena Verhorevoort (0), Helmond
- Adriaan van Dal (71), Hilvarenbeek
- Arie Wagemakers (76), Loon op zand
Source: Delpher (KB | national library) Newspapers from May 13, 1885 at Delpher
- De Tijd : godsdienstig-staatkundig dagblad
- Rotterdamsch nieuwsblad
- De West-Indiër : dagblad toegewijd aan de belangen van Nederlandsch Guyana
- Java-bode : nieuws, handels- en advertentieblad voor Nederlandsch-Indie
- De locomotief : Samarangsch handels- en advertentie-blad
- Leeuwarder courant
- Soerabaijasch handelsblad
- De standaard
- De Graafschap-bode : nieuws- en advertentieblad voor stad- en ambt-Doetinchem, Hummelo en Keppel, Wehl, Zeddam, 's Heerenberg, Ulft, Gendringen, Sillevolde, Terborg, Varsseveld, Dinxperlo, Aalten, Breedevoorde, Lichtenvoorde, Groenlo, Neede, Eibergen, Bor
- De Graafschap-bode : nieuws- en advertentieblad voor stad- en ambt-Doetinchem, Hummelo en Keppel, Wehl, Zeddam, 's Heerenberg, Ulft, Gendringen, Sillevolde, Terborg, Varsseveld, Dinxperlo, Aalten, Breedevoorde, Lichtenvoorde, Groenlo, Neede, Eibergen, Bor
Born on May 13
- 1877 » Robert Hamilton, Scottish international footballer († 1948)
- 1881 » Joe Forshaw, American runner († 1964)
- 1881 » Lima Barreto, Brazilian journalist and author († 1922)
- 1882 » Georges Braque, French painter and sculptor († 1963)
- 1883 » Georgios Papanikolaou, Greek-American pathologist, invented the pap smear († 1962)
- 1884 » Oskar Rosenfeld, Jewish-Austrian writer and Holocaust victim (d.1944)
- 1885 » Mikiel Gonzi, Maltese archbishop († 1984)
- 1887 » Lorna Hodgkinson, Australian educator and educational psychologist († 1951)
- 1888 » Inge Lehmann, Danish seismologist and geophysicist († 1993)
- 1894 » Ásgeir Ásgeirsson, Icelandic politician, 2nd President of Iceland († 1972)
Died on May 13
- 1866 » Nikolai Brashman, Czech-Russian mathematician and academic (b. 1796)
- 1878 » Joseph Henry, American physicist and academic (b. 1797)
- 1884 » Cyrus McCormick, American businessman, co-founded the International Harvester Company (b. 1809)
- 1885 » Friedrich Gustav Jakob Henle, German physician, pathologist, and anatomist (b. 1809)
- 1903 » Apolinario Mabini, Filipino lawyer and politician, 1st Prime Minister of the Philippines (b. 1864)
- 1916 » Sholem Aleichem, Ukrainian-American author and playwright (b. 1859)
- 1921 » Jean Aicard, French author, poet, and playwright (b. 1848)
- 1926 » Libert H. Boeynaems, Belgian-American bishop (b. 1857)
- 1929 » Arthur Scherbius, German electrical engineer, invented the Enigma machine (b. 1878)
- 1930 » Fridtjof Nansen, Norwegian scientist, explorer, and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1861)
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.
- February 21 » The newly completed Washington Monument is dedicated.
- April 24 » American sharpshooter Annie Oakley is hired by Nate Salsbury to be a part of Buffalo Bill's Wild West.
- July 1 » The Congo Free State is established by King Leopold II of Belgium.
- July 1 » The United States terminates reciprocity and fishery agreement with Canada.
- August 29 » Gottlieb Daimler patents the world's first internal combustion motorcycle, the Reitwagen.
- October 13 » The Georgia Institute of Technology is founded in Atlanta, Georgia.
The weather on Wednesday May 13, 1885
The temperature on May 13, 1885 was about 10.7 °C. The air pressure was 2 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the east-northeast. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 44%.
Source: KNMI
Source: KNMI