Sherren Family Tree » Frederick W. MacDonald (1885-????)

Birthday January 21, 1885

• The temperature on January 21, 1885 was about -3.1 °C. The air pressure was 1 kgf/m² and came mainly from the east. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 82%. Source: KNMI
• 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.
• In the year 1885: Source: Wikipedia
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • June 3 » In the last military engagement fought on Canadian soil, the Cree leader, Big Bear, escapes the North-West Mounted Police.
  • August 14 » Japan's first patent is issued to the inventor of a rust-proof paint.
  • September 29 » The first practical public electric tramway in the world is opened in Blackpool, England.
  • October 13 » The Georgia Institute of Technology is founded in Atlanta, Georgia.

Source: Wikipedia

• 1883 » Mathias Hynes, British tug of war competitor († 1926)
• 1883 » Olav Aukrust, Norwegian poet and educator († 1929)
• 1885 » Duncan Grant, British painter and designer († 1978)
• 1885 » Harold A. Wilson, English runner († 1932)
• 1885 » Umberto Nobile, Italian engineer and explorer († 1978)
• 1886 » John M. Stahl, American director and producer († 1950)