Family tree Arij Koster » Johannes van der Gaauw (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 3 » Sino-French War: Beginning of the Battle of Núi Bop
  • January 4 » Sino-French War: French troops under General Oscar de Négrier defeat a numerically superior Qing force at Núi Bop in northern Vietnam.
  • February 21 » The newly completed Washington Monument is dedicated.
  • March 23 » Sino-French War: Chinese victory in the Battle of Phu Lam Tao near Hưng Hóa, northern Vietnam.
  • May 2 » Cree and Assiniboine warriors win the Battle of Cut Knife, their largest victory over Canadian forces during the North-West Rebellion.
  • November 16 » Canadian rebel leader of the Métis and "Father of Manitoba" Louis Riel is executed for treason.

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)