Family tree Dijkxhoorn » Carolina Hendrica Pouw (1885-????)

Birthday March 25, 1885

• The temperature on March 25, 1885 was about 1.5 °C. The air pressure was 1 kgf/m² and came mainly from the north-northeast. The airpressure was 77 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 74%. 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 1 » Twenty-five nations adopt Sandford Fleming's proposal for standard time (and also, time zones).
  • January 4 » Sino-French War: French troops under General Oscar de Négrier defeat a numerically superior Qing force at Núi Bop in northern Vietnam.
  • March 30 » The Battle for Kushka triggers the Panjdeh Incident which nearly gives rise to war between the Russian and British Empire.
  • June 9 » Treaty of Tientsin is signed to end the Sino-French War, with China eventually giving up Tonkin and Annam – most of present-day Vietnam – to France.
  • August 14 » Japan's first patent is issued to the inventor of a rust-proof paint.
  • December 28 » Indian National Congress, a political party of India, is founded in Bombay Presidency, British India.

Source: Wikipedia

• 1878 » František Janda-Suk, Czech discus thrower and shot putter († 1955)
• 1879 » Amedee Reyburn, American swimmer and water polo player († 1920)
• 1881 » Béla Bartók, Hungarian pianist and composer († 1945)
• 1881 » Mary Webb, English author and poet († 1927)
• 1881 » Patrick Henry Bruce, American painter and educator († 1936)
• 1885 » Jimmy Seed, English international footballer, inside forward and manager († 1966)