Eijsermans family tree » Hendrikus Spijkers (1885-????)

Birthday December 28, 1885

• The temperature on December 28, 1885 was about 3.2 °C. There was 2 mm of rain. The air pressure was 16 kgf/m² and came mainly from the south-southwest. The airpressure was 75 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 98%. 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.
  • February 18 » Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain is published in the United States.
  • February 23 » Sino-French War: French Army gains an important victory in the Battle of Đồng Đăng in the Tonkin region of Vietnam.
  • March 26 » The Métis people of the District of Saskatchewan under Louis Riel begin the North-West Rebellion against Canada.
  • April 30 » Governor of New York David B. Hill signs legislation creating the Niagara Reservation, New York's first state park, ensuring that Niagara Falls will not be devoted solely to industrial and commercial use.
  • September 6 » Eastern Rumelia declares its union with Bulgaria, thus accomplishing Bulgarian unification.
  • December 22 » Itō Hirobumi, a samurai, became the first Prime Minister of Japan.

Source: Wikipedia

• 1882 » Arthur Eddington, English astronomer, physicist, and mathematician († 1944)
• 1882 » Lili Elbe, Danish model and painter († 1931)
• 1887 » Werner Kolhörster, German physicist and academic († 1946)
• 1888 » F. W. Murnau, German-American director, producer, and screenwriter († 1931)
• 1890 » Quincy Wright, American political scientist, historian, and academic († 1970)
• 1895 » Carol Ryrie Brink, American author and playwright († 1981)