Family tree Eizenga-Vis » Douwe Jochums Post (1885-????)

Birthday August 25, 1885

• The temperature on August 25, 1885 was about 15.2 °C. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 81%. 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 8 » The first government-approved Japanese immigrants arrived in Hawaii.
  • March 23 » Sino-French War: Chinese victory in the Battle of Phu Lam Tao near Hưng Hóa, 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 3 » In the last military engagement fought on Canadian soil, the Cree leader, Big Bear, escapes the North-West Mounted Police.
  • September 6 » Eastern Rumelia declares its union with Bulgaria, thus accomplishing Bulgarian unification.
  • November 7 » The completion of Canada's first transcontinental railway is symbolized by the Last Spike ceremony at Craigellachie, British Columbia.

Source: Wikipedia

• 1877 » Joshua Lionel Cowen, American businessman, co-founded the Lionel Corporation († 1965)
• 1878 » Ted Birnie, English footballer and manager († 1935)
• 1882 » Seán T. O'Kelly, Irish journalist and politician, 2nd President of Ireland († 1966)
• 1889 » Alexander Mair, Australian politician, 26th Premier of New South Wales († 1969)
• 1891 » David Shimoni, Belarusian-Israeli poet and translator († 1956)
• 1893 » Henry Trendley Dean, American dentist († 1962)