Family tree Erik Develter » Felix Francois Joseph Evrard (1885-????)

Birthday September 15, 1885

• The temperature on September 15, 1885 was about 17.5 °C. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 80%. 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 4 » Sino-French War: French troops under General Oscar de Négrier defeat a numerically superior Qing force at Núi Bop in northern Vietnam.
  • 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 24 » American sharpshooter Annie Oakley is hired by Nate Salsbury to be a part of Buffalo Bill's Wild West.
  • May 2 » Cree and Assiniboine warriors win the Battle of Cut Knife, their largest victory over Canadian forces during the North-West Rebellion.
  • November 19 » Serbo-Bulgarian War: Bulgarian victory in the Battle of Slivnitsa solidifies the unification between the Principality of Bulgaria and Eastern Rumelia.

Source: Wikipedia

• 1881 » Ettore Bugatti, Italian-French businessman, founded Bugatti († 1947)
• 1883 » Esteban Terradas i Illa, Spanish mathematician and engineer († 1950)
• 1886 » Paul Lévy, French mathematician and theorist († 1971)
• 1887 » Carlos Dávila, Chilean journalist and politician, President of Chile († 1955)
• 1888 » Antonio Ascari, Italian race car driver († 1925)
• 1889 » Robert Benchley, American humorist, newspaper columnist, and actor († 1945)