Family tree Gelderman » Hendrika Johanna Peet (1885-????)

Birthday July 26, 1885

• The temperature on July 26, 1885 was about 19.2 °C. The airpressure was 77 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 79%. 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 21 » The newly completed Washington Monument is dedicated.
  • May 2 » Cree and Assiniboine warriors win the Battle of Cut Knife, their largest victory over Canadian forces during the North-West Rebellion.
  • June 3 » In the last military engagement fought on Canadian soil, the Cree leader, Big Bear, escapes the North-West Mounted Police.
  • September 12 » Arbroath 36–0 Bon Accord, a world record scoreline in professional Association football.
  • November 7 » The completion of Canada's first transcontinental railway is symbolized by the Last Spike ceremony at Craigellachie, British Columbia.

Source: Wikipedia

• 1880 » Volodymyr Vynnychenko, Ukrainian playwright and politician, 1st Prime Minister of Ukrainian People's Republic († 1951)
• 1882 » Albert Dunstan, Australian politician, 33rd Premier of Victoria († 1950)
• 1885 » André Maurois, French soldier and author († 1967)
• 1885 » Roy Castleton, American Major League Baseball player (d.1967)
• 1886 » Lars Hanson, Swedish actor († 1965)
• 1888 » Reginald Hands, South African cricketer and rugby player († 1918)