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Birthday January 2, 1885

• The temperature on January 2, 1885 was about 0.5 °C. The airpressure was 77 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 92%. 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 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.
  • July 1 » The United States terminates reciprocity and fishery agreement with Canada.
  • September 22 » Lord Randolph Churchill makes a speech in Ulster in opposition to the Irish Home Rule movement.
  • November 16 » Canadian rebel leader of the Métis and "Father of Manitoba" Louis Riel is executed for treason.

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• 1878 » Mannathu Padmanabha Pillai, Indian activist, founded the Nair Service Society († 1970)
• 1884 » Ben-Zion Dinur, Russian-Israeli historian and politician, 4th Israeli Minister of Education († 1973)
• 1885 » Gordon Flowerdew, Canadian lieutenant, Victoria Cross recipient († 1918)
• 1886 » Apsley Cherry-Garrard, English explorer and author († 1959)
• 1889 » Bertram Stevens, Australian accountant and politician, 25th Premier of New South Wales († 1973)
• 1891 » Giovanni Michelucci, Italian architect and urban planner, designed the Firenze Santa Maria Novella railway station († 1990)