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Birthday June 13, 1885

• The temperature on June 13, 1885 was about 21.5 °C. The air pressure was 1 kgf/m² and came mainly from the south-southeast. The airpressure was 77 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 47%. 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 1 » Twenty-five nations adopt Sandford Fleming's proposal for standard time (and also, time zones).
  • February 8 » The first government-approved Japanese immigrants arrived in Hawaii.
  • February 18 » Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain is published in the United States.
  • 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.
  • May 2 » Cree and Assiniboine warriors win the Battle of Cut Knife, their largest victory over Canadian forces during the North-West Rebellion.
  • November 7 » The completion of Canada's first transcontinental railway is symbolized by the Last Spike ceremony at Craigellachie, British Columbia.

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• 1884 » Étienne Gilson, French philosopher and academic († 1978)
• 1884 » Leon Chwistek, Polish painter, philosopher, and mathematician († 1944)
• 1885 » Henry George Lamond, Australian farmer and author († 1969)
• 1887 » André François-Poncet, French politician and diplomat († 1978)
• 1887 » Bruno Frank, German-American author, poet, and playwright († 1945)
• 1888 » Fernando Pessoa, Portuguese poet and critic († 1935)