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Birthday September 17, 1885

• The temperature on September 17, 1885 was about 15.1 °C. The air pressure was 1 kgf/m² and came mainly from the east-southeast. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 98%. 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 26 » Troops loyal to The Mahdi conquer Khartoum, killing the Governor-General Charles George Gordon.
  • March 14 » The Mikado, a light opera by W. S. Gilbert and Arthur Sullivan, receives its first public performance at the Savoy Theatre in London.
  • April 3 » Gottlieb Daimler is granted a German patent for his engine design.
  • July 23 » President Ulysses S. Grant dies of throat cancer.
  • 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

• 1879 » Periyar E. V. Ramasamy, Indian businessman, social activist, and politician († 1973)
• 1879 » Rube Foster, American baseball player and manager († 1930)
• 1881 » Alfred Carpenter, English admiral, Victoria Cross recipient († 1955)
• 1883 » William Carlos Williams, American poet, short story writer, and essayist († 1963)
• 1884 » Charles Griffes, American pianist and composer († 1920)
• 1886 » Anton Irv, Estonian captain († 1919)