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Birthday October 3, 1886

• The temperature on October 3, 1886 was about 10.3 °C. The air pressure was 4 kgf/m² and came mainly from the east-southeast. The airpressure was 77 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 95%. 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 1886: Source: Wikipedia
  • The Netherlands had about 4.5 million citizens.
  • March 1 » The Anglo-Chinese School, Singapore is founded by Bishop William Oldham.
  • March 29 » John Pemberton brews the first batch of Coca-Cola in a backyard in Atlanta.
  • May 8 » Pharmacist John Pemberton first sells a carbonated beverage named "Coca-Cola" as a patent medicine.
  • May 29 » The pharmacist John Pemberton places his first advertisement for Coca-Cola, which appeared in The Atlanta Journal.
  • June 30 » The first transcontinental train trip across Canada departs from Montreal, Quebec. It arrives in Port Moody, British Columbia on July 4.
  • August 31 » The 7.0 M_w  Charleston earthquake affects southeastern South Carolina with a maximum Mercalli intensity of X (Extreme). Sixty people killed with damage estimated at $5–6 million.

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• 1882 » A. Y. Jackson, Canadian painter and academic († 1974)
• 1885 » Sophie Treadwell, American playwright and journalist († 1970)
• 1886 » Alain-Fournier, French soldier, author, and critic († 1914)
• 1888 » Wade Boteler, American actor and screenwriter († 1943)
• 1889 » Carl von Ossietzky, German journalist and activist, Nobel Prize laureate († 1938)
• 1890 » Emilio Portes Gil, Mexican politician, President of Mexico 1928-1930 († 1978)