Family tree Weening » Geert Willem Werkema (1885-????)

Birthday March 23, 1885

• The temperature on March 23, 1885 was about 4.2 °C. The air pressure was 12 kgf/m² and came mainly from the northeast. The airpressure was 77 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 53%. 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 23 » Sino-French War: French Army gains an important victory in the Battle of Đồng Đăng in the Tonkin region of Vietnam.
  • April 2 » Canadian Cree warriors attack the village of Frog Lake, killing nine.
  • April 3 » Gottlieb Daimler is granted a German patent for his engine design.
  • April 24 » American sharpshooter Annie Oakley is hired by Nate Salsbury to be a part of Buffalo Bill's Wild West.
  • May 2 » Cree and Assiniboine warriors win the Battle of Cut Knife, their largest victory over Canadian forces during the North-West Rebellion.
  • August 14 » Japan's first patent is issued to the inventor of a rust-proof paint.

Source: Wikipedia

• 1884 » Joseph Boxhall, English sailor († 1967)
• 1885 » Platt Adams, American jumper and politician († 1961)
• 1885 » Roque González Garza, Mexican general and acting president (1915) († 1962)
• 1886 » Frank Irons, American long jumper († 1942)
• 1887 » Josef Čapek, Czech painter and poet († 1945)
• 1887 » Rudolf Kinau, German author († 1975)