Family tree Van Dijk » Antonius Johannes Joannes van Erven (1885-????)

Birthday November 6, 1885

• The temperature on November 6, 1885 was about 5.1 °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 90%. 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.
  • March 19 » Louis Riel declares a provisional government in Saskatchewan, beginning the North-West Rebellion.
  • March 23 » Sino-French War: Chinese victory in the Battle of Phu Lam Tao near Hưng Hóa, northern Vietnam.
  • March 31 » The United Kingdom establishes the Bechuanaland Protectorate.
  • April 3 » Gottlieb Daimler is granted a German patent for his engine design.
  • May 12 » North-West Rebellion: The four-day Battle of Batoche, pitting rebel Métis against the Canadian government, comes to an end with a decisive rebel defeat.
  • July 20 » The Football Association legalizes professionalism in association football under pressure from the British Football Association.

Source: Wikipedia

• 1880 » Yoshisuke Aikawa, Japanese businessman and politician, founded Nissan Motor Company († 1967)
• 1884 » May Brahe, Australian composer († 1956)
• 1885 » Martin O'Meara, Irish-Australian sergeant, Victoria Cross recipient († 1935)
• 1887 » Walter Johnson, American baseball player and manager († 1946)
• 1897 » Jack O'Connor, English cricketer († 1977)
• 1900 » Ida Lou Anderson, American orator and professor, pioneer in the field of radio broadcasting († 1941)