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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.
  • January 26 » Troops loyal to The Mahdi conquer Khartoum, killing the Governor-General Charles George Gordon.
  • February 8 » The first government-approved Japanese immigrants arrived in Hawaii.
  • April 2 » Canadian Cree warriors attack the village of Frog Lake, killing nine.
  • 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.
  • October 13 » The Georgia Institute of Technology is founded in Atlanta, Georgia.
  • December 22 » Itō Hirobumi, a samurai, became the first Prime Minister of Japan.

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• 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)