The Brown Tree » Harry William THORPE (1885-????)
Personal data Harry William THORPE
Source 1- He was born on August 25, 1885 in Thornhill Bridge Place Scaledonian Rd, Islington.
- He was christened on October 21, 1885 in Battle Bridge All Saints, England.
- Resident:
- on April 2, 1911: Islington, London, England.
- in the year 1901: Clerkenwell, London, England.
- in the year 1891: Clerkenwell, London, England.
- A child of Frederick Charles THORPE and Elizabeth PALMER
Household of Harry William THORPE
Notes about Harry William THORPE
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Birthday August 25, 1885
- The temperature on August 25, 1885 was about 15.2 °C. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 81%. 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 24 » Sino-French War: Chinese victory in the Battle of Bang Bo on the Tonkin-Guangxi border.
- March 26 » The Métis people of the District of Saskatchewan under Louis Riel begin the North-West Rebellion against Canada.
- March 30 » The Battle for Kushka triggers the Panjdeh Incident which nearly gives rise to war between the Russian and British Empire.
- July 1 » The Congo Free State is established by King Leopold II of Belgium.
- September 12 » Arbroath 36–0 Bon Accord, a world record scoreline in professional Association football.
Christening day October 21, 1885
- The temperature on October 21, 1885 was about 7.9 °C. There was 0.8 mm of rain. The air pressure was 1 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the west-southwest. 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.
- February 5 » King Leopold II of Belgium establishes the Congo as a personal possession.
- February 21 » The newly completed Washington Monument is dedicated.
- 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.
- March 30 » The Battle for Kushka triggers the Panjdeh Incident which nearly gives rise to war between the Russian and British Empire.
- May 2 » Cree and Assiniboine warriors win the Battle of Cut Knife, their largest victory over Canadian forces during the North-West Rebellion.
- November 16 » Canadian rebel leader of the Métis and "Father of Manitoba" Louis Riel is executed for treason.
Same birth/death day
- 1877 » Joshua Lionel Cowen, American businessman, co-founded the Lionel Corporation († 1965)
- 1878 » Ted Birnie, English footballer and manager († 1935)
- 1882 » Seán T. O'Kelly, Irish journalist and politician, 2nd President of Ireland († 1966)
- 1889 » Alexander Mair, Australian politician, 26th Premier of New South Wales († 1969)
- 1891 » David Shimoni, Belarusian-Israeli poet and translator († 1956)
- 1893 » Henry Trendley Dean, American dentist († 1962)
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Wesley Brown, "The Brown Tree", database, Genealogy Online (https://www.genealogieonline.nl/the-brown-tree/P4074.php : accessed January 18, 2026), "Harry William THORPE (1885-????)".