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.
- February 8 » The first government-approved Japanese immigrants arrived in Hawaii.
- February 21 » The newly completed Washington Monument is dedicated.
- 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.
- August 29 » Gottlieb Daimler patents the world's first internal combustion motorcycle, the Reitwagen.
- November 19 » Serbo-Bulgarian War: Bulgarian victory in the Battle of Slivnitsa solidifies the unification between the Principality of Bulgaria and Eastern Rumelia.
- December 28 » Indian National Congress, a political party of India, is founded in Bombay Presidency, British India.
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.
- January 3 » Sino-French War: Beginning of the Battle of Núi Bop
- February 8 » The first government-approved Japanese immigrants arrived in Hawaii.
- 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.
- May 2 » Cree and Assiniboine warriors win the Battle of Cut Knife, their largest victory over Canadian forces during the North-West Rebellion.
- July 6 » Louis Pasteur successfully tests his vaccine against rabies on Joseph Meister, a boy who was bitten by a rabid dog.
- November 7 » The completion of Canada's first transcontinental railway is symbolized by the Last Spike ceremony at Craigellachie, British Columbia.
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-????)".