The Forgotten Ones » Thomas Knight (1885-????)

Birthday January 31, 1885

• The temperature on January 31, 1885 was about 9.9 °C. The air pressure was 11 kgf/m² and came mainly from the south. The airpressure was 74 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 67%. 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 17 » A British force defeats a large Dervish army at the Battle of Abu Klea in the Sudan.
  • February 8 » The first government-approved Japanese immigrants arrived in Hawaii.
  • February 23 » Sino-French War: French Army gains an important victory in the Battle of Đồng Đăng in the Tonkin region of Vietnam.
  • March 31 » The United Kingdom establishes the Bechuanaland Protectorate.
  • 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.

Source: Wikipedia

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