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Birthday August 23, 1885

• The temperature on August 23, 1885 was about 17.8 °C. There was 4 mm of rain. The air pressure was 3 kgf/m² and came mainly from the north-northwest. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 80%. 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.
  • March 19 » Louis Riel declares a provisional government in Saskatchewan, beginning the North-West Rebellion.
  • April 2 » Canadian Cree warriors attack the village of Frog Lake, killing nine.
  • September 22 » Lord Randolph Churchill makes a speech in Ulster in opposition to the Irish Home Rule movement.
  • September 29 » The first practical public electric tramway in the world is opened in Blackpool, England.
  • October 13 » The Georgia Institute of Technology is founded in Atlanta, Georgia.

Source: Wikipedia

• 1880 » Alexander Grin, Russian sailor and author († 1932)
• 1883 » Jonathan M. Wainwright, American general, Medal of Honor recipient († 1953)
• 1884 » Ogden L. Mills, American captain, lawyer, and politician, 50th United States Secretary of the Treasury († 1937)
• 1884 » Will Cuppy, American author and critic († 1949)
• 1890 » Harry Frank Guggenheim, American businessman and publisher, co-founded Newsday († 1971)
• 1891 » Roy Agnew, Australian pianist and composer († 1944)