Also born on December 31st
Events in year of birth (1885)
- January 4th * An appendix is successfuly removed for the first time in Iowa, USA.
- July 6th * First anti rabies vaccine used, developed by Louis Pasteur.
- August 29th * Gottlieb Daimler patents the first motor cycle.
| Monarch in year of birth (1885) King Willem III (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1849 till 1890 monarch of The Netherlands (also 'Koninkrijk der Nederlanden').
The number of residents (in 1890) added up to 4.5 million. Cabinet in year of birth (1885)From Monday, April 23rd, 1883 till Saterday, April 21st, 1888 there was the cabinet 'Heemskerk', with prime minister(s) Mr. J. Heemskerk Azn. (conservatief). |