1885 Calendar
What Happened In Year 1885?
- January 1, 1885 – Twenty-five nations adopt Sandford Fleming’s proposal for standard time (and also, time zones)
- January 17, 1885 – A British force defeats a large Dervish army at the Battle of Abu Klea in the Sudan.
- January 20, 1885 – L.A. Thompson patents the roller coaster.
- February 5, 1885 – King Leopold II of Belgium establishes the Congo as a personal possession.
- March 3, 1885 – The American Telephone & Telegraph Company is incorporated in New York.
- March 19, 1885 – Louis Riel declares a Provisional Government in Saskatchewan, beginning the North-West Rebellion.
- March 31, 1885 – The United Kingdom establishes a protectorate over Bechuanaland.
- May 2, 1885 – Good Housekeeping magazine goes on sale for the first time.
- June 9, 1885 – A peace treaty is signed to end the Sino-French War, with China eventually giving up Tonkin and Annam - most of present-day Vietnam - to France.
- June 17, 1885 – The Statue of Liberty arrives in New York Harbor.
- July 1, 1885 – The United States terminates reciprocity and fishery agreement with Canada.
- August 14, 1885 – Japan’s first patent is issued to the inventor of a rust-proof paint.
- September 6, 1885 – Eastern Rumelia declares its union with Bulgaria. The Unification of Bulgaria is accomplished.
- September 12, 1885 – Arbroath 36–0 Bon Accord, a world record scoreline in professional football.
- September 18, 1885 – Riots break out in Montreal to protest against compulsory smallpox vaccination.
- October 13, 1885 – The Georgia Institute of Technology (Georgia Tech) is founded in Atlanta, United States.
- November 7, 1885 – In Craigellachie, British Columbia, construction ends on the Canadian Pacific Railway extending across Canada.
- November 19, 1885 – Serbo-Bulgarian War: Bulgarian victory in the Battle of Slivnitsa solidifies the unification between the Kingdom of Bulgaria and Eastern Rumelia.
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