WHAT ALL HAPPENED APRIL TO NOVEMBER 1885
Find out what all happened April to November 1885

Riots break out in Montreal to protest against compulsory smallpox vaccination. (28. September 1885)

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. (12. May 1885)

Prior to burial in the Panthéon, the body of Victor Hugo was exposed under the Arc de Triomphe during the night. (22. May 1885)

Cree and Assiniboine warriors win the Battle of Cut Knife, their largest victory over Canadian forces during the North-West Rebellion. (2. May 1885)

Louis Pasteur successfully tests his vaccine against rabies on Joseph Meister, a boy who was bitten by a rabid dog. (6. July 1885)

Canadian rebel leader of the Métis and "Father of Manitoba" Louis Riel is executed for treason. (16. November 1885)

The Football Association legalizes professionalism in association football under pressure from the British Football Association. (20. July 1885)

Serbo-Bulgarian War: Bulgarian victory in the Battle of Slivnitsa solidifies the unification between the Kingdom of Bulgaria and Eastern Rumelia. (19. November 1885)

Eastern Rumelia declares its union with Bulgaria. The Unification of Bulgaria is accomplished. (6. September 1885)

The Georgia Institute of Technology (Georgia Tech) is founded in Atlanta, United States. (13. October 1885)

The first practical public electric tramway in the world is opened in Blackpool, England. (29. September 1885)

In the last military engagement fought on Canadian soil, the Cree leader, Big Bear, escapes the North-West Mounted Police. (3. June 1885)

Treaty of Tientsin is signed to end the Sino-French War, with China eventually giving up Tonkin and Annam – most of present-day Vietnam – to France. (9. June 1885)

End of Third Anglo-Burmese War, and end of Burmese monarchy (29. November 1885)

Arbroath 36–0 Bon Accord, a world record scoreline in professional Association football. (12. September 1885)

Japan's first patent is issued to the inventor of a rust-proof paint. (14. August 1885)

The Congo Free State is established by King Léopold II of Belgium. (2. May 1885)

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. (30. April 1885)

Gottlieb Daimler is granted a German patent for his engine design. (3. April 1885)

The completion of Canada's first transcontinental railway is symbolized by the Last Spike ceremony at Craigellachie, British Columbia. (7. November 1885)