WHAT ALL HAPPENED MARCH TO NOVEMBER 1885
Find out what all happened March to November 1885

The Battle for Kushka triggers the Panjdeh Incident which nearly gives rise to war between the British Empire and Russian Empire. (30. March 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)

Cree warriors attacked the village of Frog Lake, North-West Territories, Canada, killing 9. (2. April 1885)

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

The original Chicago Board of Trade Building opens for business. (1. 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)

Tonkin Campaign: France captures the citadel of Bắc Ninh (12. March 1885)

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

Sino-French War: French victory in the Battle of Hoa Moc near Tuyen Quang, northern Vietnam. (2. March 1885)

The United Kingdom establishes a protectorate over Bechuanaland. (31. March 1885)

Louis Riel declares a Provisional Government in Saskatchewan, beginning the North-West Rebellion. (19. March 1885)

The Métis people of the District of Saskatchewan under Louis Riel begin the North-West Rebellion against Canada. (26. March 1885)

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

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

Gottlieb Daimler patents the world's first internal combustion motorcycle, the Reitwagen. (29. August 1885)

The American Telephone & Telegraph Company is incorporated in New York. (3. March 1885)

American sharpshooter Annie Oakley was hired by Nate Salsbury to be a part of Buffalo Bill's Wild West. (24. April 1885)

More than 1.5 million people attend the funeral of Ulysses S. Grant in New York City. (8. August 1885)

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