Births on April 3

Marie-Victorin Kirouac

Born on April 3, 1885

Marie-Victorin Kirouac, Canadian botanist and academic (d. 1944)

Brother Marie-Victorin, F.S.C. (April 3, 1885 – July 15, 1944), was a Canadian member of Brothers of the Christian Schools and a noted botanist in Quebec, Canada. He is known as the father of the Botanical Garden of Montreal.

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Events on 1885

24 Apr

Buffalo Bill's Wild West
American sharpshooter Annie Oakley is hired by Nate Salsbury to be a part of Buffalo Bill's Wild West.
2 May

Léopold II of Belgium
The Congo Free State is established by King Léopold II of Belgium.
3 Jun

Big Bear
In the last military engagement fought on Canadian soil, the Cree leader, Big Bear, escapes the North-West Mounted Police.
6 Jul

Rabies
Louis Pasteur successfully tests his vaccine against rabies on Joseph Meister, a boy who was bitten by a rabid dog.
29 Aug

Internal combustion
Gottlieb Daimler patents the world's first internal combustion motorcycle, the Reitwagen.

Births on April 3

Marie-Victorin Kirouac

Born on April 3, 1885

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Events on 1885

Buffalo Bill's Wild West

Léopold II of Belgium

Big Bear

Rabies

Internal combustion