Famous Birthdays In 1885

Jan 01 On this day in history birth of roland Diggle, composer  

Jan 02 In the year 1885 birth of johannes Ringers, Dutch water engineer (dikes)  

Jan 05 Humbert Wolfe, Italian-British poet (d. 1940) was born on this day in history.  

Jan 08 On this day in history birth of a. J. Muste, Dutch pacifist and activist (d. 1967)  

Jan 08 John Curtin, Victoria, Australian PM (Labor, 1941-45) was born on this day in history.  

Jan 11 Alice Paul, ERA advocate/founder (National Woman's Party) was born on this day in history.  

Jan 11 On this day in history birth of jack Hoxie, American actor, rodeo performer (d. 1965)  

Jan 13 On this day in history birth of alfred Fuller, CEO (Fuller Brush Man)  

Jan 15 Grover Lowdermilk, American baseball player (d. 1968) was born on this day in history.  

Jan 15 Huang Yuanyong, Chinese writer (d. 1915) was born on this day in history.  

Jan 15 Lorenz Böhler, Austrian physician (d. 1973) was born in the year 1885.  

Jan 16 On this day in history birth of wladyslaw Raczkiewicz, president of Poland (1939-40)  

Jan 16 Zhou Zuoren, Chinese writer (d. 1967) was born in the year 1885.  

Jan 17 On this day in history birth of e Ball-Hennings, writer  

Jan 17 Joseph Arendt, Belgian worker's union leader was born on this day in history.  

Jan 21 On this day in history birth of huddie Ledbetter, "Leadbelly", blues singer [or 12/1/89, 1/29/89]  

Jan 21 Umberto Nobile, Italian general was born on this day in history.  

Jan 23 Boleslaw Wallek-Walewski, composer was born in the year 1885.  

Jan 25 A J Else Mauhs, German/Dutch actress (Eline Vere, L'aiglon) was born on this day in history.  

Jan 25 On this day in history birth of kitahara HakushÅ«, Japanese poets and children's writers (d. 1942)  

Jan 27 Eduard Künneke, German composer (d. 1953) was born on this day in history.  

Jan 27 On this day in history birth of jerome Kern, NYC, Broadway composer (Showboat, Roberta)  

Jan 27 On this day in history birth of maeda Seison, Japanese painter (d. 1977)  

Jan 30 John Henry Towers, aviator/naval hero was born in the year 1885.  

Feb 01 On this day in history birth of camille Chautemps, premier France  

Feb 02 On this day in history birth of aldo Palazzeschi, [Giurlani], Italian writer (I cavalli bianchi)  

Feb 04 Cairine Ray Wilson, Montreal, 1st female Canadian senator (appointed) was born in the year 1885.  

Feb 07 In the year 1885 birth of sinclair Lewis, novelist/social critic (Main Street, Nobel 1930)  

Feb 08 Edith Evans, London England, actress (Tom Jones, David Copperfield) was born in the year 1885.  

Feb 09 On this day in history birth of alban Maria Johannes Berg, Vienna Austria, a Lulu of a composer!  

Feb 12 Licinio Refice, composer was born in the year 1885.  

Feb 13 On this day in history birth of elizabeth Virginia "Bess" Truman, 1st lady (1945-52)  

Feb 14 Syed Zafarul Hasan, Prominent Muslim Indian/Pakistani philosopher (d. 1949) was born in the year 1885.  

Feb 15 On this day in history birth of richard Wurz, composer  

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Jan 04 In the year 1885 eduard Yosif Kotek, composer, dies at 29  

Jan 06 On this day in history peter C Asbjornsen, Norwegian fairy tale writer, dies at 72  

Jan 13 Schuyler Colfax,American politician (b.1823) died on this day in history.  

Jan 19 Fred Burnaby, English colonel/balloon pioneer, dies in battle on this day in history.  

Jan 24 Martin R Delany, politician & black nationalist, dies at 72 in the year 1885.  

Jan 26 In the year 1885 death of charles George Gordon, Brit gov-gen (Sudan), executed at 51  

Feb 14 Jules Vallès, French writer (b. 1832) died in the year 1885.  

Feb 15 In the year 1885 leopold Damrosch, composer, dies at 52