Famous Birthdays In 1885

Sep 22 Ben Chifley, Prime Minister of Australia (d. 1951) was born on this day in history.  

Sep 22 In the year 1885 birth of erich von Stroheim, early film director/actor (Grand Illusion)  

Sep 22 Gunnar Asplund, Swedish architect (d. 1940) was born on this day in history.  

Sep 24 Herman Bouber, Dutch actor/playwright (Sailor's Wives) was born on this day in history.  

Sep 26 On this day in history birth of anna M F "Annie" Wageningen-Salomons, author (Girl Student) [or 6/26]  

Sep 27 Harry Blackstone, Sr., American magician (d. 1965) was born in the year 1885.  

Sep 28 In the year 1885 birth of wilbur 'Lefty' Good, pitcher (NY Yankees, 1905)  

Oct 01 Louis Untermeyer, NYC, poet/critic (Immortal Poems, Story Poems) was born on this day in history.  

Oct 02 On this day in history birth of ruth Bryan Rohde, US, (Rep), minister to Denmark  

Oct 03 Langley Collyer, hoarder (d. 1947) was born in the year 1885.  

Oct 03 Sophie Treadwell, American playwright and journalist (d. 1970) was born in the year 1885.  

Oct 04 On this day in history birth of henricus Wijdefield, Dutch architect (Peace Palace)  

Oct 07 Niels Bohr, Denmark, physicist, expanded quantum physics (Nobel 1922) was born on this day in history.  

Oct 08 On this day in history birth of william Henry Bennett Vodery, composer  

Oct 10 In the year 1885 birth of walter Anderson, German folklorist (d. 1962)  

Oct 11 Alfred Haar, Hungary, mathematician was born on this day in history.  

Oct 11 On this day in history birth of francois Mauriac, France, novelist/poet/playwright (Nobel 1952)  

Oct 16 Dorando di Desiderio Pietri, Italian marathoner (Olympic-DQ gold-1908) was born in the year 1885.  

Oct 17 In the year 1885 birth of aaf Bouber-ten Hoope, Dutch actress (Jantjes)/wife of Herman Bouber  

Oct 19 On this day in history birth of charles Merrill, American investment banker (d. 1956)  

Oct 21 Egon Joseph Wellesz, Austria, composer/musicologist was born on this day in history.  

Oct 21 Jan Altink, Dutch painter/co-founder (Ploeg) was born on this day in history.  

Oct 22 In the year 1885 birth of giovanni Martinelli, Montagnana Italy, opera singer (NY Met)  

Oct 22 Lothar Windsperger, composer was born on this day in history.  

Oct 23 In the year 1885 birth of lawren Harris, Canadian painter (d. 1970)  

Oct 24 Ernest Claes, Belgian author (Saints from Zichem) was born in the year 1885.  

Oct 27 Sigrid Hjertén, Swedish modernist painter (d. 1948) was born in the year 1885.  

Oct 28 V Chlebnikov, writer was born in the year 1885.  

Oct 28 Velimir Khlebnikov, Russian poet (d. 1922) was born in the year 1885.  

Oct 30 In the year 1885 birth of ezra Loomis Pound, Hailey Idaho, poet (Cantos)  

Nov 02 In the year 1885 birth of harlow Shapley, US, astronomer (studied the galaxies)  

Nov 05 On this day in history birth of will Durant, US, author/historian (Story of Civilization)  

Nov 06 On this day in history birth of emiel Poetou, Flemish sculptor  

Nov 08 Emil Fahrenkamp, German architect (d. 1966) was born on this day in history.  

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

Jan 06 Peter C Asbjornsen, Norwegian fairy tale writer, dies at 72 on this day in history.  

Jan 13 Schuyler Colfax,American politician (b.1823) died in the year 1885.  

Jan 19 On this day in history fred Burnaby, English colonel/balloon pioneer, dies in battle  

Jan 24 On this day in history martin R Delany, politician & black nationalist, dies at 72  

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 Leopold Damrosch, composer, dies at 52 on this day in history.