Famous Birthdays In 1885

Sep 22 In the year 1885 birth of ben Chifley, Prime Minister of Australia (d. 1951)  

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 In the year 1885 birth of harry Blackstone, Sr., American magician (d. 1965)  

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

Oct 01 In the year 1885 birth of louis Untermeyer, NYC, poet/critic (Immortal Poems, Story Poems)  

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 In the year 1885 birth of niels Bohr, Denmark, physicist, expanded quantum physics (Nobel 1922)  

Oct 08 William Henry Bennett Vodery, composer was born in the year 1885.  

Oct 10 Walter Anderson, German folklorist (d. 1962) was born on this day in history.  

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 Charles Merrill, American investment banker (d. 1956) was born on this day in history.  

Oct 21 In the year 1885 birth of egon Joseph Wellesz, Austria, composer/musicologist  

Oct 21 In the year 1885 birth of jan Altink, Dutch painter/co-founder (Ploeg)  

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

Oct 22 On this day in history birth of lothar Windsperger, composer  

Oct 23 Lawren Harris, Canadian painter (d. 1970) was born on this day in history.  

Oct 24 On this day in history birth of ernest Claes, Belgian author (Saints from Zichem)  

Oct 27 In the year 1885 birth of sigrid Hjertén, Swedish modernist painter (d. 1948)  

Oct 28 V Chlebnikov, writer was born on this day in history.  

Oct 28 On this day in history birth of velimir Khlebnikov, Russian poet (d. 1922)  

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

Nov 02 Harlow Shapley, US, astronomer (studied the galaxies) was born on this day in history.  

Nov 05 Will Durant, US, author/historian (Story of Civilization) was born on this day in history.  

Nov 06 Emiel Poetou, Flemish sculptor was born on this day in history.  

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

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Jan 04 On this day in history eduard Yosif Kotek, composer, dies at 29  

Jan 06 In the year 1885 peter C Asbjornsen, Norwegian fairy tale writer, dies at 72  

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 In the year 1885 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 In the year 1885 death of jules Vallès, French writer (b. 1832)  

Feb 15 Leopold Damrosch, composer, dies at 52 in the year 1885.