Famous Deaths In 1885

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 On this day in history death of schuyler Colfax,American politician (b.1823)  

Jan 19 Fred Burnaby, English colonel/balloon pioneer, dies in battle in the year 1885.  

Jan 24 Martin R Delany, politician & black nationalist, dies at 72 on this day in history.  

Jan 26 Charles George Gordon, Brit gov-gen (Sudan), executed at 51 died in the year 1885.  

Feb 14 On this day in history death of jules Vallès, French writer (b. 1832)  

Feb 15 On this day in history leopold Damrosch, composer, dies at 52  

Feb 18 On this day in history charlotte Helen Sainton-Dolby, composer, dies at 61  

Mar 28 Fredrick Vilhelm Ludvig Norman, composer, dies at 53 in the year 1885.  

Mar 31 Franz W Abbot, German composer/choir conductor, dies in the year 1885.  

Apr 07 On this day in history death of carl Theodor Ernst von Siebold, German physiologist (b. 1804)  

Apr 10 On this day in history john H Scholten, theologist (Free Want), dies at 73  

Apr 23 William Henry Holmes, composer, dies at 73 on this day in history.  

May 04 On this day in history aleksandar I Karadjordjevic, monarch of Serbia (1842-58), dies at 78  

May 05 Lauro Rossi, composer, dies at 73 on this day in history.  

May 08 Pavel Krizkovsky, composer, dies at 65 on this day in history.  

May 10 In the year 1885 edward Stephen, composer, dies at 62  

May 11 Ferdinand Hiller, German pianist/composer/conductor, dies at 73 in the year 1885.  

May 13 In the year 1885 juliana Horatia [Gatty] Ewing, author (Lob Lie-by-the-Fire), dies  

May 19 Peter W. Barlow, English engineer (b. 1809) died in the year 1885.  

May 21 In the year 1885 gavril Yakimovich Lomakin, composer, dies at 73  

May 22 On this day in history victor(-Marie) Hugo, French writer (Les Miserables), dies at 83  

May 29 In the year 1885 alfred von Meissner, Austria physician/writer (Ziska), dies at 63  

Jun 05 In the year 1885 julius Benedict, composer (Protoghesi), dies at 80  

Jun 08 On this day in history death of ignace Bourget, Bishop of Montreal (b. 1799)  

Jun 14 Agustin Bethencourt, Venezuelan publisher on Curacao, dies at 58 on this day in history.  

Jun 16 On this day in history death of wilhelm Camphausen, German painter (b. 1818)  

Jun 17 On this day in history gen Edwin H K Freiherr von Manteuffel, mayor (Elzas-Lothar'n), dies  

Jun 22 Mahdi, [Muhammad Ahmed], Sudanese music reviewer, dies in the year 1885.  

Jul 01 Hermann von Fehling, German chemist (Fehling's reagens), dies at 73 in the year 1885.  

Jul 07 In the year 1885 nicola De Giosa, composer, dies at 66  

Jul 08 On this day in history hendrick Waelput, composer, dies at 39  

Jul 15 Rosalia de Castro, Spanish writer and poet (b. 1837) died on this day in history.  

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Jan 01 Roland Diggle, composer was born on this day in history.  

Jan 02 Johannes Ringers, Dutch water engineer (dikes) was born on this day in history.  

Jan 05 In the year 1885 birth of humbert Wolfe, Italian-British poet (d. 1940)  

Jan 08 John Curtin, Victoria, Australian PM (Labor, 1941-45) was born in the year 1885.  

Jan 08 A. J. Muste, Dutch pacifist and activist (d. 1967) 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 Jack Hoxie, American actor, rodeo performer (d. 1965) was born in the year 1885.  

Jan 13 Alfred Fuller, CEO (Fuller Brush Man) was born in the year 1885.