Historical Events In 1885

Feb 04   Cairine Ray Wilson, Montreal, 1st female Canadian senator (appointed) on this day in history.   

Feb 05   On this day in history news of fall of Khartoum reaches London   

Feb 07   Sinclair Lewis, novelist/social critic (Main Street, Nobel 1930) on this day in history.   

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

Feb 09   In the year 1885 1st Japanese arrive in Hawaii   

Feb 09   In the year 1885 alban Maria Johannes Berg, Vienna Austria, a Lulu of a composer!   

Feb 09   On this day in history the first Japanese arrive in Hawaii   

Feb 12   Carl Peters founds German East-Africa Society in the year 1885.   

Feb 12   Licinio Refice, composer in the year 1885.   

Feb 13   In the year 1885 elizabeth Virginia "Bess" Truman, 1st lady (1945-52)   

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

Feb 15   Richard Wurz, composer on this day in history.   

Feb 17   Bismarck gives Carl Peters' firm management of East-Africa in the year 1885.   

Feb 18   Charlotte Helen Sainton-Dolby, composer, dies at 61 on this day in history.   

Feb 18   In the year 1885 mark Twain's "Adventures of Huckleberry Finn," published   

Feb 21   Sacha Guitry, France, actor/playwright (Story of a Cheat) in the year 1885.   

Feb 21   On this day in history the Washington Monument is dedicated.   

Feb 21   Washington Monument dedicated (Wash DC) in the year 1885.   

Feb 24   Bert Lytell, NYC, actor (Henry-One Man's Family) on this day in history.   

Feb 24   On this day in history the birth of Chester Nimitz, United States navy admiral   

Feb 25   US Congress condemns barbed wire around government grounds on this day in history.   

Feb 25   On this day in history uS Congress condemns barbed wire around govt grounds   

Feb 26   Congress of Berlin, gives Congo to Belgium & Nigeria to England in the year 1885.   

Feb 26   Lili Green, [Alice Sally Mary], Neth/Eng dancer in the year 1885.   

Mar 01   Lionel Atwill, English/US actor (Mystery of the Wax Museum) on this day in history.   

Mar 03   In the year 1885 1st US state (Calif) establishes a permanent forest commission   

Mar 03   American Telephone & Telegraph (AT&T) incorporates in the year 1885.   

Mar 03   In the year 1885 congress passes Indian Appropriations Act (Indians wards of federal government)   

Mar 03   On this day in history uS Post Office offers special delivery for 1st-class mail   

Mar 03   In the year 1885 uS state (California) establishes a permanent forest commission   

Mar 04   In the year 1885 gilbert & Sullivan's opera "Mikado," premieres in London   

Mar 04   In the year 1885 grover Cleveland inaugrated as first Democratic President since Civil War   

Mar 04   In the year 1885 willem H Winkel, Dutch physician/founder (Red Cross of Curacao)   

Mar 06   On this day in history ringgold "Ring" Lardner, US sports writer (You Know Me Al)   

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Jan 01   In the year 1885 birth of roland Diggle, composer   

Jan 02   On this day in history birth of johannes Ringers, Dutch water engineer (dikes)   

Jan 05   On this day in history birth of humbert Wolfe, Italian-British poet (d. 1940)   

Jan 08   On this day in history birth of john Curtin, Victoria, Australian PM (Labor, 1941-45)   

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

Jan 11   Alice Paul, ERA advocate/founder (National Woman's Party) was born in the year 1885.   

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 04   On this day in history 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 on this day in history.   

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

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

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