{--page_num--}Famous Personalities Born In 1885

Aug 15 Edna Ferber, author, playwright was born in the year 1885.  

Aug 15 In the year 1885 birth of mary Nash, Troy NY, actress (Phila Story, Till the Clouds Roll By)  

Aug 16 In the year 1885 birth of charles Carson, London England, actor (Cry the Beloved Country)  

Aug 17 Clara [G Meijer-]Wichmann, German anarchists/feminist (Wife & society) was born on this day in history.  

Aug 17 On this day in history birth of kurt Hiller, writer  

Aug 18 Nettie Palmer, Australian poet and essayist (d. 1964) was born on this day in history.  

Aug 19 Elsie Ferguson, NY, actress (Lie, Footlights, Scarlet Pages) was born in the year 1885.  

Aug 19 On this day in history birth of werner Elert, German luthers theologist  

Aug 20 On this day in history birth of dino Campana, Italian poet (Canti orfici)  

Aug 23 Henry Thomas Tizard, scientist was born on this day in history.  

Aug 26 On this day in history birth of jules Romains, France, novelist/playwright/poet (Men of Good Will)  

Aug 28 In the year 1885 birth of armas Toivo Valdemar Maasalo, composer  

Aug 28 In the year 1885 birth of vance Palmer, Australian author (d. 1959)  

Aug 31 In the year 1885 birth of duBose Heyward, novelist (Porgy)  

Sep 04 Antonio Bacci, Italian cardinal (d. 1971) was born on this day in history.  

Sep 04 Dimitrios Loundras, Greek gymnast (d. 1971) was born in the year 1885.  

Sep 05 John Raedecker, Dutch sculptor (National monument on the Dam) was born in the year 1885.  

Sep 06 Franz T Csokor, Austrian author (Writings on the Wall) was born on this day in history.  

Sep 06 Otto Kruger, Toledo Ohio, actor (Lux Video Theater, High Noon) was born on this day in history.  

Sep 07 Harry Sinclair Lewis, US, writer (Babbitt, Nobel 1930) was born on this day in history.  

Sep 10 On this day in history birth of berthold Altaner, German church historian (Patrologie)  

Sep 10 In the year 1885 birth of carl Clinton Van Doren, US literary (9th Wave)  

Sep 10 On this day in history birth of johannes de Jong, cardinal/archbishop of Utrecht (Handbook)  

Sep 11 David Herbert "DH" Lawrence, England, writer (Lady Chatterly's Lover) was born in the year 1885.  

Sep 11 Eratstus Flaval Beadle, publisher (Beadle's Dime Novels) was born in the year 1885.  

Sep 11 In the year 1885 birth of herbert Stothart, composer  

Sep 13 On this day in history birth of wilhelm Blaschke, Austrian geometer (d. 1962)  

Sep 14 Vittorio Gui, Italian conductor/composer (Batture d'aspetto) was born on this day in history.  

Sep 16 On this day in history birth of karen Horney, German/US, neo-freudian psychoanalyst  

Sep 17 In the year 1885 birth of george Cleveland, Sydney Nova Scotia, actor (Courage of Lassie)  

Sep 17 Uzeir Abdul Huseyn Hajibeyov, composer was born on this day in history.  

Sep 18 In the year 1885 birth of abdul Muslim Mahomayev, composer  

Sep 20 Ferdinand "Jelly Roll" Morton, New Orleans, jazz pianist/composer was born on this day in history.  

Sep 21 Thomas Alexandrovich de Hartmann, composer was born on this day in history.  

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Jan 04 Eduard Yosif Kotek, composer, dies at 29 on this day in history.  

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 on this day in history.  

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 Jules Vallès, French writer (b. 1832) died on this day in history.  

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