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

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

Sep 22 On this day in history birth of erich von Stroheim, early film director/actor (Grand Illusion)  

Sep 22 On this day in history birth of gunnar Asplund, Swedish architect (d. 1940)  

Sep 24 On this day in history birth of herman Bouber, Dutch actor/playwright (Sailor's Wives)  

Sep 26 In the year 1885 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 Louis Untermeyer, NYC, poet/critic (Immortal Poems, Story Poems) was born on this day in history.  

Oct 02 Ruth Bryan Rohde, US, (Rep), minister to Denmark was born on this day in history.  

Oct 03 On this day in history birth of langley Collyer, hoarder (d. 1947)  

Oct 03 In the year 1885 birth of sophie Treadwell, American playwright and journalist (d. 1970)  

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 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 In the year 1885 birth of alfred Haar, Hungary, mathematician  

Oct 11 Francois Mauriac, France, novelist/poet/playwright (Nobel 1952) was born in the year 1885.  

Oct 16 Dorando di Desiderio Pietri, Italian marathoner (Olympic-DQ gold-1908) was born on this day in history.  

Oct 17 Aaf Bouber-ten Hoope, Dutch actress (Jantjes)/wife of Herman Bouber was born in the year 1885.  

Oct 19 Charles Merrill, American investment banker (d. 1956) was born in the year 1885.  

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

Oct 21 On this day in history birth of jan Altink, Dutch painter/co-founder (Ploeg)  

Oct 22 Giovanni Martinelli, Montagnana Italy, opera singer (NY Met) was born in the year 1885.  

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

Oct 23 Lawren Harris, Canadian painter (d. 1970) was born in the year 1885.  

Oct 24 In the year 1885 birth of ernest Claes, Belgian author (Saints from Zichem)  

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

Oct 28 In the year 1885 birth of v Chlebnikov, writer  

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

Oct 30 Ezra Loomis Pound, Hailey Idaho, poet (Cantos) was born in the year 1885.  

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

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 in the year 1885.  

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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 in the year 1885.  

Jan 13 In the year 1885 death of schuyler Colfax,American politician (b.1823)  

Jan 19 In the year 1885 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 Charles George Gordon, Brit gov-gen (Sudan), executed at 51 died in the year 1885.  

Feb 14 Jules Vallès, French writer (b. 1832) died on this day in history.  

Feb 15 Leopold Damrosch, composer, dies at 52 on this day in history.