Famous Deaths Happened In 1885

Jan 04 Eduard Yosif Kotek, composer, dies at 29 in the year 1885.  

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 on this day in history.  

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

Jan 24 In the year 1885 martin R Delany, politician & black nationalist, dies at 72  

Jan 26 Charles George Gordon, Brit gov-gen (Sudan), executed at 51 died on this day in history.  

Feb 14 Jules Vallès, French writer (b. 1832) died in the year 1885.  

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

Feb 18 Charlotte Helen Sainton-Dolby, composer, dies at 61 in the year 1885.  

Mar 28 On this day in history fredrick Vilhelm Ludvig Norman, composer, dies at 53  

Mar 31 In the year 1885 franz W Abbot, German composer/choir conductor, dies  

Apr 07 Carl Theodor Ernst von Siebold, German physiologist (b. 1804) died in the year 1885.  

Apr 10 In the year 1885 john H Scholten, theologist (Free Want), dies at 73  

Apr 23 On this day in history william Henry Holmes, composer, dies at 73  

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 On this day in history pavel Krizkovsky, composer, dies at 65  

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

May 11 Ferdinand Hiller, German pianist/composer/conductor, dies at 73 on this day in history.  

May 13 Juliana Horatia [Gatty] Ewing, author (Lob Lie-by-the-Fire), dies on this day in history.  

May 19 In the year 1885 death of peter W. Barlow, English engineer (b. 1809)  

May 21 Gavril Yakimovich Lomakin, composer, dies at 73 in the year 1885.  

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

May 29 Alfred von Meissner, Austria physician/writer (Ziska), dies at 63 on this day in history.  

Jun 05 Julius Benedict, composer (Protoghesi), dies at 80 in the year 1885.  

Jun 08 In the year 1885 death of ignace Bourget, Bishop of Montreal (b. 1799)  

Jun 14 On this day in history agustin Bethencourt, Venezuelan publisher on Curacao, dies at 58  

Jun 16 Wilhelm Camphausen, German painter (b. 1818) died on this day in history.  

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

Jun 22 On this day in history mahdi, [Muhammad Ahmed], Sudanese music reviewer, dies  

Jul 01 Hermann von Fehling, German chemist (Fehling's reagens), dies at 73 on this day in history.  

Jul 07 On this day in history nicola De Giosa, composer, dies at 66  

Jul 08 In the year 1885 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 in the year 1885.  

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

Jan 05 Humbert Wolfe, Italian-British poet (d. 1940) was born on this day in history.  

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 In the year 1885 birth of alice Paul, ERA advocate/founder (National Woman's Party)  

Jan 11 In the year 1885 birth of jack Hoxie, American actor, rodeo performer (d. 1965)  

Jan 13 In the year 1885 birth of alfred Fuller, CEO (Fuller Brush Man)