Page 10: Historical Events In 1885

Nov 27   Earliest photograph of a meteor shower made in the year 1885.   

Nov 27   Rudolph Reti, composer in the year 1885.   

Nov 30   On this day in history albrecht (von) Kesselring, German fieldmarshal (Poland/Netherland)   

Nov 30   Opera "El Cid" premieres (Paris) on this day in history.   

Nov 30   In the year 1885 the opera "Le Cid" is produced (Paris)   

Dec 01   On this day in history guy de Lioncourt, composer   

Dec 02   On this day in history george Minot, US, physician, worked on anemia (Nobel 1934)   

Dec 02   Opera "Regina di Saba," premieres in Vienna in the year 1885.   

Dec 03   Marchien Zwitsers, farmer in Lutten (died at 109 years old) on this day in history.   

Dec 05   Dirk H W Filarski, Dutch painter/lithographer (Bergense School) on this day in history.   

Dec 06   In the year 1885 albrecht Schaeffer, German writer (The General)   

Dec 07   In the year 1885 49th Congress (1885-87) convenes   

Dec 10   In the year 1885 janos Hammerschlag, composer   

Dec 17   France declares Madagascar a protectorate in the year 1885.   

Dec 19   In the year 1885 f S Flint, London England, translator/poet (imagist movement)   

Dec 22   On this day in history joseph Deems Taylor, NYC, composer (Peter Ibbetson)   

Dec 22   Pope Leo XIII proclaims extraordinary jubilee on this day in history.   

Dec 24   Arthur Dolphin, cricketer (Yorkshire & England keeper, later Test ump) in the year 1885.   

Dec 24   On this day in history louis-Prosper Gachard, Belgian historian, dies at 85   

Dec 29   Gottlieb Daimler patents 1st bike (Germany) on this day in history.   

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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   Humbert Wolfe, Italian-British poet (d. 1940) was born in the year 1885.   

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

Jan 08   In the year 1885 birth of a. J. Muste, Dutch pacifist and activist (d. 1967)   

Jan 11   Alice Paul, ERA advocate/founder (National Woman's Party) was born on this day in history.   

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)   

Jan 04   On this day in history eduard Yosif Kotek, composer, dies at 29   

Jan 06   On this day in history peter C Asbjornsen, Norwegian fairy tale writer, dies at 72   

Jan 13   Schuyler Colfax,American politician (b.1823) died in the year 1885.   

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