Page 2: Historical Events In 1885

Feb 04   In the year 1885 cairine Ray Wilson, Montreal, 1st female Canadian senator (appointed)   

Feb 05   News of fall of Khartoum reaches London in the year 1885.   

Feb 07   Sinclair Lewis, novelist/social critic (Main Street, Nobel 1930) in the year 1885.   

Feb 08   Edith Evans, London England, actress (Tom Jones, David Copperfield) on this day in history.   

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

Feb 09   On this day in history alban Maria Johannes Berg, Vienna Austria, a Lulu of a composer!   

Feb 09   The first Japanese arrive in Hawaii on this day in history.   

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

Feb 12   On this day in history licinio Refice, composer   

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

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

Feb 15   On this day in history richard Wurz, composer   

Feb 17   Bismarck gives Carl Peters' firm management of East-Africa on this day in history.   

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

Feb 18   Mark Twain's "Adventures of Huckleberry Finn," published on this day in history.   

Feb 21   Sacha Guitry, France, actor/playwright (Story of a Cheat) on this day in history.   

Feb 21   The Washington Monument is dedicated in the year 1885.   

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   The birth of Chester Nimitz, United States navy admiral on this day in history.   

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

Feb 25   US Congress condemns barbed wire around govt grounds in the year 1885.   

Feb 26   On this day in history congress of Berlin, gives Congo to Belgium & Nigeria to England   

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

Mar 01   On this day in history lionel Atwill, English/US actor (Mystery of the Wax Museum)   

Mar 03   On this day in history 1st US state (Calif) establishes a permanent forest commission   

Mar 03   American Telephone & Telegraph (AT&T) incorporates on this day in history.   

Mar 03   On this day in history congress passes Indian Appropriations Act (Indians wards of federal government)   

Mar 03   US Post Office offers special delivery for 1st-class mail in the year 1885.   

Mar 03   US state (California) establishes a permanent forest commission in the year 1885.   

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

Mar 04   Grover Cleveland inaugrated as first Democratic President since Civil War on this day in history.   

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

Mar 06   Ringgold "Ring" Lardner, US sports writer (You Know Me Al) on this day in history.   

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Jan 01   On this day in history 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   John Curtin, Victoria, Australian PM (Labor, 1941-45) was born in the year 1885.   

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

Jan 11   On this day in history 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   On this day in history birth of alfred Fuller, CEO (Fuller Brush Man)   

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   On this day in history death of schuyler Colfax,American politician (b.1823)   

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

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