Page 5: Historical Events In 1885

May 18   Australians depart Suakin in the Sudan for Sydney in the year 1885.   

May 18   Eurico Gaspar Dutra, president of Brazil (1945-50) on this day in history.   

May 19   1st mass production of shoes (Jan Matzeliger in Lynn, Massachusetts) on this day in history.   

May 19   In the year 1885 german chancellor Bismarck takes possession of Cameroon &Togoland   

May 19   The first mass production of shoes (Jan Matzeliger in Lynn MA) on this day in history.   

May 21   Gavril Yakimovich Lomakin, composer, dies at 73 on this day in history.   

May 21   Sophie of Schönburg-Waldenburg, wife of Prince William of Wied (d.1936) on this day in history.   

May 22   13th Preakness: Jim McLaughlin aboard Tecumseh wins in 2:49 on this day in history.   

May 22   Julio Fonseca, composer on this day in history.   

May 22   Victor(-Marie) Hugo, French writer (Les Miserables), dies at 83 in the year 1885.   

May 29   In the year 1885 alfred von Meissner, Austria physician/writer (Ziska), dies at 63   

May 29   In the year 1885 erwin F Finlay-Freundlich, British astronomer (theory of relativity)   

Jun 01   Smallpox in Montreal killing 3,164 people on this day in history.   

Jun 05   Georges Mandel, [Louis Rothschild], French Foreign minister (-1940) on this day in history.   

Jun 05   J Palisa discovers asteroid #248 Lameia in the year 1885.   

Jun 05   Julius Benedict, composer (Protoghesi), dies at 80 on this day in history.   

Jun 06   On this day in history 19th Belmont: Paul Duffy aboard Tyrant wins in 2:43   

Jun 07   On this day in history percy Brier, composer   

Jun 12   Roof collapse kills 30 at murder trial in France in the year 1885.   

Jun 12   On this day in history werner Erich Josten, Elberfeld Germany, composer (Jungle)   

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

Jun 17   In the year 1885 gen Edwin H K Freiherr von Manteuffel, mayor (Elzas-Lothar'n), dies   

Jun 17   In the year 1885 statue of Liberty arrived in NYC aboard French ship `Isere'   

Jun 19   On this day in history stevan Hristic, composer   

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

Jun 23   In the year 1885 nSW Contingent to Sudan disembarks at Sydney   

Jun 24   British government of Salisbury forms on this day in history.   

Jun 26   Andre Maurois, [Emile Herzog], French writer (Balzac) in the year 1885.   

Jun 27   In the year 1885 arthur Harmat, composer   

Jun 28   In the year 1885 berthold Viertel, writer   

Jun 29   On this day in history andre Gailhard, composer   

Jul 01   Hermann von Fehling, German chemist (Fehling's reagens), dies at 73 in the year 1885.   

Jul 01   The United States terminates reciprocity and fishery agreement with Canada in the year 1885.   

Jul 02   On this day in history canada's North-west Insurrection ends with surrender of Big Bear   

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Jan 01   Roland Diggle, composer was born on this day in history.   

Jan 02   Johannes Ringers, Dutch water engineer (dikes) was born in the year 1885.   

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   A. J. Muste, Dutch pacifist and activist (d. 1967) was born in the year 1885.   

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

Jan 11   Jack Hoxie, American actor, rodeo performer (d. 1965) was born in the year 1885.   

Jan 13   Alfred Fuller, CEO (Fuller Brush Man) was born in the year 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   On this day in history death of schuyler Colfax,American politician (b.1823)   

Jan 19   On this day in history fred Burnaby, English colonel/balloon pioneer, dies in battle   

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