Page 5: Historical Events In 1885

May 18   On this day in history australians depart Suakin in the Sudan for Sydney   

May 18   On this day in history eurico Gaspar Dutra, president of Brazil (1945-50)   

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

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 in the year 1885.   

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

May 22   In the year 1885 13th Preakness: Jim McLaughlin aboard Tecumseh wins in 2:49   

May 22   In the year 1885 julio Fonseca, composer   

May 22   In the year 1885 victor(-Marie) Hugo, French writer (Les Miserables), dies at 83   

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

May 29   Erwin F Finlay-Freundlich, British astronomer (theory of relativity) on this day in history.   

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

Jun 05   In the year 1885 georges Mandel, [Louis Rothschild], French Foreign minister (-1940)   

Jun 05   In the year 1885 j Palisa discovers asteroid #248 Lameia   

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

Jun 06   19th Belmont: Paul Duffy aboard Tyrant wins in 2:43 in the year 1885.   

Jun 07   In the year 1885 percy Brier, composer   

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

Jun 12   In the year 1885 werner Erich Josten, Elberfeld Germany, composer (Jungle)   

Jun 14   In the year 1885 agustin Bethencourt, Venezuelan publisher on Curacao, dies at 58   

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

Jun 17   Statue of Liberty arrived in NYC aboard French ship `Isere' on this day in history.   

Jun 19   In the year 1885 stevan Hristic, composer   

Jun 22   Mahdi, [Muhammad Ahmed], Sudanese music reviewer, dies in the year 1885.   

Jun 23   NSW Contingent to Sudan disembarks at Sydney on this day in history.   

Jun 24   On this day in history british government of Salisbury forms   

Jun 26   Andre Maurois, [Emile Herzog], French writer (Balzac) on this day in history.   

Jun 27   Arthur Harmat, composer on this day in history.   

Jun 28   Berthold Viertel, writer on this day in history.   

Jun 29   Andre Gailhard, composer in the year 1885.   

Jul 01   On this day in history hermann von Fehling, German chemist (Fehling's reagens), dies at 73   

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

Jul 02   Canada's North-west Insurrection ends with surrender of Big Bear in the year 1885.   

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Jan 01   In the year 1885 birth of roland Diggle, composer   

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

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   A. J. Muste, Dutch pacifist and activist (d. 1967) was born on this day in history.   

Jan 11   In the year 1885 birth of alice Paul, ERA advocate/founder (National Woman's Party)   

Jan 11   On this day in history birth of jack Hoxie, American actor, rodeo performer (d. 1965)   

Jan 13   Alfred Fuller, CEO (Fuller Brush Man) was born on this day in history.   

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

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

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   Martin R Delany, politician & black nationalist, dies at 72 on this day in history.   

Jan 26   On this day in history 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.