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) in the year 1885.   

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

May 19   German chancellor Bismarck takes possession of Cameroon &Togoland on this day in history.   

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   In the year 1885 sophie of Schönburg-Waldenburg, wife of Prince William of Wied (d.1936)   

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

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

May 22   Victor(-Marie) Hugo, French writer (Les Miserables), dies at 83 on this day in history.   

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) in the year 1885.   

Jun 01   On this day in history smallpox in Montreal killing 3,164 people   

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

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

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

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   Werner Erich Josten, Elberfeld Germany, composer (Jungle) in the year 1885.   

Jun 14   Agustin Bethencourt, Venezuelan publisher on Curacao, dies at 58 on this day in history.   

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   In the year 1885 mahdi, [Muhammad Ahmed], Sudanese music reviewer, dies   

Jun 23   On this day in history nSW Contingent to Sudan disembarks at Sydney   

Jun 24   British government of Salisbury forms in the year 1885.   

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

Jun 27   On this day in history arthur Harmat, composer   

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

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   In the year 1885 birth of roland Diggle, composer   

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   John Curtin, Victoria, Australian PM (Labor, 1941-45) was born in the year 1885.   

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

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

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

Jan 06   Peter C Asbjornsen, Norwegian fairy tale writer, dies at 72 in the year 1885.   

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

Jan 19   Fred Burnaby, English colonel/balloon pioneer, dies in battle on this day in history.   

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.