Historical Events In 1885

Feb 04   On this day in history 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) on this day in history.  

Feb 08   Edith Evans, London England, actress (Tom Jones, David Copperfield) in the year 1885.  

Feb 09   1st Japanese arrive in Hawaii on this day in history.  

Feb 09   Alban Maria Johannes Berg, Vienna Austria, a Lulu of a composer! in the year 1885.  

Feb 09   On this day in history the first Japanese arrive in Hawaii  

Feb 12   In the year 1885 carl Peters founds German East-Africa Society  

Feb 12   Licinio Refice, composer in the year 1885.  

Feb 13   Elizabeth Virginia "Bess" Truman, 1st lady (1945-52) on this day in history.  

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

Feb 15   In the year 1885 richard Wurz, composer  

Feb 17   In the year 1885 bismarck gives Carl Peters' firm management of East-Africa  

Feb 18   Charlotte Helen Sainton-Dolby, composer, dies at 61 on this day in history.  

Feb 18   In the year 1885 mark Twain's "Adventures of Huckleberry Finn," published  

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   On this day in history washington Monument dedicated (Wash DC)  

Feb 24   On this day in history bert Lytell, NYC, actor (Henry-One Man's Family)  

Feb 24   On this day in history the birth of Chester Nimitz, United States navy admiral  

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   Congress of Berlin, gives Congo to Belgium & Nigeria to England on this day in history.  

Feb 26   On this day in history lili Green, [Alice Sally Mary], Neth/Eng dancer  

Mar 01   Lionel Atwill, English/US actor (Mystery of the Wax Museum) in the year 1885.  

Mar 03   In the year 1885 1st US state (Calif) establishes a permanent forest commission  

Mar 03   American Telephone & Telegraph (AT&T) incorporates in the year 1885.  

Mar 03   In the year 1885 congress passes Indian Appropriations Act (Indians wards of federal government)  

Mar 03   On this day in history uS Post Office offers special delivery for 1st-class mail  

Mar 03   In the year 1885 uS state (California) establishes a permanent forest commission  

Mar 04   Gilbert & Sullivan's opera "Mikado," premieres in London on this day in history.  

Mar 04   In the year 1885 grover Cleveland inaugrated as first Democratic President since Civil War  

Mar 04   On this day in history 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   Roland Diggle, composer was born in the year 1885.  

Jan 02   Johannes Ringers, Dutch water engineer (dikes) was born on this day in history.  

Jan 05   In the year 1885 birth of humbert Wolfe, Italian-British poet (d. 1940)  

Jan 08   In the year 1885 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   On this day in history 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 in the year 1885.  

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

Jan 06   Peter C Asbjornsen, Norwegian fairy tale writer, dies at 72 on this day in history.  

Jan 13   On this day in history 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   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 on this day in history.  

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