Famous Personalities Born In 1885

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

Jan 02 On this day in history birth of johannes Ringers, Dutch water engineer (dikes)  

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

Jan 08 A. J. Muste, Dutch pacifist and activist (d. 1967) was born on this day in history.  

Jan 08 John Curtin, Victoria, Australian PM (Labor, 1941-45) was born on this day in history.  

Jan 11 Alice Paul, ERA advocate/founder (National Woman's Party) was born in the year 1885.  

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

Jan 13 On this day in history birth of alfred Fuller, CEO (Fuller Brush Man)  

Jan 15 In the year 1885 birth of grover Lowdermilk, American baseball player (d. 1968)  

Jan 15 On this day in history birth of huang Yuanyong, Chinese writer (d. 1915)  

Jan 15 Lorenz Böhler, Austrian physician (d. 1973) was born in the year 1885.  

Jan 16 On this day in history birth of wladyslaw Raczkiewicz, president of Poland (1939-40)  

Jan 16 On this day in history birth of zhou Zuoren, Chinese writer (d. 1967)  

Jan 17 On this day in history birth of e Ball-Hennings, writer  

Jan 17 In the year 1885 birth of joseph Arendt, Belgian worker's union leader  

Jan 21 On this day in history birth of huddie Ledbetter, "Leadbelly", blues singer [or 12/1/89, 1/29/89]  

Jan 21 On this day in history birth of umberto Nobile, Italian general  

Jan 23 Boleslaw Wallek-Walewski, composer was born on this day in history.  

Jan 25 A J Else Mauhs, German/Dutch actress (Eline Vere, L'aiglon) was born in the year 1885.  

Jan 25 Kitahara HakushÅ«, Japanese poets and children's writers (d. 1942) was born on this day in history.  

Jan 27 On this day in history birth of eduard Künneke, German composer (d. 1953)  

Jan 27 In the year 1885 birth of jerome Kern, NYC, Broadway composer (Showboat, Roberta)  

Jan 27 On this day in history birth of maeda Seison, Japanese painter (d. 1977)  

Jan 30 On this day in history birth of john Henry Towers, aviator/naval hero  

Feb 01 In the year 1885 birth of camille Chautemps, premier France  

Feb 02 Aldo Palazzeschi, [Giurlani], Italian writer (I cavalli bianchi) was born on this day in history.  

Feb 04 On this day in history birth of cairine Ray Wilson, Montreal, 1st female Canadian senator (appointed)  

Feb 07 On this day in history birth of sinclair Lewis, novelist/social critic (Main Street, Nobel 1930)  

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

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

Feb 12 Licinio Refice, composer was born on this day in history.  

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

Feb 14 Syed Zafarul Hasan, Prominent Muslim Indian/Pakistani philosopher (d. 1949) was born in the year 1885.  

Feb 15 Richard Wurz, composer was born in the year 1885.  

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

Jan 06 In the year 1885 peter C Asbjornsen, Norwegian fairy tale writer, dies at 72  

Jan 13 Schuyler Colfax,American politician (b.1823) died on this day in history.  

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

Jan 24 In the year 1885 martin R Delany, politician & black nationalist, dies at 72  

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 on this day in history.  

Feb 15 On this day in history leopold Damrosch, composer, dies at 52