Famous Personalities Born In 1885

Jan 01 On this day in history birth of roland Diggle, composer  

Jan 02 In the year 1885 birth of johannes Ringers, Dutch water engineer (dikes)  

Jan 05 Humbert Wolfe, Italian-British poet (d. 1940) was born on this day in history.  

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

Jan 08 In the year 1885 birth of john Curtin, Victoria, Australian PM (Labor, 1941-45)  

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

Jan 11 In the year 1885 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 15 On this day in history birth of grover Lowdermilk, American baseball player (d. 1968)  

Jan 15 Huang Yuanyong, Chinese writer (d. 1915) was born on this day in history.  

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

Jan 16 Wladyslaw Raczkiewicz, president of Poland (1939-40) was born on this day in history.  

Jan 16 Zhou Zuoren, Chinese writer (d. 1967) was born in the year 1885.  

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 In the year 1885 birth of huddie Ledbetter, "Leadbelly", blues singer [or 12/1/89, 1/29/89]  

Jan 21 In the year 1885 birth of umberto Nobile, Italian general  

Jan 23 In the year 1885 birth of boleslaw Wallek-Walewski, composer  

Jan 25 In the year 1885 birth of a J Else Mauhs, German/Dutch actress (Eline Vere, L'aiglon)  

Jan 25 In the year 1885 birth of kitahara HakushÅ«, Japanese poets and children's writers (d. 1942)  

Jan 27 Eduard Künneke, German composer (d. 1953) was born on this day in history.  

Jan 27 On this day in history birth of jerome Kern, NYC, Broadway composer (Showboat, Roberta)  

Jan 27 Maeda Seison, Japanese painter (d. 1977) was born on this day in history.  

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

Feb 01 On this day in history birth of camille Chautemps, premier France  

Feb 02 Aldo Palazzeschi, [Giurlani], Italian writer (I cavalli bianchi) was born in the year 1885.  

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

Feb 07 In the year 1885 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 Alban Maria Johannes Berg, Vienna Austria, a Lulu of a composer! was born on this day in history.  

Feb 12 Licinio Refice, composer was born in the year 1885.  

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 In the year 1885 birth of richard Wurz, composer  

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Jan 04 Eduard Yosif Kotek, composer, dies at 29 on this day in history.  

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

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 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 in the year 1885.  

Feb 14 Jules Vallès, French writer (b. 1832) died in the year 1885.  

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