Famous Birthdays In 1885

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

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 in the year 1885.  

Jan 08 In the year 1885 birth of a. J. Muste, Dutch pacifist and activist (d. 1967)  

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 on this day in history.  

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

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

Jan 15 On this day in history 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 on this day in history.  

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

Jan 16 In the year 1885 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 Huddie Ledbetter, "Leadbelly", blues singer [or 12/1/89, 1/29/89] was born on this day in history.  

Jan 21 Umberto Nobile, Italian general was born on this day in history.  

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

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

Jan 25 On this day in history birth of kitahara HakushÅ«, Japanese poets and children's writers (d. 1942)  

Jan 27 Eduard Künneke, German composer (d. 1953) was born in the year 1885.  

Jan 27 Jerome Kern, NYC, Broadway composer (Showboat, Roberta) was born on this day in history.  

Jan 27 Maeda Seison, Japanese painter (d. 1977) was born in the year 1885.  

Jan 30 In the year 1885 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 Cairine Ray Wilson, Montreal, 1st female Canadian senator (appointed) was born on this day in history.  

Feb 07 Sinclair Lewis, novelist/social critic (Main Street, Nobel 1930) was born in the year 1885.  

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

Feb 09 In the year 1885 birth of alban Maria Johannes Berg, Vienna Austria, a Lulu of a composer!  

Feb 12 In the year 1885 birth of licinio Refice, composer  

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

Feb 14 On this day in history birth of syed Zafarul Hasan, Prominent Muslim Indian/Pakistani philosopher (d. 1949)  

Feb 15 In the year 1885 birth of richard Wurz, composer  

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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 in the year 1885.  

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

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

Jan 24 On this day in history martin R Delany, politician & black nationalist, dies at 72  

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 in the year 1885.  

Feb 15 Leopold Damrosch, composer, dies at 52 in the year 1885.