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

Jan 08 On this day in history birth of a. J. Muste, Dutch pacifist and activist (d. 1967)

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 on this day in history.

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 Grover Lowdermilk, American baseball player (d. 1968) was born on this day in history.

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 Wladyslaw Raczkiewicz, president of Poland (1939-40) was born in the year 1885.

Jan 16 In the year 1885 birth of zhou Zuoren, Chinese writer (d. 1967)

Jan 17 E Ball-Hennings, writer was born in the year 1885.

Jan 17 Joseph Arendt, Belgian worker's union leader was born on this day in history.

Jan 21 Huddie Ledbetter, "Leadbelly", blues singer [or 12/1/89, 1/29/89] was born on this day in history.

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

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

Jan 25 On this day in history birth of a J Else Mauhs, German/Dutch actress (Eline Vere, L'aiglon)

Jan 25 Kitahara Hakushū, Japanese poets and children's writers (d. 1942) was born in the year 1885.

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

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 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 in the year 1885.

Feb 07 In the year 1885 birth of sinclair Lewis, novelist/social critic (Main Street, Nobel 1930)

Feb 08 In the year 1885 birth of edith Evans, London England, actress (Tom Jones, David Copperfield)

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

Feb 12 On this day in history birth of licinio Refice, composer

Feb 13 On this day in history birth of elizabeth Virginia "Bess" Truman, 1st lady (1945-52)

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

Feb 15 Richard Wurz, composer was born on this day in history.

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Jan 04 In the year 1885 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 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 On this day in history leopold Damrosch, composer, dies at 52