Famous Personalities Born In 1885

Jan 01 Roland Diggle, composer was born in the year 1885.  

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 in the year 1885.  

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 in the year 1885.  

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

Jan 13 Alfred Fuller, CEO (Fuller Brush Man) was born in the year 1885.  

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 in the year 1885.  

Jan 15 Lorenz Böhler, Austrian physician (d. 1973) was born on this day in history.  

Jan 16 In the year 1885 birth of wladyslaw Raczkiewicz, president of Poland (1939-40)  

Jan 16 Zhou Zuoren, Chinese writer (d. 1967) was born on this day in history.  

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

Jan 17 On this day in history 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 in the year 1885.  

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

Jan 23 On this day in history 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 Kitahara HakushÅ«, Japanese poets and children's writers (d. 1942) was born on this day in history.  

Jan 27 In the year 1885 birth of eduard Künneke, German composer (d. 1953)  

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 in the year 1885.  

Jan 30 John Henry Towers, aviator/naval hero was born in the year 1885.  

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

Feb 02 On this day in history birth of aldo Palazzeschi, [Giurlani], Italian writer (I cavalli bianchi)  

Feb 04 Cairine Ray Wilson, Montreal, 1st female Canadian senator (appointed) was born in the year 1885.  

Feb 07 Sinclair Lewis, novelist/social critic (Main Street, Nobel 1930) was born on this day in history.  

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

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

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

Feb 13 In the year 1885 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 in the year 1885.  

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

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