Famous Birthdays 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 On this day in history birth of humbert Wolfe, Italian-British poet (d. 1940)

Jan 08 On this day in history 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 Jack Hoxie, American actor, rodeo performer (d. 1965) was born on this day in history.

Jan 13 Alfred Fuller, CEO (Fuller Brush Man) was born on this day in history.

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 on this day in history.

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 E Ball-Hennings, writer was born on this day in history.

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

Jan 23 Boleslaw Wallek-Walewski, composer was born in the year 1885.

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

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

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

Jan 27 Jerome Kern, NYC, Broadway composer (Showboat, Roberta) was born in the year 1885.

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

Jan 30 John Henry Towers, aviator/naval hero was born on this day in history.

Feb 01 Camille Chautemps, premier France was born on this day in history.

Feb 02 In the year 1885 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 in the year 1885.

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 On this day in history birth of licinio Refice, composer

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 In the year 1885 eduard Yosif Kotek, composer, dies at 29

Jan 06 On this day in history 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 In the year 1885 fred Burnaby, English colonel/balloon pioneer, dies in battle

Jan 24 Martin R Delany, politician & black nationalist, dies at 72 in the year 1885.

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 in the year 1885.

Feb 15 Leopold Damrosch, composer, dies at 52 on this day in history.