Famous Birthdays In 1885

Feb 17 Steve Evans, American baseball player (d. 1943) was born on this day in history.  

Feb 21 Sacha Guitry, France, actor/playwright (Story of a Cheat) was born in the year 1885.  

Feb 24 On this day in history birth of bert Lytell, NYC, actor (Henry-One Man's Family)  

Feb 24 Chester Nimitz, US admiral (commanded Pacific fleet in WW II) was born in the year 1885.  

Feb 24 Joseph Sprinzak, Speaker of Israeli Knesset (1949-59) was born in the year 1885.  

Feb 24 In the year 1885 birth of juliusz Kaden-Bandrowski, Polish novelist/satirist (Black Wings)  

Feb 24 On this day in history birth of stanisÅ‚aw Ignacy Witkiewicz, Polish writer and painter (d. 1939)  

Feb 25 Sylvia Brett, Lady Brooke, Ranee of Sarawak (d. 1971) was born in the year 1885.  

Feb 26 Aleksandras Stulginskis, President of Lithuania (d. 1969) was born on this day in history.  

Feb 26 Lili Green, [Alice Sally Mary], Neth/Eng dancer was born on this day in history.  

Mar 01 On this day in history birth of lionel Atwill, English/US actor (Mystery of the Wax Museum)  

Mar 04 On this day in history birth of willem H Winkel, Dutch physician/founder (Red Cross of Curacao)  

Mar 06 Ring Lardner, US, writer (You Know Me Al) was born on this day in history.  

Mar 09 Ringgold "Ring" Lardner, baseball player was born in the year 1885.  

Mar 11 On this day in history birth of malcolm Campbell, 1st auto racer to travel 5 miles/min (8 km/min)  

Mar 12 Raphael HLAJM Verwilghen, Flemish architect/urban developer was born in the year 1885.  

Mar 14 Raoul Lufbery, American World War I pilot (d. 1918) was born in the year 1885.  

Mar 16 In the year 1885 birth of giacomo Benvenuti, composer  

Mar 16 Sydney Chaplin, S Afr, actor (Limelight) was born in the year 1885.  

Mar 20 Eugen Herrigel, Germany, philosopher/early pioneer of Zen in Europe was born on this day in history.  

Mar 20 On this day in history birth of hendrik A de Fish, [Henri Pauwels], Flemish philological/sociologist  

Mar 22 On this day in history birth of adriano Lualdi, composer  

Mar 22 On this day in history birth of aryeh Levin, Orthodox Jewish rabbi  

Mar 22 On this day in history birth of jakabs Medins, composer  

Mar 24 In the year 1885 birth of charlie Daniels, US swimmer (Olympics-4 gold-1904, 08)  

Mar 25 In the year 1885 birth of veit Valentin, German/US historian (Deutsche Revolution)  

Mar 26 On this day in history birth of julius Harrison, composer  

Mar 26 Robert Blackburn, British aviation pioneer was born on this day in history.  

Mar 28 In the year 1885 birth of marc-Jean-Baptiste Delmas, composer  

Mar 31 On this day in history birth of jules Pascin, [Julius Pincas], Bulgarian/US painter/cartoonist  

Apr 01 In the year 1885 birth of clementine Ogilvy Spencer-Churchill (Hozier), British barones  

Apr 03 Bud Fisher, American cartoonist (d. 1954) was born in the year 1885.  

Apr 03 Harry St John Philby, [sheik Abdullah], British explorer was born in the year 1885.  

Apr 05 Dimitrie Cuclin, composer was born on this day in history.  

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Jan 04 Eduard Yosif Kotek, composer, dies at 29 in the year 1885.  

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 Fred Burnaby, English colonel/balloon pioneer, dies in battle on this day in history.  

Jan 24 On this day in history 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 On this day in history death of jules Vallès, French writer (b. 1832)  

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