Page 5: Famous Personalities Born In 1885

Aug 15 Edna Ferber, author, playwright was born in the year 1885.  

Aug 15 In the year 1885 birth of mary Nash, Troy NY, actress (Phila Story, Till the Clouds Roll By)  

Aug 16 Charles Carson, London England, actor (Cry the Beloved Country) was born on this day in history.  

Aug 17 On this day in history birth of clara [G Meijer-]Wichmann, German anarchists/feminist (Wife & society)  

Aug 17 On this day in history birth of kurt Hiller, writer  

Aug 18 On this day in history birth of nettie Palmer, Australian poet and essayist (d. 1964)  

Aug 19 Elsie Ferguson, NY, actress (Lie, Footlights, Scarlet Pages) was born on this day in history.  

Aug 19 Werner Elert, German luthers theologist was born on this day in history.  

Aug 20 Dino Campana, Italian poet (Canti orfici) was born in the year 1885.  

Aug 23 Henry Thomas Tizard, scientist was born in the year 1885.  

Aug 26 Jules Romains, France, novelist/playwright/poet (Men of Good Will) was born on this day in history.  

Aug 28 Armas Toivo Valdemar Maasalo, composer was born in the year 1885.  

Aug 28 On this day in history birth of vance Palmer, Australian author (d. 1959)  

Aug 31 DuBose Heyward, novelist (Porgy) was born on this day in history.  

Sep 04 In the year 1885 birth of antonio Bacci, Italian cardinal (d. 1971)  

Sep 04 In the year 1885 birth of dimitrios Loundras, Greek gymnast (d. 1971)  

Sep 05 On this day in history birth of john Raedecker, Dutch sculptor (National monument on the Dam)  

Sep 06 On this day in history birth of franz T Csokor, Austrian author (Writings on the Wall)  

Sep 06 In the year 1885 birth of otto Kruger, Toledo Ohio, actor (Lux Video Theater, High Noon)  

Sep 07 In the year 1885 birth of harry Sinclair Lewis, US, writer (Babbitt, Nobel 1930)  

Sep 10 Berthold Altaner, German church historian (Patrologie) was born on this day in history.  

Sep 10 In the year 1885 birth of carl Clinton Van Doren, US literary (9th Wave)  

Sep 10 Johannes de Jong, cardinal/archbishop of Utrecht (Handbook) was born on this day in history.  

Sep 11 David Herbert "DH" Lawrence, England, writer (Lady Chatterly's Lover) was born on this day in history.  

Sep 11 In the year 1885 birth of eratstus Flaval Beadle, publisher (Beadle's Dime Novels)  

Sep 11 On this day in history birth of herbert Stothart, composer  

Sep 13 On this day in history birth of wilhelm Blaschke, Austrian geometer (d. 1962)  

Sep 14 On this day in history birth of vittorio Gui, Italian conductor/composer (Batture d'aspetto)  

Sep 16 Karen Horney, German/US, neo-freudian psychoanalyst was born on this day in history.  

Sep 17 In the year 1885 birth of george Cleveland, Sydney Nova Scotia, actor (Courage of Lassie)  

Sep 17 In the year 1885 birth of uzeir Abdul Huseyn Hajibeyov, composer  

Sep 18 Abdul Muslim Mahomayev, composer was born on this day in history.  

Sep 20 Ferdinand "Jelly Roll" Morton, New Orleans, jazz pianist/composer was born on this day in history.  

Sep 21 Thomas Alexandrovich de Hartmann, 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 In the year 1885 peter C Asbjornsen, Norwegian fairy tale writer, dies at 72  

Jan 13 On this day in history death of schuyler Colfax,American politician (b.1823)  

Jan 19 In the year 1885 fred Burnaby, English colonel/balloon pioneer, dies in battle  

Jan 24 In the year 1885 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 on this day in history.  

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