Page 5: Famous Personalities Born In 1885

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

Aug 15 Mary Nash, Troy NY, actress (Phila Story, Till the Clouds Roll By) was born on this day in history.  

Aug 16 On this day in history birth of charles Carson, London England, actor (Cry the Beloved Country)  

Aug 17 In the year 1885 birth of clara [G Meijer-]Wichmann, German anarchists/feminist (Wife & society)  

Aug 17 In the year 1885 birth of kurt Hiller, writer  

Aug 18 Nettie Palmer, Australian poet and essayist (d. 1964) was born in the year 1885.  

Aug 19 On this day in history birth of elsie Ferguson, NY, actress (Lie, Footlights, Scarlet Pages)  

Aug 19 In the year 1885 birth of werner Elert, German luthers theologist  

Aug 20 On this day in history birth of dino Campana, Italian poet (Canti orfici)  

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

Aug 26 In the year 1885 birth of jules Romains, France, novelist/playwright/poet (Men of Good Will)  

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

Aug 28 Vance Palmer, Australian author (d. 1959) was born in the year 1885.  

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 On this day in history 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 Franz T Csokor, Austrian author (Writings on the Wall) was born on this day in history.  

Sep 06 Otto Kruger, Toledo Ohio, actor (Lux Video Theater, High Noon) was born on this day in history.  

Sep 07 Harry Sinclair Lewis, US, writer (Babbitt, Nobel 1930) was born in the year 1885.  

Sep 10 On this day in history birth of berthold Altaner, German church historian (Patrologie)  

Sep 10 Carl Clinton Van Doren, US literary (9th Wave) was born in the year 1885.  

Sep 10 In the year 1885 birth of johannes de Jong, cardinal/archbishop of Utrecht (Handbook)  

Sep 11 David Herbert "DH" Lawrence, England, writer (Lady Chatterly's Lover) was born in the year 1885.  

Sep 11 Eratstus Flaval Beadle, publisher (Beadle's Dime Novels) was born in the year 1885.  

Sep 11 Herbert Stothart, composer was born in the year 1885.  

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

Sep 14 In the year 1885 birth of vittorio Gui, Italian conductor/composer (Batture d'aspetto)  

Sep 16 Karen Horney, German/US, neo-freudian psychoanalyst was born in the year 1885.  

Sep 17 George Cleveland, Sydney Nova Scotia, actor (Courage of Lassie) was born on this day in history.  

Sep 17 Uzeir Abdul Huseyn Hajibeyov, composer was born in the year 1885.  

Sep 18 On this day in history birth of abdul Muslim Mahomayev, composer  

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

Sep 21 In the year 1885 birth of thomas Alexandrovich de Hartmann, composer  

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Jan 04 On this day in history 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 In the year 1885 death of schuyler Colfax,American politician (b.1823)  

Jan 19 On this day in history 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 Charles George Gordon, Brit gov-gen (Sudan), executed at 51 died in the year 1885.  

Feb 14 Jules Vallès, French writer (b. 1832) died on this day in history.  

Feb 15 In the year 1885 leopold Damrosch, composer, dies at 52