Page 5: Famous Personalities Born In 1885

Aug 15 In the year 1885 birth of edna Ferber, author, playwright  

Aug 15 Mary Nash, Troy NY, actress (Phila Story, Till the Clouds Roll By) was born in the year 1885.  

Aug 16 In the year 1885 birth of charles Carson, London England, actor (Cry the Beloved Country)  

Aug 17 Clara [G Meijer-]Wichmann, German anarchists/feminist (Wife & society) was born in the year 1885.  

Aug 17 Kurt Hiller, writer was born on this day in history.  

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 On this day in history birth of werner Elert, German luthers theologist  

Aug 20 In the year 1885 birth of dino Campana, Italian poet (Canti orfici)  

Aug 23 On this day in history birth of henry Thomas Tizard, scientist  

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 on this day in history.  

Aug 28 In the year 1885 birth of vance Palmer, Australian author (d. 1959)  

Aug 31 DuBose Heyward, novelist (Porgy) was born in the year 1885.  

Sep 04 On this day in history birth of antonio Bacci, Italian cardinal (d. 1971)  

Sep 04 Dimitrios Loundras, Greek gymnast (d. 1971) was born in the year 1885.  

Sep 05 John Raedecker, Dutch sculptor (National monument on the Dam) was born on this day in history.  

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 on this day in history.  

Sep 10 In the year 1885 birth of berthold Altaner, German church historian (Patrologie)  

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

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

Sep 11 On this day in history birth of david Herbert "DH" Lawrence, England, writer (Lady Chatterly's Lover)  

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 Wilhelm Blaschke, Austrian geometer (d. 1962) was born in the year 1885.  

Sep 14 Vittorio Gui, Italian conductor/composer (Batture d'aspetto) was born on this day in history.  

Sep 16 On this day in history birth of karen Horney, German/US, neo-freudian psychoanalyst  

Sep 17 On this day in history birth of george Cleveland, Sydney Nova Scotia, actor (Courage of Lassie)  

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 in the year 1885.  

Sep 21 Thomas Alexandrovich de Hartmann, composer was born in the year 1885.  

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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 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 On this day in history 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 In the year 1885 leopold Damrosch, composer, dies at 52