Famous Birthdays In 1885

Sep 22 Ben Chifley, Prime Minister of Australia (d. 1951) was born on this day in history.

Sep 22 Erich von Stroheim, early film director/actor (Grand Illusion) was born in the year 1885.

Sep 22 In the year 1885 birth of gunnar Asplund, Swedish architect (d. 1940)

Sep 24 Herman Bouber, Dutch actor/playwright (Sailor's Wives) was born in the year 1885.

Sep 26 Anna M F "Annie" Wageningen-Salomons, author (Girl Student) [or 6/26] was born in the year 1885.

Sep 27 Harry Blackstone, Sr., American magician (d. 1965) was born in the year 1885.

Sep 28 On this day in history birth of wilbur 'Lefty' Good, pitcher (NY Yankees, 1905)

Oct 01 On this day in history birth of louis Untermeyer, NYC, poet/critic (Immortal Poems, Story Poems)

Oct 02 Ruth Bryan Rohde, US, (Rep), minister to Denmark was born on this day in history.

Oct 03 In the year 1885 birth of langley Collyer, hoarder (d. 1947)

Oct 03 Sophie Treadwell, American playwright and journalist (d. 1970) was born on this day in history.

Oct 04 Henricus Wijdefield, Dutch architect (Peace Palace) was born in the year 1885.

Oct 07 Niels Bohr, Denmark, physicist, expanded quantum physics (Nobel 1922) was born on this day in history.

Oct 08 William Henry Bennett Vodery, composer was born in the year 1885.

Oct 10 Walter Anderson, German folklorist (d. 1962) was born on this day in history.

Oct 11 On this day in history birth of alfred Haar, Hungary, mathematician

Oct 11 In the year 1885 birth of francois Mauriac, France, novelist/poet/playwright (Nobel 1952)

Oct 16 Dorando di Desiderio Pietri, Italian marathoner (Olympic-DQ gold-1908) was born on this day in history.

Oct 17 On this day in history birth of aaf Bouber-ten Hoope, Dutch actress (Jantjes)/wife of Herman Bouber

Oct 19 On this day in history birth of charles Merrill, American investment banker (d. 1956)

Oct 21 In the year 1885 birth of egon Joseph Wellesz, Austria, composer/musicologist

Oct 21 Jan Altink, Dutch painter/co-founder (Ploeg) was born on this day in history.

Oct 22 Giovanni Martinelli, Montagnana Italy, opera singer (NY Met) was born on this day in history.

Oct 22 Lothar Windsperger, composer was born in the year 1885.

Oct 23 On this day in history birth of lawren Harris, Canadian painter (d. 1970)

Oct 24 Ernest Claes, Belgian author (Saints from Zichem) was born on this day in history.

Oct 27 On this day in history birth of sigrid Hjertén, Swedish modernist painter (d. 1948)

Oct 28 V Chlebnikov, writer was born on this day in history.

Oct 28 On this day in history birth of velimir Khlebnikov, Russian poet (d. 1922)

Oct 30 In the year 1885 birth of ezra Loomis Pound, Hailey Idaho, poet (Cantos)

Nov 02 In the year 1885 birth of harlow Shapley, US, astronomer (studied the galaxies)

Nov 05 Will Durant, US, author/historian (Story of Civilization) was born in the year 1885.

Nov 06 On this day in history birth of emiel Poetou, Flemish sculptor

Nov 08 On this day in history birth of emil Fahrenkamp, German architect (d. 1966)

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Jan 04 Eduard Yosif Kotek, composer, dies at 29 on this day in history.

Jan 06 On this day in history peter C Asbjornsen, Norwegian fairy tale writer, dies at 72

Jan 13 In the year 1885 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 Martin R Delany, politician & black nationalist, dies at 72 on this day in history.

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