Famous Birthdays In 1885

Sep 22 Ben Chifley, Prime Minister of Australia (d. 1951) was born in the year 1885.

Sep 22 On this day in history birth of erich von Stroheim, early film director/actor (Grand Illusion)

Sep 22 On this day in history birth of gunnar Asplund, Swedish architect (d. 1940)

Sep 24 Herman Bouber, Dutch actor/playwright (Sailor's Wives) was born on this day in history.

Sep 26 In the year 1885 birth of anna M F "Annie" Wageningen-Salomons, author (Girl Student) [or 6/26]

Sep 27 In the year 1885 birth of harry Blackstone, Sr., American magician (d. 1965)

Sep 28 Wilbur 'Lefty' Good, pitcher (NY Yankees, 1905) was born on this day in history.

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 in the year 1885.

Oct 03 Langley Collyer, hoarder (d. 1947) was born in the year 1885.

Oct 03 On this day in history birth of sophie Treadwell, American playwright and journalist (d. 1970)

Oct 04 Henricus Wijdefield, Dutch architect (Peace Palace) was born on this day in history.

Oct 07 In the year 1885 birth of niels Bohr, Denmark, physicist, expanded quantum physics (Nobel 1922)

Oct 08 William Henry Bennett Vodery, composer was born on this day in history.

Oct 10 On this day in history birth of walter Anderson, German folklorist (d. 1962)

Oct 11 Alfred Haar, Hungary, mathematician was born on this day in history.

Oct 11 On this day in history birth of francois Mauriac, France, novelist/poet/playwright (Nobel 1952)

Oct 16 On this day in history birth of dorando di Desiderio Pietri, Italian marathoner (Olympic-DQ gold-1908)

Oct 17 Aaf Bouber-ten Hoope, Dutch actress (Jantjes)/wife of Herman Bouber was born on this day in history.

Oct 19 Charles Merrill, American investment banker (d. 1956) was born in the year 1885.

Oct 21 Egon Joseph Wellesz, Austria, composer/musicologist was born in the year 1885.

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 on this day in history.

Oct 23 Lawren Harris, Canadian painter (d. 1970) was born in the year 1885.

Oct 24 Ernest Claes, Belgian author (Saints from Zichem) was born in the year 1885.

Oct 27 Sigrid Hjertén, Swedish modernist painter (d. 1948) was born in the year 1885.

Oct 28 V Chlebnikov, writer was born in the year 1885.

Oct 28 Velimir Khlebnikov, Russian poet (d. 1922) was born in the year 1885.

Oct 30 Ezra Loomis Pound, Hailey Idaho, poet (Cantos) was born in the year 1885.

Nov 02 Harlow Shapley, US, astronomer (studied the galaxies) was born on this day in history.

Nov 05 In the year 1885 birth of will Durant, US, author/historian (Story of Civilization)

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

Nov 08 Emil Fahrenkamp, German architect (d. 1966) was born in the year 1885.

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Jan 04 In the year 1885 eduard Yosif Kotek, composer, dies at 29

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

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 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.