Famous Birthdays In 1885

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

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

Sep 22 Gunnar Asplund, Swedish architect (d. 1940) was born on this day in history.

Sep 24 On this day in history birth of herman Bouber, Dutch actor/playwright (Sailor's Wives)

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

Sep 27 Harry Blackstone, Sr., American magician (d. 1965) was born on this day in history.

Sep 28 In the year 1885 birth of wilbur 'Lefty' Good, pitcher (NY Yankees, 1905)

Oct 01 Louis Untermeyer, NYC, poet/critic (Immortal Poems, Story Poems) was born on this day in history.

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 In the year 1885 birth of sophie Treadwell, American playwright and journalist (d. 1970)

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 On this day in history birth of william Henry Bennett Vodery, composer

Oct 10 In the year 1885 birth of walter Anderson, German folklorist (d. 1962)

Oct 11 Alfred Haar, Hungary, mathematician was born in the year 1885.

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

Oct 16 Dorando di Desiderio Pietri, Italian marathoner (Olympic-DQ gold-1908) was born in the year 1885.

Oct 17 In the year 1885 birth of aaf Bouber-ten Hoope, Dutch actress (Jantjes)/wife of Herman Bouber

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 on this day in history.

Oct 21 On this day in history birth of jan Altink, Dutch painter/co-founder (Ploeg)

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 On this day in history birth of ernest Claes, Belgian author (Saints from Zichem)

Oct 27 In the year 1885 birth of sigrid Hjertén, Swedish modernist painter (d. 1948)

Oct 28 In the year 1885 birth of v Chlebnikov, writer

Oct 28 Velimir Khlebnikov, Russian poet (d. 1922) was born on this day in history.

Oct 30 On this day in history birth of ezra Loomis Pound, Hailey Idaho, poet (Cantos)

Nov 02 Harlow Shapley, US, astronomer (studied the galaxies) was born in the year 1885.

Nov 05 On this day in history 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 on this day in history.

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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 on this day in history.

Jan 13 Schuyler Colfax,American politician (b.1823) died in the year 1885.

Jan 19 On this day in history 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 On this day in history death of jules Vallès, French writer (b. 1832)

Feb 15 Leopold Damrosch, composer, dies at 52 on this day in history.