Famous Birthdays In 1885

Sep 22 On this day in history birth of ben Chifley, Prime Minister of Australia (d. 1951)

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

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 on this day in history.

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 on this day in history.

Sep 28 Wilbur 'Lefty' Good, pitcher (NY Yankees, 1905) was born in the year 1885.

Oct 01 Louis Untermeyer, NYC, poet/critic (Immortal Poems, Story Poems) was born in the year 1885.

Oct 02 On this day in history birth of ruth Bryan Rohde, US, (Rep), minister to Denmark

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 in the year 1885.

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

Oct 07 On this day in history 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 Walter Anderson, German folklorist (d. 1962) was born on this day in history.

Oct 11 In the year 1885 birth of alfred Haar, Hungary, mathematician

Oct 11 Francois Mauriac, France, novelist/poet/playwright (Nobel 1952) was born on this day in history.

Oct 16 In the year 1885 birth of dorando di Desiderio Pietri, Italian marathoner (Olympic-DQ gold-1908)

Oct 17 On this day in history 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 in the year 1885.

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

Oct 22 In the year 1885 birth of giovanni Martinelli, Montagnana Italy, opera singer (NY Met)

Oct 22 Lothar Windsperger, composer was born on this day in history.

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 in the year 1885.

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

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 Will Durant, US, author/historian (Story of Civilization) was born on this day in history.

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 Eduard Yosif Kotek, composer, dies at 29 in the year 1885.

Jan 06 Peter C Asbjornsen, Norwegian fairy tale writer, dies at 72 on this day in history.

Jan 13 On this day in history death of schuyler Colfax,American politician (b.1823)

Jan 19 Fred Burnaby, English colonel/balloon pioneer, dies in battle in the year 1885.

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 on this day in history.

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

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