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

Oct 03 Langley Collyer, hoarder (d. 1947) was born on this day in history.

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

Oct 08 In the year 1885 birth of william Henry Bennett Vodery, composer

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

Oct 19 In the year 1885 birth of charles Merrill, American investment banker (d. 1956)

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 On this day in history birth of giovanni Martinelli, Montagnana Italy, opera singer (NY Met)

Oct 22 On this day in history birth of lothar Windsperger, composer

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

Oct 24 In the year 1885 birth of ernest Claes, Belgian author (Saints from Zichem)

Oct 27 Sigrid Hjertén, Swedish modernist painter (d. 1948) was born on this day in history.

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

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

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

Nov 02 On this day in history birth of harlow Shapley, US, astronomer (studied the galaxies)

Nov 05 Will Durant, US, author/historian (Story of Civilization) was born on this day in history.

Nov 06 Emiel Poetou, Flemish sculptor was born in the year 1885.

Nov 08 Emil Fahrenkamp, German architect (d. 1966) was born on this day in history.

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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 Schuyler Colfax,American politician (b.1823) died on this day in history.

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

Jan 24 On this day in history martin R Delany, politician & black nationalist, dies at 72

Jan 26 On this day in history 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 On this day in history leopold Damrosch, composer, dies at 52