Famous Birthdays In 1885

Sep 22 In the year 1885 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 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 Anna M F "Annie" Wageningen-Salomons, author (Girl Student) [or 6/26] was born on this day in history.

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 In the year 1885 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 On this day in history 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 In the year 1885 birth of henricus Wijdefield, Dutch architect (Peace Palace)

Oct 07 Niels Bohr, Denmark, physicist, expanded quantum physics (Nobel 1922) was born in the year 1885.

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

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 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 in the year 1885.

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 in the year 1885.

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 Lawren Harris, Canadian painter (d. 1970) was born on this day in history.

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 on this day in history.

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 on this day in history.

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

Nov 06 In the year 1885 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 On this day in history eduard Yosif Kotek, composer, dies at 29

Jan 06 Peter C Asbjornsen, Norwegian fairy tale writer, dies at 72 in the year 1885.

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 in the year 1885.

Jan 24 In the year 1885 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 In the year 1885 death of jules Vallès, French writer (b. 1832)

Feb 15 On this day in history leopold Damrosch, composer, dies at 52