Page 6: Famous Personalities Born 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 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 on this day in history.  

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 in the year 1885.  

Oct 03 On this day in history birth of langley Collyer, hoarder (d. 1947)  

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 in the year 1885.  

Oct 07 On this day in history 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 On this day in history birth of alfred Haar, Hungary, mathematician  

Oct 11 In the year 1885 birth of francois Mauriac, France, novelist/poet/playwright (Nobel 1952)  

Oct 16 In the year 1885 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 On this day in history birth of charles Merrill, American investment banker (d. 1956)  

Oct 21 In the year 1885 birth of egon Joseph Wellesz, Austria, composer/musicologist  

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 In the year 1885 birth of lawren Harris, Canadian painter (d. 1970)  

Oct 24 On this day in history 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 on this day in history.  

Oct 28 In the year 1885 birth of velimir Khlebnikov, Russian poet (d. 1922)  

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 On this day in history birth of will Durant, US, author/historian (Story of Civilization)  

Nov 06 In the year 1885 birth of emiel Poetou, Flemish sculptor  

Nov 08 In the year 1885 birth of emil Fahrenkamp, German architect (d. 1966)  

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Jan 04 Eduard Yosif Kotek, composer, dies at 29 on this day in history.  

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 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 On this day in history 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 in the year 1885.