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

Sep 24 In the year 1885 birth of herman Bouber, Dutch actor/playwright (Sailor's Wives)

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 in the year 1885.

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 in the year 1885.

Oct 03 Sophie Treadwell, American playwright and journalist (d. 1970) was born on this day in history.

Oct 04 Henricus Wijdefield, Dutch architect (Peace Palace) was born in the year 1885.

Oct 07 In the year 1885 birth of niels Bohr, Denmark, physicist, expanded quantum physics (Nobel 1922)

Oct 08 On this day in history birth of william Henry Bennett Vodery, composer

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 Francois Mauriac, France, novelist/poet/playwright (Nobel 1952) was born in the year 1885.

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 in the year 1885.

Oct 19 Charles Merrill, American investment banker (d. 1956) was born on this day in history.

Oct 21 Egon Joseph Wellesz, Austria, composer/musicologist was born on this day in history.

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 in the year 1885.

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 Ernest Claes, Belgian author (Saints from Zichem) was born on this day in history.

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 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 on this day in history.

Nov 05 Will Durant, US, author/historian (Story of Civilization) was born in the year 1885.

Nov 06 On this day in history birth of emiel Poetou, Flemish sculptor

Nov 08 On this day in history 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 Schuyler Colfax,American politician (b.1823) died in the year 1885.

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

Jan 24 Martin R Delany, politician & black nationalist, dies at 72 in the year 1885.

Jan 26 In the year 1885 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 Leopold Damrosch, composer, dies at 52 on this day in history.