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 Erich von Stroheim, early film director/actor (Grand Illusion) was born on this day in history.  

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 in the year 1885.  

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

Sep 27 On this day in history birth of harry Blackstone, Sr., American magician (d. 1965)  

Sep 28 On this day in history 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 Ruth Bryan Rohde, US, (Rep), minister to Denmark was born in the year 1885.  

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

Oct 08 William Henry Bennett Vodery, composer was born on this day in history.  

Oct 10 In the year 1885 birth of walter Anderson, German folklorist (d. 1962)  

Oct 11 Alfred Haar, Hungary, mathematician was born in the year 1885.  

Oct 11 On this day in history birth of francois Mauriac, France, novelist/poet/playwright (Nobel 1952)  

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

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

Oct 21 On this day in history birth of jan Altink, Dutch painter/co-founder (Ploeg)  

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 in the year 1885.  

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 In the year 1885 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 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 on this day in history.  

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Jan 04 In the year 1885 eduard Yosif Kotek, composer, dies at 29  

Jan 06 In the year 1885 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 Charles George Gordon, Brit gov-gen (Sudan), executed at 51 died on this day in history.  

Feb 14 In the year 1885 death of jules Vallès, French writer (b. 1832)  

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