Page 6: Famous Personalities Born In 1885

Sep 22 On this day in history birth of ben Chifley, Prime Minister of Australia (d. 1951)  

Sep 22 In the year 1885 birth of erich von Stroheim, early film director/actor (Grand Illusion)  

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 On this day in history birth of anna M F "Annie" Wageningen-Salomons, author (Girl Student) [or 6/26]  

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 in the year 1885.  

Oct 01 Louis Untermeyer, NYC, poet/critic (Immortal Poems, Story Poems) was born in the year 1885.  

Oct 02 Ruth Bryan Rohde, US, (Rep), minister to Denmark was born on this day in history.  

Oct 03 In the year 1885 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 on this day in history.  

Oct 07 Niels Bohr, Denmark, physicist, expanded quantum physics (Nobel 1922) was born on this day in history.  

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

Oct 10 Walter Anderson, German folklorist (d. 1962) was born in the year 1885.  

Oct 11 In the year 1885 birth of alfred Haar, Hungary, mathematician  

Oct 11 Francois Mauriac, France, novelist/poet/playwright (Nobel 1952) was born on this day in history.  

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

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

Oct 22 In the year 1885 birth of giovanni Martinelli, Montagnana Italy, opera singer (NY Met)  

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 on this day in history.  

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 Ezra Loomis Pound, Hailey Idaho, poet (Cantos) was born in the year 1885.  

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 Emiel Poetou, Flemish sculptor was born on this day in history.  

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

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Jan 04 On this day in history 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 On this day in history 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 In the year 1885 martin R Delany, politician & black nationalist, dies at 72  

Jan 26 Charles George Gordon, Brit gov-gen (Sudan), executed at 51 died in the year 1885.  

Feb 14 On this day in history death of jules Vallès, French writer (b. 1832)  

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