Page 6: Famous Personalities Born In 1885

Sep 22 Ben Chifley, Prime Minister of Australia (d. 1951) was born in the year 1885.  

Sep 22 Erich von Stroheim, early film director/actor (Grand Illusion) was born on this day in history.  

Sep 22 Gunnar Asplund, Swedish architect (d. 1940) was born in the year 1885.  

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

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

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

Oct 10 In the year 1885 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 on this day in history.  

Oct 19 Charles Merrill, American investment banker (d. 1956) was born in the year 1885.  

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

Oct 21 In the year 1885 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 on this day in history.  

Oct 23 Lawren Harris, Canadian painter (d. 1970) was born in the year 1885.  

Oct 24 In the year 1885 birth of ernest Claes, Belgian author (Saints from Zichem)  

Oct 27 Sigrid Hjertén, Swedish modernist painter (d. 1948) was born in the year 1885.  

Oct 28 V Chlebnikov, writer was born in the year 1885.  

Oct 28 Velimir Khlebnikov, Russian poet (d. 1922) was born in the year 1885.  

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 Will Durant, US, author/historian (Story of Civilization) was born on this day in history.  

Nov 06 Emiel Poetou, Flemish sculptor was born on this day in history.  

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 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 In the year 1885 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 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.