Page 6: Famous Personalities Born In 1885

Sep 22 Ben Chifley, Prime Minister of Australia (d. 1951) was born on this day in history.  

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 In the year 1885 birth of anna M F "Annie" Wageningen-Salomons, author (Girl Student) [or 6/26]  

Sep 27 In the year 1885 birth of harry Blackstone, Sr., American magician (d. 1965)  

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 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 in the year 1885.  

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

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

Oct 11 Francois Mauriac, France, novelist/poet/playwright (Nobel 1952) was born in the year 1885.  

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 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 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 in the year 1885.  

Oct 23 On this day in history birth of lawren Harris, Canadian painter (d. 1970)  

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 on this day in history.  

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

Oct 28 Velimir Khlebnikov, Russian poet (d. 1922) was born on this day in history.  

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 in the year 1885.  

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 in the year 1885.  

Nov 08 Emil Fahrenkamp, German architect (d. 1966) was born in the year 1885.  

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Jan 04 Eduard Yosif Kotek, composer, dies at 29 in the year 1885.  

Jan 06 Peter C Asbjornsen, Norwegian fairy tale writer, dies at 72 in the year 1885.  

Jan 13 Schuyler Colfax,American politician (b.1823) died on this day in history.  

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 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.