Famous Birthdays In 1885

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

Sep 22 On this day in history 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 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 On this day in history 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 on this day in history.  

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 in the year 1885.  

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 Walter Anderson, German folklorist (d. 1962) was born on this day in history.  

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

Oct 11 In the year 1885 birth of francois Mauriac, France, novelist/poet/playwright (Nobel 1952)  

Oct 16 Dorando di Desiderio Pietri, Italian marathoner (Olympic-DQ gold-1908) was born on this day in history.  

Oct 17 In the year 1885 birth of aaf Bouber-ten Hoope, Dutch actress (Jantjes)/wife of Herman Bouber  

Oct 19 On this day in history 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 in the year 1885.  

Oct 22 Lothar Windsperger, composer was born on this day in history.  

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

Oct 24 On this day in history 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 on this day in history.  

Oct 28 On this day in history birth of velimir Khlebnikov, Russian poet (d. 1922)  

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 In the year 1885 birth of emiel Poetou, Flemish sculptor  

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

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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 in the year 1885.  

Jan 19 In the year 1885 fred Burnaby, English colonel/balloon pioneer, dies in battle  

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 In the year 1885 leopold Damrosch, composer, dies at 52