Famous Deaths In 1885

Jan 04 Eduard Yosif Kotek, composer, dies at 29 on this day in history.

Jan 06 On this day in history peter C Asbjornsen, Norwegian fairy tale writer, dies at 72

Jan 13 In the year 1885 death of schuyler Colfax,American politician (b.1823)

Jan 19 Fred Burnaby, English colonel/balloon pioneer, dies in battle in the year 1885.

Jan 24 In the year 1885 martin R Delany, politician & black nationalist, dies at 72

Jan 26 In the year 1885 death of charles George Gordon, Brit gov-gen (Sudan), executed at 51

Feb 14 Jules Vallès, French writer (b. 1832) died on this day in history.

Feb 15 Leopold Damrosch, composer, dies at 52 in the year 1885.

Feb 18 Charlotte Helen Sainton-Dolby, composer, dies at 61 on this day in history.

Mar 28 Fredrick Vilhelm Ludvig Norman, composer, dies at 53 in the year 1885.

Mar 31 In the year 1885 franz W Abbot, German composer/choir conductor, dies

Apr 07 In the year 1885 death of carl Theodor Ernst von Siebold, German physiologist (b. 1804)

Apr 10 John H Scholten, theologist (Free Want), dies at 73 in the year 1885.

Apr 23 William Henry Holmes, composer, dies at 73 on this day in history.

May 04 In the year 1885 aleksandar I Karadjordjevic, monarch of Serbia (1842-58), dies at 78

May 05 On this day in history lauro Rossi, composer, dies at 73

May 08 Pavel Krizkovsky, composer, dies at 65 on this day in history.

May 10 In the year 1885 edward Stephen, composer, dies at 62

May 11 Ferdinand Hiller, German pianist/composer/conductor, dies at 73 in the year 1885.

May 13 In the year 1885 juliana Horatia [Gatty] Ewing, author (Lob Lie-by-the-Fire), dies

May 19 Peter W. Barlow, English engineer (b. 1809) died on this day in history.

May 21 Gavril Yakimovich Lomakin, composer, dies at 73 in the year 1885.

May 22 On this day in history victor(-Marie) Hugo, French writer (Les Miserables), dies at 83

May 29 In the year 1885 alfred von Meissner, Austria physician/writer (Ziska), dies at 63

Jun 05 Julius Benedict, composer (Protoghesi), dies at 80 on this day in history.

Jun 08 In the year 1885 death of ignace Bourget, Bishop of Montreal (b. 1799)

Jun 14 Agustin Bethencourt, Venezuelan publisher on Curacao, dies at 58 in the year 1885.

Jun 16 In the year 1885 death of wilhelm Camphausen, German painter (b. 1818)

Jun 17 In the year 1885 gen Edwin H K Freiherr von Manteuffel, mayor (Elzas-Lothar'n), dies

Jun 22 On this day in history mahdi, [Muhammad Ahmed], Sudanese music reviewer, dies

Jul 01 In the year 1885 hermann von Fehling, German chemist (Fehling's reagens), dies at 73

Jul 07 Nicola De Giosa, composer, dies at 66 in the year 1885.

Jul 08 In the year 1885 hendrick Waelput, composer, dies at 39

Jul 15 Rosalia de Castro, Spanish writer and poet (b. 1837) died on this day in history.

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Jan 01 On this day in history birth of roland Diggle, composer

Jan 02 Johannes Ringers, Dutch water engineer (dikes) was born on this day in history.

Jan 05 In the year 1885 birth of humbert Wolfe, Italian-British poet (d. 1940)

Jan 08 In the year 1885 birth of john Curtin, Victoria, Australian PM (Labor, 1941-45)

Jan 08 In the year 1885 birth of a. J. Muste, Dutch pacifist and activist (d. 1967)

Jan 11 In the year 1885 birth of alice Paul, ERA advocate/founder (National Woman's Party)

Jan 11 On this day in history birth of jack Hoxie, American actor, rodeo performer (d. 1965)

Jan 13 Alfred Fuller, CEO (Fuller Brush Man) was born on this day in history.