Famous Deaths In 1885

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

Jan 06 In the year 1885 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 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 On this day in history death of charles George Gordon, Brit gov-gen (Sudan), executed at 51

Feb 14 In the year 1885 death of jules Vallès, French writer (b. 1832)

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

Feb 18 In the year 1885 charlotte Helen Sainton-Dolby, composer, dies at 61

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 Carl Theodor Ernst von Siebold, German physiologist (b. 1804) died in the year 1885.

Apr 10 John H Scholten, theologist (Free Want), dies at 73 on this day in history.

Apr 23 William Henry Holmes, composer, dies at 73 in the year 1885.

May 04 On this day in history aleksandar I Karadjordjevic, monarch of Serbia (1842-58), dies at 78

May 05 In the year 1885 lauro Rossi, composer, dies at 73

May 08 Pavel Krizkovsky, composer, dies at 65 in the year 1885.

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

May 11 In the year 1885 ferdinand Hiller, German pianist/composer/conductor, dies at 73

May 13 On this day in history juliana Horatia [Gatty] Ewing, author (Lob Lie-by-the-Fire), dies

May 19 Peter W. Barlow, English engineer (b. 1809) died in the year 1885.

May 21 Gavril Yakimovich Lomakin, composer, dies at 73 on this day in history.

May 22 In the year 1885 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 On this day in history julius Benedict, composer (Protoghesi), dies at 80

Jun 08 Ignace Bourget, Bishop of Montreal (b. 1799) died in the year 1885.

Jun 14 On this day in history agustin Bethencourt, Venezuelan publisher on Curacao, dies at 58

Jun 16 On this day in history death of wilhelm Camphausen, German painter (b. 1818)

Jun 17 Gen Edwin H K Freiherr von Manteuffel, mayor (Elzas-Lothar'n), dies on this day in history.

Jun 22 Mahdi, [Muhammad Ahmed], Sudanese music reviewer, dies in the year 1885.

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 on this day in history.

Jul 08 Hendrick Waelput, composer, dies at 39 on this day in history.

Jul 15 In the year 1885 death of rosalia de Castro, Spanish writer and poet (b. 1837)

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

Jan 02 In the year 1885 birth of johannes Ringers, Dutch water engineer (dikes)

Jan 05 On this day in history birth of humbert Wolfe, Italian-British poet (d. 1940)

Jan 08 John Curtin, Victoria, Australian PM (Labor, 1941-45) was born in the year 1885.

Jan 08 A. J. Muste, Dutch pacifist and activist (d. 1967) was born in the year 1885.

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

Jan 11 Jack Hoxie, American actor, rodeo performer (d. 1965) was born on this day in history.

Jan 13 On this day in history birth of alfred Fuller, CEO (Fuller Brush Man)