Famous Deaths Happened In 1885

Jan 04 On this day in history eduard Yosif Kotek, composer, dies at 29  

Jan 06 Peter C Asbjornsen, Norwegian fairy tale writer, dies at 72 on this day in history.  

Jan 13 On this day in history death of schuyler Colfax,American politician (b.1823)  

Jan 19 On this day in history 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 On this day in history death of jules Vallès, French writer (b. 1832)  

Feb 15 In the year 1885 leopold Damrosch, composer, dies at 52  

Feb 18 Charlotte Helen Sainton-Dolby, composer, dies at 61 in the year 1885.  

Mar 28 On this day in history fredrick Vilhelm Ludvig Norman, composer, dies at 53  

Mar 31 Franz W Abbot, German composer/choir conductor, dies in the year 1885.  

Apr 07 On this day in history death of carl Theodor Ernst von Siebold, German physiologist (b. 1804)  

Apr 10 In the year 1885 john H Scholten, theologist (Free Want), dies at 73  

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 Lauro Rossi, composer, dies at 73 on this day in history.  

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

May 10 On this day in history 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 in the year 1885.  

May 21 On this day in history gavril Yakimovich Lomakin, composer, dies at 73  

May 22 Victor(-Marie) Hugo, French writer (Les Miserables), dies at 83 on this day in history.  

May 29 On this day in history alfred von Meissner, Austria physician/writer (Ziska), dies at 63  

Jun 05 In the year 1885 julius Benedict, composer (Protoghesi), dies at 80  

Jun 08 On this day in history death of ignace Bourget, Bishop of Montreal (b. 1799)  

Jun 14 Agustin Bethencourt, Venezuelan publisher on Curacao, dies at 58 on this day in history.  

Jun 16 Wilhelm Camphausen, German painter (b. 1818) died in the year 1885.  

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 Hermann von Fehling, German chemist (Fehling's reagens), dies at 73 on this day in history.  

Jul 07 On this day in history nicola De Giosa, composer, dies at 66  

Jul 08 Hendrick Waelput, composer, dies at 39 in the year 1885.  

Jul 15 Rosalia de Castro, Spanish writer and poet (b. 1837) died in the year 1885.  

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Jan 01 Roland Diggle, composer was born on this day in history.  

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 On this day in history birth of john Curtin, Victoria, Australian PM (Labor, 1941-45)  

Jan 08 On this day in history birth of a. J. Muste, Dutch pacifist and activist (d. 1967)  

Jan 11 Alice Paul, ERA advocate/founder (National Woman's Party) was born in the year 1885.  

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.