Famous Deaths Happened In 1885

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 Fred Burnaby, English colonel/balloon pioneer, dies in battle on this day in history.  

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 On this day in history 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 on this day in history.  

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 On this day in history william Henry Holmes, composer, dies at 73  

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

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 Edward Stephen, composer, dies at 62 on this day in history.  

May 11 On this day in history ferdinand Hiller, German pianist/composer/conductor, dies at 73  

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

May 19 On this day in history death of peter W. Barlow, English engineer (b. 1809)  

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

May 22 Victor(-Marie) Hugo, French writer (Les Miserables), dies at 83 in the year 1885.  

May 29 Alfred von Meissner, Austria physician/writer (Ziska), dies at 63 in the year 1885.  

Jun 05 On this day in history julius Benedict, composer (Protoghesi), dies at 80  

Jun 08 Ignace Bourget, Bishop of Montreal (b. 1799) died on this day in history.  

Jun 14 In the year 1885 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 on this day in history.  

Jul 01 Hermann von Fehling, German chemist (Fehling's reagens), dies at 73 in the year 1885.  

Jul 07 Nicola De Giosa, composer, dies at 66 on this day in history.  

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 Roland Diggle, composer was born in the year 1885.  

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

Jan 05 Humbert Wolfe, Italian-British poet (d. 1940) was born on this day in history.  

Jan 08 John Curtin, Victoria, Australian PM (Labor, 1941-45) was born on this day in history.  

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

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