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 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 on this day in history.  

Jan 26 Charles George Gordon, Brit gov-gen (Sudan), executed at 51 died on this day in history.  

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

Feb 15 Leopold Damrosch, composer, dies at 52 on this day in history.  

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

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

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

Apr 07 In the year 1885 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 In the year 1885 william Henry Holmes, composer, dies at 73  

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 On this day in history 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 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 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 on this day in history.  

Jun 16 Wilhelm Camphausen, German painter (b. 1818) died on this day in history.  

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

Jun 22 In the year 1885 mahdi, [Muhammad Ahmed], Sudanese music reviewer, dies  

Jul 01 Hermann von Fehling, German chemist (Fehling's reagens), dies at 73 on this day in history.  

Jul 07 In the year 1885 nicola De Giosa, composer, dies at 66  

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

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

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Jan 01 In the year 1885 birth of roland Diggle, composer  

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

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

Jan 08 In the year 1885 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 In the year 1885 birth of jack Hoxie, American actor, rodeo performer (d. 1965)  

Jan 13 Alfred Fuller, CEO (Fuller Brush Man) was born in the year 1885.