Famous Deaths Happened In 1885

Jan 04 In the year 1885 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 Schuyler Colfax,American politician (b.1823) died on this day in history.  

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 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 on this day in history.  

Feb 18 On this day in history charlotte Helen Sainton-Dolby, composer, dies at 61  

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

Mar 31 Franz W Abbot, German composer/choir conductor, dies on this day in history.  

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

Apr 10 On this day in history john H Scholten, theologist (Free Want), dies at 73  

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

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

May 05 Lauro Rossi, composer, dies at 73 in the year 1885.  

May 08 In the year 1885 pavel Krizkovsky, composer, dies at 65  

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 Juliana Horatia [Gatty] Ewing, author (Lob Lie-by-the-Fire), dies on this day in history.  

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

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 Alfred von Meissner, Austria physician/writer (Ziska), dies at 63 on this day in history.  

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

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

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 On this day in history gen Edwin H K Freiherr von Manteuffel, mayor (Elzas-Lothar'n), dies  

Jun 22 Mahdi, [Muhammad Ahmed], Sudanese music reviewer, dies on this day in history.  

Jul 01 On this day in history 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 Hendrick Waelput, composer, dies at 39 on this day in history.  

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 On this day in history 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 Alice Paul, ERA advocate/founder (National Woman's Party) was born in the year 1885.  

Jan 11 Jack Hoxie, American actor, rodeo performer (d. 1965) was born in the year 1885.  

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