Famous Deaths 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 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 On this day in history martin R Delany, politician & black nationalist, dies at 72

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 on this day in history.

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

Mar 28 In the year 1885 fredrick Vilhelm Ludvig Norman, composer, dies at 53

Mar 31 On this day in history franz W Abbot, German composer/choir conductor, dies

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 in the year 1885.

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

May 10 Edward Stephen, composer, dies at 62 in the year 1885.

May 11 On this day in history 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 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 in the year 1885.

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 on this day in history.

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

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 on this day in history.

Jul 01 In the year 1885 hermann von Fehling, German chemist (Fehling's reagens), dies at 73

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

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 in the year 1885.

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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 in the year 1885.

Jan 05 Humbert Wolfe, Italian-British poet (d. 1940) was born in the year 1885.

Jan 08 In the year 1885 birth of john Curtin, Victoria, Australian PM (Labor, 1941-45)

Jan 08 A. J. Muste, Dutch pacifist and activist (d. 1967) was born on this day in history.

Jan 11 Alice Paul, ERA advocate/founder (National Woman's Party) was born on this day in history.

Jan 11 On this day in history birth of jack Hoxie, American actor, rodeo performer (d. 1965)

Jan 13 In the year 1885 birth of alfred Fuller, CEO (Fuller Brush Man)