Famous Deaths In 1885

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

Jan 06 In the year 1885 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 Fred Burnaby, English colonel/balloon pioneer, dies in battle on this day in history.  

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 In the year 1885 death of jules Vallès, French writer (b. 1832)  

Feb 15 On this day in history leopold Damrosch, composer, dies at 52  

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 In the year 1885 franz W Abbot, German composer/choir conductor, dies  

Apr 07 Carl Theodor Ernst von Siebold, German physiologist (b. 1804) died on this day in history.  

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

Apr 23 In the year 1885 william Henry Holmes, composer, dies at 73  

May 04 In the year 1885 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 on this day in history.  

May 10 Edward Stephen, composer, dies at 62 on this day in history.  

May 11 Ferdinand Hiller, German pianist/composer/conductor, dies at 73 on this day in history.  

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 In the year 1885 victor(-Marie) Hugo, French writer (Les Miserables), dies at 83  

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

Jun 05 Julius Benedict, composer (Protoghesi), dies at 80 in the year 1885.  

Jun 08 In the year 1885 death of ignace Bourget, Bishop of Montreal (b. 1799)  

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 in the year 1885.  

Jun 22 On this day in history mahdi, [Muhammad Ahmed], Sudanese music reviewer, dies  

Jul 01 In the year 1885 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 On this day in history death of rosalia de Castro, Spanish writer and poet (b. 1837)  

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Jan 01 On this day in history birth of roland Diggle, composer  

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

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 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 on this day in history.  

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