Famous Deaths Happened In 1885

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

Jan 06 On this day in history peter C Asbjornsen, Norwegian fairy tale writer, dies at 72  

Jan 13 In the year 1885 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 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 In the year 1885 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 on this day in history.  

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

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

Apr 10 John H Scholten, theologist (Free Want), dies at 73 on this day in history.  

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 in the year 1885.  

May 05 On this day in history lauro Rossi, composer, dies at 73  

May 08 Pavel Krizkovsky, composer, dies at 65 on this day in history.  

May 10 On this day in history edward Stephen, composer, dies at 62  

May 11 Ferdinand Hiller, German pianist/composer/conductor, dies at 73 in the year 1885.  

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

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

May 21 Gavril Yakimovich Lomakin, composer, dies at 73 on this day in history.  

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

Jun 08 On this day in history death of ignace Bourget, Bishop of Montreal (b. 1799)  

Jun 14 Agustin Bethencourt, Venezuelan publisher on Curacao, dies at 58 in the year 1885.  

Jun 16 On this day in history death of wilhelm Camphausen, German painter (b. 1818)  

Jun 17 On this day in history gen Edwin H K Freiherr von Manteuffel, mayor (Elzas-Lothar'n), dies  

Jun 22 On this day in history 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 Nicola De Giosa, composer, dies at 66 on this day in history.  

Jul 08 Hendrick Waelput, composer, dies at 39 in the year 1885.  

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

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Jan 01 Roland Diggle, composer was born on this day in history.  

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 On this day in history 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 In the year 1885 birth of alice Paul, ERA advocate/founder (National Woman's Party)  

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 on this day in history.