Famous Deaths In 1885

Jan 04 Eduard Yosif Kotek, composer, dies at 29 in the year 1885.

Jan 06 Peter C Asbjornsen, Norwegian fairy tale writer, dies at 72 in the year 1885.

Jan 13 In the year 1885 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 On this day in history death of charles George Gordon, Brit gov-gen (Sudan), executed at 51

Feb 14 On this day in history death of jules Vallès, French writer (b. 1832)

Feb 15 Leopold Damrosch, composer, dies at 52 in the year 1885.

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 on this day in history.

Apr 07 In the year 1885 death of carl Theodor Ernst von Siebold, German physiologist (b. 1804)

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 In the year 1885 lauro Rossi, composer, dies at 73

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

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 in the year 1885.

May 19 Peter W. Barlow, English engineer (b. 1809) died in the year 1885.

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 on this day in history.

Jun 05 On this day in history julius Benedict, composer (Protoghesi), dies at 80

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

Jun 14 In the year 1885 agustin Bethencourt, Venezuelan publisher on Curacao, dies at 58

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 on this day in history.

Jun 22 Mahdi, [Muhammad Ahmed], Sudanese music reviewer, dies in the year 1885.

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

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

Jul 08 On this day in history hendrick Waelput, composer, dies at 39

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 In the year 1885 birth of johannes Ringers, Dutch water engineer (dikes)

Jan 05 In the year 1885 birth of humbert Wolfe, Italian-British poet (d. 1940)

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 on this day in history.

Jan 11 On this day in history birth of alice Paul, ERA advocate/founder (National Woman's Party)

Jan 11 In the year 1885 birth of jack Hoxie, American actor, rodeo performer (d. 1965)

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