Famous Deaths Happened 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 Schuyler Colfax,American politician (b.1823) died on this day in history.  

Jan 19 In the year 1885 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 Charles George Gordon, Brit gov-gen (Sudan), executed at 51 died on this day in history.  

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

Feb 15 In the year 1885 leopold Damrosch, composer, dies at 52  

Feb 18 Charlotte Helen Sainton-Dolby, composer, dies at 61 on this day in history.  

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

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

Apr 07 Carl Theodor Ernst von Siebold, German physiologist (b. 1804) died in the year 1885.  

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 on this day in history.  

May 04 In the year 1885 aleksandar I Karadjordjevic, monarch of Serbia (1842-58), dies at 78  

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

May 08 On this day in history pavel Krizkovsky, composer, dies at 65  

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

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

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 On this day in history victor(-Marie) Hugo, French writer (Les Miserables), dies at 83  

May 29 On this day in history alfred von Meissner, Austria physician/writer (Ziska), dies at 63  

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

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

Jul 01 Hermann von Fehling, German chemist (Fehling's reagens), dies at 73 in the year 1885.  

Jul 07 Nicola De Giosa, composer, dies at 66 on this day in history.  

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 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 on this day in history.  

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 in the year 1885.  

Jan 13 On this day in history birth of alfred Fuller, CEO (Fuller Brush Man)