Famous Deaths 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 Schuyler Colfax,American politician (b.1823) died in the year 1885.

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 in the year 1885.

Jan 26 Charles George Gordon, Brit gov-gen (Sudan), executed at 51 died in the year 1885.

Feb 14 Jules Vallès, French writer (b. 1832) died on this day in history.

Feb 15 Leopold Damrosch, composer, dies at 52 on this day in history.

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 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 on this day in history.

May 04 Aleksandar I Karadjordjevic, monarch of Serbia (1842-58), dies at 78 on this day in history.

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

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

May 13 On this day in history juliana Horatia [Gatty] Ewing, author (Lob Lie-by-the-Fire), dies

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

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 in the year 1885.

Jun 05 In the year 1885 julius Benedict, composer (Protoghesi), dies at 80

Jun 08 Ignace Bourget, Bishop of Montreal (b. 1799) died on this day in history.

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

Jul 15 Rosalia de Castro, Spanish writer and poet (b. 1837) died in the year 1885.

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

Jan 02 In the year 1885 birth of johannes Ringers, Dutch water engineer (dikes)

Jan 05 Humbert Wolfe, Italian-British poet (d. 1940) was born on this day in history.

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 in the year 1885.

Jan 11 In the year 1885 birth of alice Paul, ERA advocate/founder (National Woman's Party)

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

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