Famous Deaths In 1885

Jan 04 Eduard Yosif Kotek, composer, dies at 29 on this day in history.

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 in the year 1885.

Jan 19 Fred Burnaby, English colonel/balloon pioneer, dies in battle in the year 1885.

Jan 24 In the year 1885 martin R Delany, politician & black nationalist, dies at 72

Jan 26 In the year 1885 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 on this day in history.

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 Franz W Abbot, German composer/choir conductor, dies on this day in history.

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 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 In the year 1885 pavel Krizkovsky, composer, dies at 65

May 10 Edward Stephen, composer, dies at 62 in the year 1885.

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

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 on this day in history.

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

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

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

Jun 14 On this day in history 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 In the year 1885 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 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 In the year 1885 hendrick Waelput, composer, dies at 39

Jul 15 Rosalia de Castro, Spanish writer and poet (b. 1837) died on this day in history.

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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 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 On this day in history 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.