Page 2: Famous Deaths Happened In 1885

Jul 17 Jean-charles chapais: Canadian politician (b. 1811)  

Jul 23 Ulysses s grant: 18th us pres,  

Aug 07 Antony ej modderman: Dutch minister of justice (1879-83),  

Aug 12 Georg curtius: German classical/linguist/philologist,  

Aug 20 Edouard j a agneessens: Flemish painter (slave market),  

Aug 28 Julius hopp: Composer,  

Aug 31 Dubose heyward: Us writer (porgy-mamba's daughters),  

Sep 13 Friedrich kiel: Austrian composer (b. 1821)  

Sep 15 Juliusz zarebski: Composer,  

Sep 30 Maria j small-gartmann: Actress,  

Oct 23 Charles s. west: Texas jurist and politician (b. 1829)  

Oct 29 George b mcclellan: Union army general,  

Oct 30 Gustav adolf merkel: Composer,  

Nov 08 Johannes kneppelhout: [klikspaan], dutch humorist/author,  

Nov 16 Louis riel: French rebel who fought against canada, executed at 41  

Nov 24 Alfonso xii: King of spain (1875-85),  

Nov 25 Alfonso xii: King of spain (1874-85),  

Nov 26 Thomas andrews: Irish physicist/chemist (ozone),  

Dec 08 William henry vanderbilt: Member of the vanderbilt family (b. 1821)  

Dec 24 Louis-prosper gachard: Belgian historian,  

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Jan 01 Roland diggle: Composer  

Jan 02 Johannes ringers: Dutch water engineer (dikes)  

Jan 05 Humbert wolfe: Italian-british poet  

Jan 08 John curtin: Victoria, australian pm (labor, 1941-45)  

Jan 08 A. j. muste: Dutch pacifist and activist  

Jan 11 Alice paul: Era advocate/founder (national woman's party)  

Jan 11 Jack hoxie: American actor, rodeo performer  

Jan 13 Alfred fuller: Ceo (fuller brush man)