Page 10: Historical Events In 1885

Nov 30   Albrecht (von) Kesselring, German fieldmarshal (Poland/Netherland)   

Nov 30   Opera "El Cid" premieres (Paris)   

Nov 30   The opera "Le Cid" is produced (Paris).   

Dec 01   Guy de Lioncourt, composer.   

Dec 02   George Minot, US, physician, worked on anemia (Nobel 1934).   

Dec 02   Opera "Regina di Saba," premieres in Vienna.   

Dec 03   Marchien Zwitsers, farmer in Lutten (died at 109 years old).   

Dec 05   Dirk H W Filarski, Dutch painter/lithographer (Bergense School).   

Dec 06   Albrecht Schaeffer, German writer (The General)   

Dec 07   49th Congress (1885-87) convenes.   

Dec 10   Janos Hammerschlag, composer   

Dec 17   France declares Madagascar a protectorate.   

Dec 19   F S Flint, London England, translator/poet (imagist movement)   

Dec 22   Joseph Deems Taylor, NYC, composer (Peter Ibbetson)   

Dec 22   Pope Leo XIII proclaims extraordinary jubilee.   

Dec 24   Arthur Dolphin, cricketer (Yorkshire and England keeper, later Test ump)   

Dec 24   Louis-Prosper Gachard, Belgian historian, dies at 85.   

Dec 29   Gottlieb Daimler patents 1st bike (Germany)   

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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)   

Jan 04   Eduard yosif kotek: Composer,    

Jan 06   Peter c asbjornsen: Norwegian fairy tale writer,   

Jan 13   Schuyler colfax: American politician (b.1823)   

Jan 19   Fred burnaby: English colonel/balloon pioneer,   

Jan 24   Martin r delany: Politician & black nationalist,   

Jan 26   Charles george gordon: Brit gov-gen (sudan), executed at 51   

Feb 14   Jules vallès: French writer (b. 1832)   

Feb 15   Leopold damrosch: Composer,