Page 10: Historical Events In 1885

Nov 27   Earliest photograph of a meteor shower made on this day in history.   

Nov 27   Rudolph Reti, composer in the year 1885.   

Nov 30   In the year 1885 albrecht (von) Kesselring, German fieldmarshal (Poland/Netherland)   

Nov 30   In the year 1885 opera "El Cid" premieres (Paris)   

Nov 30   In the year 1885 the opera "Le Cid" is produced (Paris)   

Dec 01   On this day in history guy de Lioncourt, composer   

Dec 02   In the year 1885 george Minot, US, physician, worked on anemia (Nobel 1934)   

Dec 02   On this day in history opera "Regina di Saba," premieres in Vienna   

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

Dec 05   Dirk H W Filarski, Dutch painter/lithographer (Bergense School) on this day in history.   

Dec 06   Albrecht Schaeffer, German writer (The General) on this day in history.   

Dec 07   In the year 1885 49th Congress (1885-87) convenes   

Dec 10   On this day in history janos Hammerschlag, composer   

Dec 17   In the year 1885 france declares Madagascar a protectorate   

Dec 19   F S Flint, London England, translator/poet (imagist movement) in the year 1885.   

Dec 22   On this day in history joseph Deems Taylor, NYC, composer (Peter Ibbetson)   

Dec 22   Pope Leo XIII proclaims extraordinary jubilee on this day in history.   

Dec 24   In the year 1885 arthur Dolphin, cricketer (Yorkshire & England keeper, later Test ump)   

Dec 24   Louis-Prosper Gachard, Belgian historian, dies at 85 in the year 1885.   

Dec 29   On this day in history gottlieb Daimler patents 1st bike (Germany)   

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Jan 01   In the year 1885 birth of roland Diggle, composer   

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

Jan 05   In the year 1885 birth of humbert Wolfe, Italian-British poet (d. 1940)   

Jan 08   On this day in history birth of john Curtin, Victoria, Australian PM (Labor, 1941-45)   

Jan 08   On this day in history birth of a. J. Muste, Dutch pacifist and activist (d. 1967)   

Jan 11   Alice Paul, ERA advocate/founder (National Woman's Party) was born in the year 1885.   

Jan 11   In the year 1885 birth of jack Hoxie, American actor, rodeo performer (d. 1965)   

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

Jan 19   On this day in history fred Burnaby, English colonel/balloon pioneer, dies in battle   

Jan 24   On this day in history martin R Delany, politician & black nationalist, dies at 72   

Jan 26   On this day in history death of charles George Gordon, Brit gov-gen (Sudan), executed at 51   

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

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