Historical Events In 1885

Feb 04   Cairine Ray Wilson, Montreal, 1st female Canadian senator (appointed) in the year 1885.  

Feb 05   On this day in history news of fall of Khartoum reaches London  

Feb 07   Sinclair Lewis, novelist/social critic (Main Street, Nobel 1930) on this day in history.  

Feb 08   Edith Evans, London England, actress (Tom Jones, David Copperfield) in the year 1885.  

Feb 09   On this day in history 1st Japanese arrive in Hawaii  

Feb 09   In the year 1885 alban Maria Johannes Berg, Vienna Austria, a Lulu of a composer!  

Feb 09   On this day in history the first Japanese arrive in Hawaii  

Feb 12   Carl Peters founds German East-Africa Society in the year 1885.  

Feb 12   In the year 1885 licinio Refice, composer  

Feb 13   In the year 1885 elizabeth Virginia "Bess" Truman, 1st lady (1945-52)  

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

Feb 15   On this day in history richard Wurz, composer  

Feb 17   On this day in history bismarck gives Carl Peters' firm management of East-Africa  

Feb 18   Charlotte Helen Sainton-Dolby, composer, dies at 61 in the year 1885.  

Feb 18   In the year 1885 mark Twain's "Adventures of Huckleberry Finn," published  

Feb 21   Sacha Guitry, France, actor/playwright (Story of a Cheat) on this day in history.  

Feb 21   In the year 1885 the Washington Monument is dedicated.  

Feb 21   Washington Monument dedicated (Wash DC) on this day in history.  

Feb 24   On this day in history bert Lytell, NYC, actor (Henry-One Man's Family)  

Feb 24   On this day in history the birth of Chester Nimitz, United States navy admiral  

Feb 25   US Congress condemns barbed wire around government grounds in the year 1885.  

Feb 25   On this day in history uS Congress condemns barbed wire around govt grounds  

Feb 26   Congress of Berlin, gives Congo to Belgium & Nigeria to England on this day in history.  

Feb 26   In the year 1885 lili Green, [Alice Sally Mary], Neth/Eng dancer  

Mar 01   On this day in history lionel Atwill, English/US actor (Mystery of the Wax Museum)  

Mar 03   On this day in history 1st US state (Calif) establishes a permanent forest commission  

Mar 03   In the year 1885 american Telephone & Telegraph (AT&T) incorporates  

Mar 03   On this day in history congress passes Indian Appropriations Act (Indians wards of federal government)  

Mar 03   US Post Office offers special delivery for 1st-class mail on this day in history.  

Mar 03   On this day in history uS state (California) establishes a permanent forest commission  

Mar 04   Gilbert & Sullivan's opera "Mikado," premieres in London in the year 1885.  

Mar 04   In the year 1885 grover Cleveland inaugrated as first Democratic President since Civil War  

Mar 04   On this day in history willem H Winkel, Dutch physician/founder (Red Cross of Curacao)  

Mar 06   Ringgold "Ring" Lardner, US sports writer (You Know Me Al) in the year 1885.  

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

Jan 02   Johannes Ringers, Dutch water engineer (dikes) was born in the year 1885.  

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

Jan 08   John Curtin, Victoria, Australian PM (Labor, 1941-45) was born in the year 1885.  

Jan 08   A. J. Muste, Dutch pacifist and activist (d. 1967) was born on this day in history.  

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   On this day in history birth of alfred Fuller, CEO (Fuller Brush Man)  

Jan 04   On this day in history eduard Yosif Kotek, composer, dies at 29  

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 on this day in history.  

Jan 19   Fred Burnaby, English colonel/balloon pioneer, dies in battle on this day in history.  

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

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   On this day in history leopold Damrosch, composer, dies at 52