Page 2: 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   On this day in history edith Evans, London England, actress (Tom Jones, David Copperfield)   

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

Feb 09   Alban Maria Johannes Berg, Vienna Austria, a Lulu of a composer! on this day in history.   

Feb 09   In the year 1885 the first Japanese arrive in Hawaii   

Feb 12   In the year 1885 carl Peters founds German East-Africa Society   

Feb 12   On this day in history licinio Refice, composer   

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

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

Feb 15   Richard Wurz, composer in the year 1885.   

Feb 17   Bismarck gives Carl Peters' firm management of East-Africa in the year 1885.   

Feb 18   In the year 1885 charlotte Helen Sainton-Dolby, composer, dies at 61   

Feb 18   Mark Twain's "Adventures of Huckleberry Finn," published in the year 1885.   

Feb 21   On this day in history sacha Guitry, France, actor/playwright (Story of a Cheat)   

Feb 21   The Washington Monument is dedicated on this day in history.   

Feb 21   On this day in history washington Monument dedicated (Wash DC)   

Feb 24   In the year 1885 bert Lytell, NYC, actor (Henry-One Man's Family)   

Feb 24   The birth of Chester Nimitz, United States navy admiral in the year 1885.   

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

Feb 25   US Congress condemns barbed wire around govt grounds on this day in history.   

Feb 26   In the year 1885 congress of Berlin, gives Congo to Belgium & Nigeria to England   

Feb 26   Lili Green, [Alice Sally Mary], Neth/Eng dancer on this day in history.   

Mar 01   Lionel Atwill, English/US actor (Mystery of the Wax Museum) in the year 1885.   

Mar 03   In the year 1885 1st US state (Calif) establishes a permanent forest commission   

Mar 03   American Telephone & Telegraph (AT&T) incorporates in the year 1885.   

Mar 03   Congress passes Indian Appropriations Act (Indians wards of federal government) in the year 1885.   

Mar 03   On this day in history uS Post Office offers special delivery for 1st-class mail   

Mar 03   US state (California) establishes a permanent forest commission in the year 1885.   

Mar 04   Gilbert & Sullivan's opera "Mikado," premieres in London on this day in history.   

Mar 04   Grover Cleveland inaugrated as first Democratic President since Civil War on this day in history.   

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

Mar 06   On this day in history ringgold "Ring" Lardner, US sports writer (You Know Me Al)   

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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 on this day in history.   

Jan 05   On this day in history birth of humbert Wolfe, Italian-British poet (d. 1940)   

Jan 08   In the year 1885 birth of john Curtin, Victoria, Australian PM (Labor, 1941-45)   

Jan 08   In the year 1885 birth of a. J. Muste, Dutch pacifist and activist (d. 1967)   

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   Alfred Fuller, CEO (Fuller Brush Man) was born on this day in history.   

Jan 04   Eduard Yosif Kotek, composer, dies at 29 in the year 1885.   

Jan 06   On this day in history peter C Asbjornsen, Norwegian fairy tale writer, dies at 72   

Jan 13   In the year 1885 death of schuyler Colfax,American politician (b.1823)   

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   In the year 1885 death of charles George Gordon, Brit gov-gen (Sudan), executed at 51   

Feb 14   In the year 1885 death of jules Vallès, French writer (b. 1832)   

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