Page 2: Historical Events In 1885

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

Feb 05   News of fall of Khartoum reaches London in the year 1885.   

Feb 07   In the year 1885 sinclair Lewis, novelist/social critic (Main Street, Nobel 1930)   

Feb 08   On this day in history edith Evans, London England, actress (Tom Jones, David Copperfield)   

Feb 09   In the year 1885 1st Japanese arrive in Hawaii   

Feb 09   On this day in history alban Maria Johannes Berg, Vienna Austria, a Lulu of a composer!   

Feb 09   The first Japanese arrive in Hawaii in the year 1885.   

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

Feb 12   In the year 1885 licinio Refice, composer   

Feb 13   Elizabeth Virginia "Bess" Truman, 1st lady (1945-52) in the year 1885.   

Feb 15   On this day in history leopold Damrosch, composer, dies at 52   

Feb 15   In the year 1885 richard Wurz, composer   

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

Feb 18   Charlotte Helen Sainton-Dolby, composer, dies at 61 on this day in history.   

Feb 18   Mark Twain's "Adventures of Huckleberry Finn," published on this day in history.   

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

Feb 21   On this day in history the Washington Monument is dedicated.   

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   In the year 1885 the birth of Chester Nimitz, United States navy admiral   

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

Feb 25   In the year 1885 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   On this day in history lili Green, [Alice Sally Mary], Neth/Eng dancer   

Mar 01   In the year 1885 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   On this day in history 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 in the year 1885.   

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

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

Mar 04   Grover Cleveland inaugrated as first Democratic President since Civil War in the year 1885.   

Mar 04   Willem H Winkel, Dutch physician/founder (Red Cross of Curacao) on this day in history.   

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 in the year 1885.   

Jan 02   On this day in history birth of johannes Ringers, Dutch water engineer (dikes)   

Jan 05   Humbert Wolfe, Italian-British poet (d. 1940) was born on this day in history.   

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 in the year 1885.   

Jan 11   Alice Paul, ERA advocate/founder (National Woman's Party) was born on this day in history.   

Jan 11   In the year 1885 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   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   On this day in history 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   Leopold Damrosch, composer, dies at 52 on this day in history.