Page 2: Historical Events In 1885

Feb 04   Cairine Ray Wilson, Montreal, 1st female Canadian senator (appointed) on this day in history.   

Feb 05   In the year 1885 news of fall of Khartoum reaches London   

Feb 07   Sinclair Lewis, novelist/social critic (Main Street, Nobel 1930) in the year 1885.   

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

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

Feb 09   In the year 1885 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   On this day in history carl Peters founds German East-Africa Society   

Feb 12   Licinio Refice, composer on this day in history.   

Feb 13   On this day in history 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 on this day in history.   

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

Feb 18   On this day in history charlotte Helen Sainton-Dolby, composer, dies at 61   

Feb 18   On this day in history mark Twain's "Adventures of Huckleberry Finn," published   

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

Feb 21   The Washington Monument is dedicated in the year 1885.   

Feb 21   In the year 1885 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   In the year 1885 uS Congress condemns barbed wire around government grounds   

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 in the year 1885.   

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

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

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

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

Mar 03   In the year 1885 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   In the year 1885 uS state (California) establishes a permanent forest commission   

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

Mar 04   On this day in history grover Cleveland inaugrated as first Democratic President since Civil War   

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) on this day in history.   

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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   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 on this day in history.   

Jan 08   A. J. Muste, Dutch pacifist and activist (d. 1967) was born in the year 1885.   

Jan 11   On this day in history 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   In the year 1885 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   Martin R Delany, politician & black nationalist, dies at 72 on this day in history.   

Jan 26   Charles George Gordon, Brit gov-gen (Sudan), executed at 51 died on this day in history.   

Feb 14   Jules Vallès, French writer (b. 1832) died in the year 1885.   

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