Page 2: Historical Events In 1885

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

Feb 05   In the year 1885 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   1st Japanese arrive in Hawaii in the year 1885.   

Feb 09   On this day in history 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   On this day in history carl Peters founds German East-Africa Society   

Feb 12   On this day in history licinio Refice, composer   

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   In the year 1885 richard Wurz, composer   

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

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 in the year 1885.   

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

Feb 24   Bert Lytell, NYC, actor (Henry-One Man's Family) in the year 1885.   

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 on this day in history.   

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 in the year 1885.   

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

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

Mar 03   American Telephone & Telegraph (AT&T) incorporates on this day in history.   

Mar 03   Congress passes Indian Appropriations Act (Indians wards of federal government) on this day in history.   

Mar 03   In the year 1885 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 in the year 1885.   

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

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

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

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Jan 01   On this day in history birth of roland Diggle, composer   

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

Jan 05   Humbert Wolfe, Italian-British poet (d. 1940) was born in the year 1885.   

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

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

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

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

Jan 06   In the year 1885 peter C Asbjornsen, Norwegian fairy tale writer, dies at 72   

Jan 13   Schuyler Colfax,American politician (b.1823) died on this day in history.   

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 in the year 1885.   

Jan 26   In the year 1885 death of charles George Gordon, Brit gov-gen (Sudan), executed at 51   

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

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