Historical Events In 1885

Feb 04   On this day in history cairine Ray Wilson, Montreal, 1st female Canadian senator (appointed)  

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

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

Feb 08   Edith Evans, London England, actress (Tom Jones, David Copperfield) on this day in history.  

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   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   Licinio Refice, composer in the year 1885.  

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

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

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

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) in the year 1885.  

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

Feb 21   In the year 1885 washington Monument dedicated (Wash DC)  

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

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) on this day in history.  

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   In the year 1885 congress passes Indian Appropriations Act (Indians wards of federal government)  

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 on this day in history.  

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 on this day in history.  

Mar 04   Willem H Winkel, Dutch physician/founder (Red Cross of Curacao) in the year 1885.  

Mar 06   In the year 1885 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   On this day in history birth of humbert Wolfe, Italian-British poet (d. 1940)  

Jan 08   On this day in history 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   Jack Hoxie, American actor, rodeo performer (d. 1965) was born on this day in history.  

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   On this day in history 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   Fred Burnaby, English colonel/balloon pioneer, dies in battle in the year 1885.  

Jan 24   In the year 1885 martin R Delany, politician & black nationalist, dies at 72  

Jan 26   On this day in history 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