Page 2: Historical Events In 1885

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

Feb 05   News of fall of Khartoum reaches London on this day in history.   

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

Feb 08   In the year 1885 edith Evans, London England, actress (Tom Jones, David Copperfield)   

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

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 on this day in history.   

Feb 12   Carl Peters founds German East-Africa Society on this day in history.   

Feb 12   Licinio Refice, composer in the year 1885.   

Feb 13   Elizabeth Virginia "Bess" Truman, 1st lady (1945-52) on this day in history.   

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

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   Charlotte Helen Sainton-Dolby, composer, dies at 61 in the year 1885.   

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   On this day in history the Washington Monument is dedicated.   

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   The birth of Chester Nimitz, United States navy admiral on this day in history.   

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

Mar 04   On this day in history 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) 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   In the year 1885 birth of roland Diggle, composer   

Jan 02   In the year 1885 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   In the year 1885 birth of john Curtin, Victoria, Australian PM (Labor, 1941-45)   

Jan 08   On this day in history birth of a. J. Muste, Dutch pacifist and activist (d. 1967)   

Jan 11   On this day in history 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   Alfred Fuller, CEO (Fuller Brush Man) was born in the year 1885.   

Jan 04   On this day in history eduard Yosif Kotek, composer, dies at 29   

Jan 06   Peter C Asbjornsen, Norwegian fairy tale writer, dies at 72 on this day in history.   

Jan 13   On this day in history death of schuyler Colfax,American politician (b.1823)   

Jan 19   Fred Burnaby, English colonel/balloon pioneer, dies in battle on this day in history.   

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 in the year 1885.   

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.