Page 2: Historical Events In 1885

Feb 04   In the year 1885 cairine Ray Wilson, Montreal, 1st female Canadian senator (appointed)   

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

Feb 09   1st Japanese arrive in Hawaii on this day in history.   

Feb 09   Alban Maria Johannes Berg, Vienna Austria, a Lulu of a composer! on this day in history.   

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

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

Feb 12   In the year 1885 licinio Refice, composer   

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

Feb 15   Leopold Damrosch, composer, dies at 52 in the year 1885.   

Feb 15   Richard Wurz, composer in the year 1885.   

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   In the year 1885 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 on this day in history.   

Feb 21   Washington Monument dedicated (Wash DC) in the year 1885.   

Feb 24   Bert Lytell, NYC, actor (Henry-One Man's Family) on this day in history.   

Feb 24   On this day in history 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   In the year 1885 congress of Berlin, gives Congo to Belgium & Nigeria to England   

Feb 26   On this day in history lili Green, [Alice Sally Mary], Neth/Eng dancer   

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 on this day in history.   

Mar 03   In the year 1885 american Telephone & Telegraph (AT&T) incorporates   

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

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   On this day in history gilbert & Sullivan's opera "Mikado," premieres in London   

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

Mar 04   On this day in history willem H Winkel, Dutch physician/founder (Red Cross of Curacao)   

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

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 on this day in history.   

Jan 08   On this day in history 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 in the year 1885.   

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 in the year 1885.   

Jan 19   In the year 1885 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   Charles George Gordon, Brit gov-gen (Sudan), executed at 51 died in the year 1885.   

Feb 14   Jules Vallès, French writer (b. 1832) died on this day in history.   

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