Historical Events In 1885
Friday, 22 January 2021
Feb 04 Cairine Ray Wilson, Montreal, 1st female Canadian senator (appointed) in the year 1885.
Feb 05 On this day in history 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 On this day in history 1st Japanese arrive in Hawaii
Feb 09 In the year 1885 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 Carl Peters founds German East-Africa Society in the year 1885.
Feb 12 In the year 1885 licinio Refice, composer
Feb 13 In the year 1885 elizabeth Virginia "Bess" Truman, 1st lady (1945-52)
Feb 15 Leopold Damrosch, composer, dies at 52 on this day in history.
Feb 15 On this day in history richard Wurz, composer
Feb 17 On this day in history bismarck gives Carl Peters' firm management of East-Africa
Feb 18 Charlotte Helen Sainton-Dolby, composer, dies at 61 in the year 1885.
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) on this day in history.
Feb 21 In the year 1885 the Washington Monument is dedicated.
Feb 21 Washington Monument dedicated (Wash DC) on this day in history.
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 US Congress condemns barbed wire around government grounds in the year 1885.
Feb 25 On this day in history uS Congress condemns barbed wire around govt grounds
Feb 26 Congress of Berlin, gives Congo to Belgium & Nigeria to England on this day in history.
Feb 26 In the year 1885 lili Green, [Alice Sally Mary], Neth/Eng dancer
Mar 01 On this day in history lionel Atwill, English/US actor (Mystery of the Wax Museum)
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 On this day in history 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 On this day in history uS state (California) establishes a permanent forest commission
Mar 04 Gilbert & Sullivan's opera "Mikado," premieres in London in the year 1885.
Mar 04 In the year 1885 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) in the year 1885.
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