Historical Events In 1885

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

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

Feb 07   Sinclair Lewis, novelist/social critic (Main Street, Nobel 1930) in the year 1885.   

Feb 08   On this day in history 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 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   On this day in history elizabeth Virginia "Bess" Truman, 1st lady (1945-52)   

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

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 on this day in history.   

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   The Washington Monument is dedicated in the year 1885.   

Feb 21   Washington Monument dedicated (Wash DC) on this day in history.   

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 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 in the year 1885.   

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   American Telephone & Telegraph (AT&T) incorporates in the year 1885.   

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   In the year 1885 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 in the year 1885.   

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) in the year 1885.   

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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   On this day in history birth of humbert Wolfe, Italian-British poet (d. 1940)   

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   Alice Paul, ERA advocate/founder (National Woman's Party) was born in the year 1885.   

Jan 11   Jack Hoxie, American actor, rodeo performer (d. 1965) was born on this day in history.   

Jan 13   In the year 1885 birth of alfred Fuller, CEO (Fuller Brush Man)   

Jan 04   Eduard Yosif Kotek, composer, dies at 29 in the year 1885.   

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   Fred Burnaby, English colonel/balloon pioneer, dies in battle in the year 1885.   

Jan 24   On this day in history 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   On this day in history death of jules Vallès, French writer (b. 1832)   

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