Page 2: Historical Events In 1885

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

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) in the year 1885.   

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   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   Licinio Refice, composer in the year 1885.   

Feb 13   In the year 1885 elizabeth Virginia "Bess" Truman, 1st lady (1945-52)   

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

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

Feb 18   On this day in history mark Twain's "Adventures of Huckleberry Finn," published   

Feb 21   In the year 1885 sacha Guitry, France, actor/playwright (Story of a Cheat)   

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   The birth of Chester Nimitz, United States navy admiral in the year 1885.   

Feb 25   In the year 1885 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 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) on this day in history.   

Mar 03   On this day in history 1st US state (Calif) establishes a permanent forest commission   

Mar 03   American Telephone & Telegraph (AT&T) incorporates on this day in history.   

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   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 on this day in history.   

Jan 05   In the year 1885 birth of humbert Wolfe, Italian-British poet (d. 1940)   

Jan 08   John Curtin, Victoria, Australian PM (Labor, 1941-45) was born in the year 1885.   

Jan 08   A. J. Muste, Dutch pacifist and activist (d. 1967) was born on this day in history.   

Jan 11   Alice Paul, ERA advocate/founder (National Woman's Party) was born in the year 1885.   

Jan 11   On this day in history birth of jack Hoxie, American actor, rodeo performer (d. 1965)   

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   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   On this day in history martin R Delany, politician & black nationalist, dies at 72   

Jan 26   Charles George Gordon, Brit gov-gen (Sudan), executed at 51 died on this day in history.   

Feb 14   On this day in history death of jules Vallès, French writer (b. 1832)   

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