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   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   In the year 1885 1st Japanese arrive in Hawaii   

Feb 09   Alban Maria Johannes Berg, Vienna Austria, a Lulu of a composer! in the year 1885.   

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

Feb 12   On this day in history carl Peters founds German East-Africa Society   

Feb 12   On this day in history 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   Bismarck gives Carl Peters' firm management of East-Africa on this day in history.   

Feb 18   In the year 1885 charlotte Helen Sainton-Dolby, composer, dies at 61   

Feb 18   In the year 1885 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 on this day in history.   

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   In the year 1885 the birth of Chester Nimitz, United States navy admiral   

Feb 25   On this day in history 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   Lili Green, [Alice Sally Mary], Neth/Eng dancer on this day in history.   

Mar 01   On this day in history lionel Atwill, English/US actor (Mystery of the Wax Museum)   

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   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 in the year 1885.   

Mar 03   US state (California) establishes a permanent forest commission in the year 1885.   

Mar 04   Gilbert & Sullivan's opera "Mikado," premieres in London on this day in history.   

Mar 04   In the year 1885 grover Cleveland inaugrated as first Democratic President since Civil War   

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) 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 on this day in history.   

Jan 05   Humbert Wolfe, Italian-British poet (d. 1940) was born on this day in history.   

Jan 08   On this day in history 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   On this day in history birth of jack Hoxie, American actor, rodeo performer (d. 1965)   

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   On this day in history peter C Asbjornsen, Norwegian fairy tale writer, dies at 72   

Jan 13   In the year 1885 death of schuyler Colfax,American politician (b.1823)   

Jan 19   Fred Burnaby, English colonel/balloon pioneer, dies in battle in the year 1885.   

Jan 24   Martin R Delany, politician & black nationalist, dies at 72 on this day in history.   

Jan 26   On this day in history death of charles George Gordon, Brit gov-gen (Sudan), executed at 51   

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.