Page 5: Historical Events In 1885

May 18   In the year 1885 australians depart Suakin in the Sudan for Sydney   

May 18   In the year 1885 eurico Gaspar Dutra, president of Brazil (1945-50)   

May 19   1st mass production of shoes (Jan Matzeliger in Lynn, Massachusetts) on this day in history.   

May 19   In the year 1885 german chancellor Bismarck takes possession of Cameroon &Togoland   

May 19   On this day in history the first mass production of shoes (Jan Matzeliger in Lynn MA)   

May 21   In the year 1885 gavril Yakimovich Lomakin, composer, dies at 73   

May 21   On this day in history sophie of Schönburg-Waldenburg, wife of Prince William of Wied (d.1936)   

May 22   13th Preakness: Jim McLaughlin aboard Tecumseh wins in 2:49 in the year 1885.   

May 22   In the year 1885 julio Fonseca, composer   

May 22   On this day in history victor(-Marie) Hugo, French writer (Les Miserables), dies at 83   

May 29   Alfred von Meissner, Austria physician/writer (Ziska), dies at 63 in the year 1885.   

May 29   Erwin F Finlay-Freundlich, British astronomer (theory of relativity) on this day in history.   

Jun 01   Smallpox in Montreal killing 3,164 people in the year 1885.   

Jun 05   In the year 1885 georges Mandel, [Louis Rothschild], French Foreign minister (-1940)   

Jun 05   J Palisa discovers asteroid #248 Lameia in the year 1885.   

Jun 05   Julius Benedict, composer (Protoghesi), dies at 80 in the year 1885.   

Jun 06   In the year 1885 19th Belmont: Paul Duffy aboard Tyrant wins in 2:43   

Jun 07   In the year 1885 percy Brier, composer   

Jun 12   In the year 1885 roof collapse kills 30 at murder trial in France   

Jun 12   Werner Erich Josten, Elberfeld Germany, composer (Jungle) in the year 1885.   

Jun 14   On this day in history agustin Bethencourt, Venezuelan publisher on Curacao, dies at 58   

Jun 17   Gen Edwin H K Freiherr von Manteuffel, mayor (Elzas-Lothar'n), dies in the year 1885.   

Jun 17   Statue of Liberty arrived in NYC aboard French ship `Isere' on this day in history.   

Jun 19   In the year 1885 stevan Hristic, composer   

Jun 22   In the year 1885 mahdi, [Muhammad Ahmed], Sudanese music reviewer, dies   

Jun 23   NSW Contingent to Sudan disembarks at Sydney in the year 1885.   

Jun 24   British government of Salisbury forms on this day in history.   

Jun 26   Andre Maurois, [Emile Herzog], French writer (Balzac) on this day in history.   

Jun 27   In the year 1885 arthur Harmat, composer   

Jun 28   Berthold Viertel, writer in the year 1885.   

Jun 29   On this day in history andre Gailhard, composer   

Jul 01   Hermann von Fehling, German chemist (Fehling's reagens), dies at 73 in the year 1885.   

Jul 01   In the year 1885 the United States terminates reciprocity and fishery agreement with Canada.   

Jul 02   In the year 1885 canada's North-west Insurrection ends with surrender of Big Bear   

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Jan 01   On this day in history birth of roland Diggle, composer   

Jan 02   On this day in history birth of johannes Ringers, Dutch water engineer (dikes)   

Jan 05   Humbert Wolfe, Italian-British poet (d. 1940) was born in the year 1885.   

Jan 08   On this day in history birth of john Curtin, Victoria, Australian PM (Labor, 1941-45)   

Jan 08   In the year 1885 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   In the year 1885 birth of jack Hoxie, American actor, rodeo performer (d. 1965)   

Jan 13   On this day in history birth of alfred Fuller, CEO (Fuller Brush Man)   

Jan 04   On this day in history eduard Yosif Kotek, composer, dies at 29   

Jan 06   Peter C Asbjornsen, Norwegian fairy tale writer, dies at 72 on this day in history.   

Jan 13   Schuyler Colfax,American politician (b.1823) died in the year 1885.   

Jan 19   On this day in history fred Burnaby, English colonel/balloon pioneer, dies in battle   

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 on this day in history.   

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