Historical Events In 1885

May 18   Australians depart Suakin in the Sudan for Sydney in the year 1885.  

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) in the year 1885.  

May 19   German chancellor Bismarck takes possession of Cameroon &Togoland on this day in history.  

May 19   In the year 1885 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   Sophie of Schönburg-Waldenburg, wife of Prince William of Wied (d.1936) on this day in history.  

May 22   On this day in history 13th Preakness: Jim McLaughlin aboard Tecumseh wins in 2:49  

May 22   In the year 1885 julio Fonseca, composer  

May 22   Victor(-Marie) Hugo, French writer (Les Miserables), dies at 83 in the year 1885.  

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   In the year 1885 j Palisa discovers asteroid #248 Lameia  

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   On this day in history percy Brier, composer  

Jun 12   On this day in history roof collapse kills 30 at murder trial in France  

Jun 12   In the year 1885 werner Erich Josten, Elberfeld Germany, composer (Jungle)  

Jun 14   Agustin Bethencourt, Venezuelan publisher on Curacao, dies at 58 on this day in history.  

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

Jun 17   In the year 1885 statue of Liberty arrived in NYC aboard French ship `Isere'  

Jun 19   In the year 1885 stevan Hristic, composer  

Jun 22   On this day in history 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 in the year 1885.  

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   On this day in history berthold Viertel, writer  

Jun 29   Andre Gailhard, composer on this day in history.  

Jul 01   Hermann von Fehling, German chemist (Fehling's reagens), dies at 73 on this day in history.  

Jul 01   The United States terminates reciprocity and fishery agreement with Canada on this day in history.  

Jul 02   On this day in history 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   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   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 in the year 1885.  

Jan 04   Eduard Yosif Kotek, composer, dies at 29 on this day in history.  

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

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

Jan 19   In the year 1885 fred Burnaby, English colonel/balloon pioneer, dies in battle  

Jan 24   In the year 1885 martin R Delany, politician & black nationalist, dies at 72  

Jan 26   In the year 1885 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 on this day in history.