Historical Events In 1885

May 18   Australians depart Suakin in the Sudan for Sydney on this day in history.  

May 18   On this day in history eurico Gaspar Dutra, president of Brazil (1945-50)  

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

May 19   German chancellor Bismarck takes possession of Cameroon &Togoland in the year 1885.  

May 19   In the year 1885 the first mass production of shoes (Jan Matzeliger in Lynn MA)  

May 21   On this day in history gavril Yakimovich Lomakin, composer, dies at 73  

May 21   Sophie of Schönburg-Waldenburg, wife of Prince William of Wied (d.1936) in the year 1885.  

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

May 22   On this day in history julio Fonseca, composer  

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

May 29   In the year 1885 alfred von Meissner, Austria physician/writer (Ziska), dies at 63  

May 29   On this day in history erwin F Finlay-Freundlich, British astronomer (theory of relativity)  

Jun 01   Smallpox in Montreal killing 3,164 people on this day in history.  

Jun 05   On this day in history georges Mandel, [Louis Rothschild], French Foreign minister (-1940)  

Jun 05   On this day in history j Palisa discovers asteroid #248 Lameia  

Jun 05   Julius Benedict, composer (Protoghesi), dies at 80 on this day in history.  

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

Jun 07   Percy Brier, composer in the year 1885.  

Jun 12   Roof collapse kills 30 at murder trial in France on this day in history.  

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   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' in the year 1885.  

Jun 19   Stevan Hristic, composer in the year 1885.  

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

Jun 23   On this day in history nSW Contingent to Sudan disembarks at Sydney  

Jun 24   In the year 1885 british government of Salisbury forms  

Jun 26   On this day in history andre Maurois, [Emile Herzog], French writer (Balzac)  

Jun 27   Arthur Harmat, composer in the year 1885.  

Jun 28   Berthold Viertel, writer in the year 1885.  

Jun 29   In the year 1885 andre Gailhard, composer  

Jul 01   On this day in history hermann von Fehling, German chemist (Fehling's reagens), dies at 73  

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

Jul 02   Canada's North-west Insurrection ends with surrender of Big Bear 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   Humbert Wolfe, Italian-British poet (d. 1940) was born in the year 1885.  

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

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 on this day in history.  

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

Jan 13   Alfred Fuller, CEO (Fuller Brush Man) was born on this day in history.  

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

Jan 06   In the year 1885 peter C Asbjornsen, Norwegian fairy tale writer, dies at 72  

Jan 13   On this day in history death of schuyler Colfax,American politician (b.1823)  

Jan 19   Fred Burnaby, English colonel/balloon pioneer, dies in battle on this day in history.  

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 in the year 1885.  

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

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