Page 5: Historical Events In 1885

May 18   On this day in history australians depart Suakin in the Sudan for Sydney   

May 18   Eurico Gaspar Dutra, president of Brazil (1945-50) on this day in history.   

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

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

May 19   The first mass production of shoes (Jan Matzeliger in Lynn MA) on this day in history.   

May 21   Gavril Yakimovich Lomakin, composer, dies at 73 in the year 1885.   

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

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

May 22   Julio Fonseca, composer on this day in history.   

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 on this day in history.   

May 29   In the year 1885 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   Georges Mandel, [Louis Rothschild], French Foreign minister (-1940) in the year 1885.   

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   19th Belmont: Paul Duffy aboard Tyrant wins in 2:43 in the year 1885.   

Jun 07   On this day in history percy Brier, composer   

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

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

Jun 14   In the year 1885 agustin Bethencourt, Venezuelan publisher on Curacao, dies at 58   

Jun 17   On this day in history gen Edwin H K Freiherr von Manteuffel, mayor (Elzas-Lothar'n), dies   

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

Jun 19   On this day in history stevan Hristic, composer   

Jun 22   Mahdi, [Muhammad Ahmed], Sudanese music reviewer, dies on this day in history.   

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

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

Jun 26   In the year 1885 andre Maurois, [Emile Herzog], French writer (Balzac)   

Jun 27   On this day in history arthur Harmat, composer   

Jun 28   On this day in history berthold Viertel, writer   

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   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 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   Jack Hoxie, American actor, rodeo performer (d. 1965) was born in the year 1885.   

Jan 13   In the year 1885 birth of alfred Fuller, CEO (Fuller Brush Man)   

Jan 04   In the year 1885 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 on this day in history.   

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

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

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