Page 5: 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) on this day in history.   

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

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

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

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 in the year 1885.   

May 22   Julio Fonseca, composer in the year 1885.   

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   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) on this day in history.   

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

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 on this day in history.   

Jun 07   In the year 1885 percy Brier, composer   

Jun 12   Roof collapse kills 30 at murder trial in France in the year 1885.   

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   On this day in history stevan Hristic, composer   

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

Jun 23   In the year 1885 nSW Contingent to Sudan disembarks at Sydney   

Jun 24   On this day in history british government of Salisbury forms   

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 on this day in history.   

Jun 29   In the year 1885 andre Gailhard, composer   

Jul 01   In the year 1885 hermann von Fehling, German chemist (Fehling's reagens), dies at 73   

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

Jul 02   Canada's North-west Insurrection ends with surrender of Big Bear on this day in history.   

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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 on this day in history.   

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

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

Jan 08   In the year 1885 birth of a. J. Muste, Dutch pacifist and activist (d. 1967)   

Jan 11   In the year 1885 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   In the year 1885 birth of alfred Fuller, CEO (Fuller Brush Man)   

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

Jan 06   In the year 1885 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 on this day in history.   

Jan 24   Martin R Delany, politician & black nationalist, dies at 72 in the year 1885.   

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 on this day in history.