Page 5: Historical Events In 1885

May 18   Eurico Gaspar Dutra, president of Brazil (1945-50)   

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

May 19   German chancellor Bismarck takes possession of Cameroon and Togoland.   

May 19   The inaugural mass production of shoes (Jan Matzeliger in Lynn MA)   

May 21   Gavril Yakimovich Lomakin, composer, dies at 73   

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

May 22   In this year, 13th Preakness: Jim McLaughlin aboard Tecumseh claims in 2:49   

May 22   Julio Fonseca, composer.   

May 22   Victor(-Marie) Hugo, French writer (Les Miserables), dies at 83   

May 29   Alfred von Meissner, Austria physician/writer (Ziska), dies at 63   

May 29   Erwin F Finlay-Freundlich, British astronomer (theory of relativity).   

Jun 01   Smallpox in Montreal killing 3164 people   

Jun 05   Georges Mandel, [Louis Rothschild], French Foreign minister (-1940)   

Jun 05   J Palisa discovers asteroid #248 Lameia   

Jun 05   Julius Benedict, composer (Protoghesi), dies at 80.   

Jun 06   In this year, 19th Belmont: Paul Duffy aboard Tyrant claims in 2:43   

Jun 07   Percy Brier, composer   

Jun 12   Roof collapse results in the deaths of 30 at murder trial in France   

Jun 12   Werner Erich Josten, Elberfeld Germany, composer (Jungle).   

Jun 14   Agustin Bethencourt, Venezuelan publisher on Curacao, dies at 58.   

Jun 17   Gen Edwin H K Freiherr von Manteuffel, mayor (Elzas-Lothar'n), dies   

Jun 17   Statue of Liberty arrived in NYC aboard French ship `Isere'   

Jun 19   Stevan Hristic, composer   

Jun 22   Mahdi, [Muhammad Ahmed], Sudanese music reviewer, dies   

Jun 23   NSW Contingent to Sudan disembarks at Sydney.   

Jun 24   British government of Salisbury forms.   

Jun 26   Andre Maurois, [Emile Herzog], French writer (Balzac)   

Jun 27   Arthur Harmat, composer   

Jun 28   Berthold Viertel, writer   

Jun 29   Andre Gailhard, composer.   

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

Jul 01   The United States terminates reciprocity and fishery agreement with Canada   

Jul 02   Canada's North-west Insurrection ends with surrender of Big Bear   

Jul 05   Andre Lhote, French painter/art historian (Traité du paysage).   

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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   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   In the year 1885 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   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   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 in the year 1885.   

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 on this day in history.   

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

Feb 15   On this day in history leopold Damrosch, composer, dies at 52