Page 6: Historical Events In 1885

Jul 06   inaugural anti rabies vaccine used, developed by Louis Pasteur   

Jul 06   Louis Pasteur successfully tests an anti-rabies vaccine   

Jul 06   The inaugural inoculation (for rabies) of a human being, by Louis Pasteur.   

Jul 07   Ernest Bristow Farrar, composer.   

Jul 07   Nicola De Giosa, composer, dies at 66   

Jul 08   Ann Jemima Flower, oldest resident of Netherlands.   

Jul 08   Hendrick Waelput, composer, dies at 39   

Jul 11   Roger de la Fresnaye, French sculptor/painter   

Jul 12   George Sainton Kaye Butterworth, composer.   

Jul 17   Benjamin James Dale, composer   

Jul 20   Gustave Charlier, Belgian literature historian/critic.   

Jul 21   Frances Parkinson Keyes, novelist (Dinner at Antoine)   

Jul 23   Ulysses S Grant, 18th US pres, dies in Mount McGregor NY, at 63.   

Jul 24   Desider Antalffy-Zsiross, Hungarian organist/composer   

Jul 25   Benito Lynch, Irish/Argentine writer (Caranchos de la Florida)   

Jul 26   Andre Maurois, Elbeuf, France, novelist/biographer   

Aug 03   Naphtali Siegfried Salomon, composer   

Aug 06   Jozef M E Meeus, Belgian director H-Heart union   

Aug 07   5 German warships anchor at Zanzibar   

Aug 07   Antony EJ Modderman, Dutch minister of Justice (1879-83), dies at 46.   

Aug 07   Billie Burke, Washington DC, actress (Glinda-Wizard of Oz)   

Aug 10   Leo Daft opens America's 1st coml operated electric streetcar (Balt)   

Aug 11   $100000 raised in US for pedestal for Statue of Liberty.   

Aug 12   Alexander Albrecht, composer.   

Aug 12   Georg Curtius, German classical/linguist/philologist, dies at 65.   

Aug 13   BHP incorporated in Australia as a business.   

Aug 14   Japan's inaugural patent is issued to the inventor of a rust-proof paint   

Aug 15   Andrey Filippovich Pashchenko, composer.   

Aug 16   Charles Carson, London England, actor (Cry the Beloved Country).   

Aug 17   Clara [G Meijer-]Wichmann, German anarchists/feminist (Wife and society).   

Aug 19   Elsie Ferguson, NY, actress (Lie, Footlights, Scarlet Pages).   

Aug 20   Dino Campana, Italian poet (Canti orfici)   

Aug 20   Edouard J A Agneessens, Flemish painter (Slave Market), dies at 42.   

Aug 23   Henry Thomas Tizard, scientist   

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Jan 01   Roland diggle: Composer   

Jan 02   Johannes ringers: Dutch water engineer (dikes)   

Jan 05   Humbert wolfe: Italian-british poet    

Jan 08   John curtin: Victoria, australian pm (labor, 1941-45)   

Jan 08   A. j. muste: Dutch pacifist and activist   

Jan 11   Alice paul: Era advocate/founder (national woman's party)   

Jan 11   Jack hoxie: American actor, rodeo performer   

Jan 13   Alfred fuller: Ceo (fuller brush man)   

Jan 04   Eduard yosif kotek: Composer,   

Jan 06   Peter c asbjornsen: Norwegian fairy tale writer,   

Jan 13   Schuyler colfax: American politician (b.1823)   

Jan 19   Fred burnaby: English colonel/balloon pioneer,   

Jan 24   Martin r delany: Politician & black nationalist,    

Jan 26   Charles george gordon: Brit gov-gen (sudan), executed at 51   

Feb 14   Jules vallès: French writer (b. 1832)   

Feb 15   Leopold damrosch: Composer,