Historical Events In 1885

Jul 05   Andre Lhote, French painter/art historian (Traité du paysage) in the year 1885.  

Jul 06   First anti rabies vaccine used, developed by Louis Pasteur in the year 1885.  

Jul 06   Louis Pasteur successfully tests an anti-rabies vaccine in the year 1885.  

Jul 06   In the year 1885 the first inoculation (for rabies) of a human being, by Louis Pasteur  

Jul 07   Ernest Bristow Farrar, composer in the year 1885.  

Jul 07   Nicola De Giosa, composer, dies at 66 in the year 1885.  

Jul 08   On this day in history ann Jemima Flower, oldest resident of Netherlands  

Jul 08   Hendrick Waelput, composer, dies at 39 on this day in history.  

Jul 11   In the year 1885 roger de la Fresnaye, French sculptor/painter  

Jul 12   George Sainton Kaye Butterworth, composer in the year 1885.  

Jul 17   On this day in history benjamin James Dale, composer  

Jul 20   Gustave Charlier, Belgian literature historian/critic on this day in history.  

Jul 21   Frances Parkinson Keyes, novelist (Dinner at Antoine) in the year 1885.  

Jul 23   Ulysses S Grant, 18th US pres, dies in Mount McGregor NY, at 63 in the year 1885.  

Jul 24   On this day in history desider Antalffy-Zsiross, Hungarian organist/composer  

Jul 25   In the year 1885 benito Lynch, Irish/Argentine writer (Caranchos de la Florida)  

Jul 26   In the year 1885 andre Maurois, Elbeuf, France, novelist/biographer  

Aug 03   Naphtali Siegfried Salomon, composer in the year 1885.  

Aug 06   Jozef M E Meeus, Belgian director H-Heart union on this day in history.  

Aug 07   5 German warships anchor at Zanzibar on this day in history.  

Aug 07   In the year 1885 antony EJ Modderman, Dutch minister of Justice (1879-83), dies at 46  

Aug 07   Billie Burke, Washington DC, actress (Glinda-Wizard of Oz) in the year 1885.  

Aug 10   In the year 1885 leo Daft opens America's 1st coml operated electric streetcar (Balt)  

Aug 11   On this day in history $100,000 raised in US for pedestal for Statue of Liberty  

Aug 12   Alexander Albrecht, composer in the year 1885.  

Aug 12   Georg Curtius, German classical/linguist/philologist, dies at 65 on this day in history.  

Aug 13   BHP incorporated in Australia as a business on this day in history.  

Aug 14   Japan's first patent is issued to the inventor of a rust-proof paint on this day in history.  

Aug 15   Andrey Filippovich Pashchenko, composer in the year 1885.  

Aug 16   Charles Carson, London England, actor (Cry the Beloved Country) on this day in history.  

Aug 17   Clara [G Meijer-]Wichmann, German anarchists/feminist (Wife & society) in the year 1885.  

Aug 19   On this day in history elsie Ferguson, NY, actress (Lie, Footlights, Scarlet Pages)  

Aug 20   Dino Campana, Italian poet (Canti orfici) in the year 1885.  

Aug 20   Edouard J A Agneessens, Flemish painter (Slave Market), dies at 42 in the year 1885.  

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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 on this day in history.  

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 on this day in history.  

Jan 04   On this day in history 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   In the year 1885 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   In the year 1885 martin R Delany, politician & black nationalist, dies at 72  

Jan 26   In the year 1885 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   In the year 1885 leopold Damrosch, composer, dies at 52