Page 6: 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 on this day in history.   

Jul 06   Louis Pasteur successfully tests an anti-rabies vaccine on this day in history.   

Jul 06   The first inoculation (for rabies) of a human being, by Louis Pasteur on this day in history.   

Jul 07   Ernest Bristow Farrar, composer on this day in history.   

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   On this day in history roger de la Fresnaye, French sculptor/painter   

Jul 12   In the year 1885 george Sainton Kaye Butterworth, composer   

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

Jul 20   In the year 1885 gustave Charlier, Belgian literature historian/critic   

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 on this day in history.   

Jul 24   Desider Antalffy-Zsiross, Hungarian organist/composer on this day in history.   

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

Jul 26   On this day in history andre Maurois, Elbeuf, France, novelist/biographer   

Aug 03   In the year 1885 naphtali Siegfried Salomon, composer   

Aug 06   In the year 1885 jozef M E Meeus, Belgian director H-Heart union   

Aug 07   5 German warships anchor at Zanzibar in the year 1885.   

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

Aug 07   On this day in history billie Burke, Washington DC, actress (Glinda-Wizard of Oz)   

Aug 10   On this day in history 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 in the year 1885.   

Aug 13   On this day in history bHP incorporated in Australia as a business.   

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   In the year 1885 charles Carson, London England, actor (Cry the Beloved Country)   

Aug 17   On this day in history clara [G Meijer-]Wichmann, German anarchists/feminist (Wife & society)   

Aug 19   In the year 1885 elsie Ferguson, NY, actress (Lie, Footlights, Scarlet Pages)   

Aug 20   On this day in history dino Campana, Italian poet (Canti orfici)   

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   In the year 1885 birth of johannes Ringers, Dutch water engineer (dikes)   

Jan 05   Humbert Wolfe, Italian-British poet (d. 1940) was born in the year 1885.   

Jan 08   On this day in history birth of john Curtin, Victoria, Australian PM (Labor, 1941-45)   

Jan 08   A. J. Muste, Dutch pacifist and activist (d. 1967) was born in the year 1885.   

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   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   In the year 1885 peter C Asbjornsen, Norwegian fairy tale writer, dies at 72   

Jan 13   Schuyler Colfax,American politician (b.1823) died in the year 1885.   

Jan 19   On this day in history fred Burnaby, English colonel/balloon pioneer, dies in battle   

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   Jules Vallès, French writer (b. 1832) died in the year 1885.   

Feb 15   In the year 1885 leopold Damrosch, composer, dies at 52