Page 6: Historical Events In 1885

Jul 05   In the year 1885 andre Lhote, French painter/art historian (Traité du paysage)   

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

Jul 06   On this day in history louis Pasteur successfully tests an anti-rabies vaccine   

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

Jul 07   In the year 1885 ernest Bristow Farrar, composer   

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

Jul 08   In the year 1885 ann Jemima Flower, oldest resident of Netherlands   

Jul 08   In the year 1885 hendrick Waelput, composer, dies at 39   

Jul 11   Roger de la Fresnaye, French sculptor/painter in the year 1885.   

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   On this day in history frances Parkinson Keyes, novelist (Dinner at Antoine)   

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

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

Jul 25   On this day in history 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   On this day in history jozef M E Meeus, Belgian director H-Heart union   

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

Aug 07   Antony EJ Modderman, Dutch minister of Justice (1879-83), dies at 46 on this day in history.   

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

Aug 10   Leo Daft opens America's 1st coml operated electric streetcar (Balt) on this day in history.   

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

Aug 12   Alexander Albrecht, composer on this day in history.   

Aug 12   Georg Curtius, German classical/linguist/philologist, dies at 65 in the year 1885.   

Aug 13   BHP incorporated in Australia as a business in the year 1885.   

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

Aug 15   Andrey Filippovich Pashchenko, composer on this day in history.   

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) on this day in history.   

Aug 19   In the year 1885 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 on this day in history.   

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Jan 01   Roland Diggle, composer was born in the year 1885.   

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   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   In the year 1885 birth of jack Hoxie, American actor, rodeo performer (d. 1965)   

Jan 13   Alfred Fuller, CEO (Fuller Brush Man) was born in the year 1885.   

Jan 04   Eduard Yosif Kotek, composer, dies at 29 in the year 1885.   

Jan 06   On this day in history 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   On this day in history fred Burnaby, English colonel/balloon pioneer, dies in battle   

Jan 24   On this day in history martin R Delany, politician & black nationalist, dies at 72   

Jan 26   On this day in history 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   Leopold Damrosch, composer, dies at 52 on this day in history.