Page 7: Historical Events In 1885

Aug 26   Jules Romains, France, novelist/playwright/poet (Men of Good Will).   

Aug 28   Armas Toivo Valdemar Maasalo, composer.   

Aug 28   Julius Hopp, composer, dies at 66   

Aug 29   Boxing's inaugural heavyweight title fight with 3-oz gloves and 3-minute rounds fought between John L Sullivan and Dominick McCaffrey   

Aug 29   Gottlieb Daimler patents the inaugural motor cycle   

Aug 29   Gottlieb Daimler receives German patent for a motorcycle.   

Aug 30   13000 meteors seen in 1 hour near Andromeda.   

Aug 31   DuBose Heyward, novelist (Porgy).   

Aug 31   Dubose Heyward, US writer (Porgy-Mamba's daughters), dies.   

Sep 02   In Rock Springs, Wyoming, 150 white miners, who were struggling to unionize so they could strike for better wages and work conditions, attack their Chinese fellow workers, killing 28, wounding 15, and forcing several hundred more out of town   

Sep 04   1st cafeteria opens (NYC).   

Sep 04   The inaugural buffet in the US opens in New York City.   

Sep 04   The inaugural cafeteria opens (NYC).   

Sep 05   1st gasoline pump is delivered to a gasoline dealer (Ft Wayne, Ind)   

Sep 05   John Raedecker, Dutch sculptor (National monument on the Dam).   

Sep 05   The inaugural gasoline pump is delivered to a gasoline dealer (Ft Wayne, Ind)   

Sep 06   Eastern Rumelia declares its union with Bulgaria. The Unification of Bulgaria is accomplished.   

Sep 06   Franz T Csokor, Austrian author (Writings on the Wall).   

Sep 07   Harry Sinclair Lewis, US, writer (Babbitt, Nobel 1930).   

Sep 10   Berthold Altaner, German church historian (Patrologie)   

Sep 11   D.H Lawrence, English novelist is born.   

Sep 11   David Herbert "DH" Lawrence, England, writer (Lady Chatterly's Lover)   

Sep 11   Moses Hopkins, named minister to Liberia   

Sep 12   Highest score (35) recorded in any 1st-class soccer match is set.   

Sep 14   Vittorio Gui, Italian conductor/composer (Batture d'aspetto).   

Sep 15   Juliusz Zarebski, composer, dies at 31   

Sep 15   Tthe famous circus elephant "Jumbo" is killed by a GTR freight train, hauled by locomotive no. 788 at St. Thomas. It was struck from behind while being lead along the track to be loaded into his car. Jumbo stood 12' 5" high and weighted 7 1/2 tons.   

Sep 16   Karen Horney, German/US, neo-freudian psychoanalyst.   

Sep 16   Puritan (US) beats Genesta (England) in 6th running of America's Cup.   

Sep 17   George Cleveland, Sydney Nova Scotia, actor (Courage of Lassie)   

Sep 18   Abdul Muslim Mahomayev, composer   

Sep 18   Riots break out in Montreal to protest against compulsory smallpox vaccination.   

Sep 20   Ferdinand "Jelly Roll" Morton, New Orleans, jazz pianist/composer   

Sep 21   Dutch demonstrate for general voting right   

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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,