Historical Events In 1885

Sep 21   On this day in history dutch demonstrate for general voting right  

Sep 21   Thomas Alexandrovich de Hartmann, composer in the year 1885.  

Sep 22   Erich von Stroheim, early film director/actor (Grand Illusion) in the year 1885.  

Sep 22   Lord Randolph Churchill makes a speech in Ulster in opposition to Home Rule e.g. "Ulster will fight and Ulster will be right" in the year 1885.  

Sep 24   5 German warships depart to Zanzibar on this day in history.  

Sep 24   Herman Bouber, Dutch actor/playwright (Sailor's Wives) in the year 1885.  

Sep 26   On this day in history anna M F "Annie" Wageningen-Salomons, author (Girl Student) [or 6/26]  

Sep 28   Wilbur 'Lefty' Good, pitcher (NY Yankees, 1905) in the year 1885.  

Sep 29   The first practical public electric tramway in the world is opened in Blackpool, England in the year 1885.  

Sep 30   Bechuanaland becomes a British protectorate in the year 1885.  

Sep 30   Maria J Small-Gartmann, actress, dies at 60 in the year 1885.  

Oct 01   On this day in history louis Untermeyer, NYC, poet/critic (Immortal Poems, Story Poems)  

Oct 01   Special delivery mail service begins in US on this day in history.  

Oct 02   Ruth Bryan Rohde, US, (Rep), minister to Denmark in the year 1885.  

Oct 04   In the year 1885 henricus Wijdefield, Dutch architect (Peace Palace)  

Oct 07   Niels Bohr, Denmark, physicist, expanded quantum physics (Nobel 1922) on this day in history.  

Oct 08   On this day in history william Henry Bennett Vodery, composer  

Oct 11   Alfred Haar, Hungary, mathematician in the year 1885.  

Oct 13   On this day in history the Georgia Institute of Technology (Georgia Tech) is founded in Atlanta, Georgia.  

Oct 15   Hoss Radbourne pitches his 60th win of season in the year 1885.  

Oct 15   In the year 1885 hoss Radbourne pitches his 60th win of the season  

Oct 16   Dorando di Desiderio Pietri, Italian marathoner (Olympic-DQ gold-1908) in the year 1885.  

Oct 17   On this day in history aaf Bouber-ten Hoope, Dutch actress (Jantjes)/wife of Herman Bouber  

Oct 17   Baseball sets all players salaries at $1,000-$2,000 for 1885 season in the year 1885.  

Oct 17   In the year 1885 the birth of Baroness Karen Blixen, Danish author  

Oct 21   Egon Joseph Wellesz, Austria, composer/musicologist on this day in history.  

Oct 22   Giovanni Martinelli, Montagnana Italy, opera singer (NY Met) on this day in history.  

Oct 22   In the year 1885 john Ward & several teammates secretly form Brotherhood of Prof Base Ball Players, 1st baseball union  

Oct 24   Ernest Claes, Belgian author (Saints from Zichem) in the year 1885.  

Oct 24   On this day in history johann Strauss' opera "Zigeunerbaron," premieres in Vienna  

Oct 25   John Brahms' 4th Symphony in E, premieres on this day in history.  

Oct 28   On this day in history v Chlebnikov, writer  

Oct 29   George B McClellan, Union army general, dies at 58 on this day in history.  

Oct 30   Ezra Loomis Pound, Hailey Idaho, poet (Cantos) on this day in history.  

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Jan 01   In the year 1885 birth of roland Diggle, composer  

Jan 02   Johannes Ringers, Dutch water engineer (dikes) was born on this day in history.  

Jan 05   In the year 1885 birth of humbert Wolfe, Italian-British poet (d. 1940)  

Jan 08   John Curtin, Victoria, Australian PM (Labor, 1941-45) was born in the year 1885.  

Jan 08   On this day in history birth of a. J. Muste, Dutch pacifist and activist (d. 1967)  

Jan 11   Alice Paul, ERA advocate/founder (National Woman's Party) was born on this day in history.  

Jan 11   Jack Hoxie, American actor, rodeo performer (d. 1965) was born on this day in history.  

Jan 13   Alfred Fuller, CEO (Fuller Brush Man) was born on this day in history.  

Jan 04   Eduard Yosif Kotek, composer, dies at 29 on this day in history.  

Jan 06   Peter C Asbjornsen, Norwegian fairy tale writer, dies at 72 in the year 1885.  

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   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   In the year 1885 death of jules Vallès, French writer (b. 1832)  

Feb 15   Leopold Damrosch, composer, dies at 52 in the year 1885.