Page 8: Historical Events In 1885

Sep 21   Dutch demonstrate for general voting right in the year 1885.   

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

Sep 22   In the year 1885 erich von Stroheim, early film director/actor (Grand Illusion)   

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   In the year 1885 5 German warships depart to Zanzibar   

Sep 24   In the year 1885 herman Bouber, Dutch actor/playwright (Sailor's Wives)   

Sep 26   Anna M F "Annie" Wageningen-Salomons, author (Girl Student) [or 6/26] in the year 1885.   

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 on this day in history.   

Sep 30   Bechuanaland becomes a British protectorate on this day in history.   

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   In the year 1885 ruth Bryan Rohde, US, (Rep), minister to Denmark   

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

Oct 07   Niels Bohr, Denmark, physicist, expanded quantum physics (Nobel 1922) in the year 1885.   

Oct 08   William Henry Bennett Vodery, composer in the year 1885.   

Oct 11   On this day in history alfred Haar, Hungary, mathematician   

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

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

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

Oct 16   In the year 1885 dorando di Desiderio Pietri, Italian marathoner (Olympic-DQ gold-1908)   

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 on this day in history.   

Oct 17   The birth of Baroness Karen Blixen, Danish author in the year 1885.   

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   John Ward & several teammates secretly form Brotherhood of Prof Base Ball Players, 1st baseball union on this day in history.   

Oct 24   On this day in history ernest Claes, Belgian author (Saints from Zichem)   

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

Oct 25   John Brahms' 4th Symphony in E, premieres in the year 1885.   

Oct 28   In the year 1885 v Chlebnikov, writer   

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

Oct 30   In the year 1885 ezra Loomis Pound, Hailey Idaho, poet (Cantos)   

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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 in the year 1885.   

Jan 05   On this day in history birth of humbert Wolfe, Italian-British poet (d. 1940)   

Jan 08   John Curtin, Victoria, Australian PM (Labor, 1941-45) was born on this day in history.   

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

Jan 11   In the year 1885 birth of alice Paul, ERA advocate/founder (National Woman's Party)   

Jan 11   On this day in history birth of jack Hoxie, American actor, rodeo performer (d. 1965)   

Jan 13   On this day in history birth of alfred Fuller, CEO (Fuller Brush Man)   

Jan 04   In the year 1885 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 on this day in history.   

Jan 19   Fred Burnaby, English colonel/balloon pioneer, dies in battle in the year 1885.   

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 on this day in history.