Page 9: Historical Events In 1885

Oct 30   Gustav Adolf Merkel, composer, dies at 57.   

Nov 01   In this year, Pope Leo XIII publishes encyclical Immortale Dei   

Nov 01   inaugural train service established over CP between Montreal and Winnipeg via Ottawa, Sudbury and the Lakehead   

Nov 02   Harlow Shapley, US, astronomer (studied the galaxies).   

Nov 02   The inaugural Canadian Pacific Railway train leaves Montreal Quebec for Vancouver British Columbia   

Nov 03   Tacoma vigilantes drive out Chinese, burn their homes and businesses.   

Nov 05   Will Durant, US, author/historian (Story of Civilization).   

Nov 06   Emiel Poetou, Flemish sculptor   

Nov 06   US mint at Carson City, Nevada directed to close.   

Nov 07   Canadian Pacific Railway completed at Craigellachie   

Nov 07   The last spike is driven in the inaugural Canadian transcontinental main line at Craigellachie B.C. in the Eagle Pass. Van Horne makes his famous fifteen-word speech "All I can say is that the work has been well done in every way".   

Nov 08   Johannes Kneppelhout, [Klikspaan], Dutch humorist/author, dies at 71   

Nov 08   The CP special train arrives in Port Moody at Pacific Tidewater, the inaugural railway train ever to travel across Canada from sea to sea   

Nov 09   Opera "Ermine," premieres in London.   

Nov 10   Esther Dale, Beaufort SC, actress (Unfinished Business)   

Nov 10   Gottlieb Daimler's motorcycle, world's 1st, unveiled   

Nov 11   George Patton, Controversial World War II US General is born   

Nov 11   George S Patton, US general (Sicily/Italy/Normandy) "Old Blood and Guts"   

Nov 12   Montreal and Britannia Football Clubs (QRFU) defeat Ontario Combined Team (ORFU) 3-0 in CRFU Championship game.   

Nov 13   Montague Fawcett Phillips, composer   

Nov 13   Serbian army occupies Bulgaria.   

Nov 16   Canadian rebel leader of the Métis and "Father of Manitoba", Louis Riel is executed for treason   

Nov 16   Louis Riel, French rebel who fought against Canada, executed at 41   

Nov 17   Henry de Man, Belgium, sociologist/chairman (Belgian Workers Party).   

Nov 19   Erskine Sanford, Trinidad CO, actor (Angel on My Shoulder)   

Nov 23   Amsterdam police attack meeting of social-democrats united   

Nov 24   Alfonso XII, king of Spain (1875-85), dies at 27   

Nov 25   Alfonso XII, king of Spain (1874-85), dies at 27   

Nov 25   The inaugural Canadian National Park is established at Banff as Rocky Mountains Park   

Nov 26   1st meteor photograph.   

Nov 26   The inaugural meteor photograph   

Nov 26   Thomas Andrews, Irish physicist/chemist (ozone), dies at 71   

Nov 27   Earliest photograph of a meteor shower made   

Nov 27   Rudolph Reti, composer.   

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Jan 01   On this day in history birth of roland Diggle, composer   

Jan 02   On this day in history birth of johannes Ringers, Dutch water engineer (dikes)   

Jan 05   Humbert Wolfe, Italian-British poet (d. 1940) was born on this day in history.   

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   Alice Paul, ERA advocate/founder (National Woman's Party) was born in the year 1885.   

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   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   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   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.