Famous Birthdays In 1885

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

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

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

Jan 08 In the year 1885 birth of a. J. Muste, Dutch pacifist and activist (d. 1967)  

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

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

Jan 15 Grover Lowdermilk, American baseball player (d. 1968) was born in the year 1885.  

Jan 15 Huang Yuanyong, Chinese writer (d. 1915) was born on this day in history.  

Jan 15 On this day in history birth of lorenz Böhler, Austrian physician (d. 1973)  

Jan 16 On this day in history birth of wladyslaw Raczkiewicz, president of Poland (1939-40)  

Jan 16 Zhou Zuoren, Chinese writer (d. 1967) was born on this day in history.  

Jan 17 E Ball-Hennings, writer was born on this day in history.  

Jan 17 On this day in history birth of joseph Arendt, Belgian worker's union leader  

Jan 21 Huddie Ledbetter, "Leadbelly", blues singer [or 12/1/89, 1/29/89] was born on this day in history.  

Jan 21 Umberto Nobile, Italian general was born in the year 1885.  

Jan 23 Boleslaw Wallek-Walewski, composer was born on this day in history.  

Jan 25 On this day in history birth of a J Else Mauhs, German/Dutch actress (Eline Vere, L'aiglon)  

Jan 25 Kitahara HakushÅ«, Japanese poets and children's writers (d. 1942) was born on this day in history.  

Jan 27 On this day in history birth of eduard Künneke, German composer (d. 1953)  

Jan 27 In the year 1885 birth of jerome Kern, NYC, Broadway composer (Showboat, Roberta)  

Jan 27 In the year 1885 birth of maeda Seison, Japanese painter (d. 1977)  

Jan 30 John Henry Towers, aviator/naval hero was born in the year 1885.  

Feb 01 Camille Chautemps, premier France was born on this day in history.  

Feb 02 In the year 1885 birth of aldo Palazzeschi, [Giurlani], Italian writer (I cavalli bianchi)  

Feb 04 Cairine Ray Wilson, Montreal, 1st female Canadian senator (appointed) was born on this day in history.  

Feb 07 Sinclair Lewis, novelist/social critic (Main Street, Nobel 1930) was born in the year 1885.  

Feb 08 Edith Evans, London England, actress (Tom Jones, David Copperfield) was born on this day in history.  

Feb 09 In the year 1885 birth of alban Maria Johannes Berg, Vienna Austria, a Lulu of a composer!  

Feb 12 In the year 1885 birth of licinio Refice, composer  

Feb 13 On this day in history birth of elizabeth Virginia "Bess" Truman, 1st lady (1945-52)  

Feb 14 On this day in history birth of syed Zafarul Hasan, Prominent Muslim Indian/Pakistani philosopher (d. 1949)  

Feb 15 On this day in history birth of richard Wurz, composer  

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

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 In the year 1885 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 On this day in history death of jules Vallès, French writer (b. 1832)  

Feb 15 In the year 1885 leopold Damrosch, composer, dies at 52