Page 5: Famous Personalities Born In 1885

Aug 15 Edna Ferber, author, playwright was born in the year 1885.  

Aug 15 In the year 1885 birth of mary Nash, Troy NY, actress (Phila Story, Till the Clouds Roll By)  

Aug 16 On this day in history birth of charles Carson, London England, actor (Cry the Beloved Country)  

Aug 17 On this day in history birth of clara [G Meijer-]Wichmann, German anarchists/feminist (Wife & society)  

Aug 17 Kurt Hiller, writer was born on this day in history.  

Aug 18 Nettie Palmer, Australian poet and essayist (d. 1964) was born on this day in history.  

Aug 19 Elsie Ferguson, NY, actress (Lie, Footlights, Scarlet Pages) was born in the year 1885.  

Aug 19 On this day in history birth of werner Elert, German luthers theologist  

Aug 20 In the year 1885 birth of dino Campana, Italian poet (Canti orfici)  

Aug 23 In the year 1885 birth of henry Thomas Tizard, scientist  

Aug 26 Jules Romains, France, novelist/playwright/poet (Men of Good Will) was born in the year 1885.  

Aug 28 On this day in history birth of armas Toivo Valdemar Maasalo, composer  

Aug 28 In the year 1885 birth of vance Palmer, Australian author (d. 1959)  

Aug 31 DuBose Heyward, novelist (Porgy) was born in the year 1885.  

Sep 04 In the year 1885 birth of antonio Bacci, Italian cardinal (d. 1971)  

Sep 04 On this day in history birth of dimitrios Loundras, Greek gymnast (d. 1971)  

Sep 05 John Raedecker, Dutch sculptor (National monument on the Dam) was born on this day in history.  

Sep 06 Franz T Csokor, Austrian author (Writings on the Wall) was born on this day in history.  

Sep 06 On this day in history birth of otto Kruger, Toledo Ohio, actor (Lux Video Theater, High Noon)  

Sep 07 In the year 1885 birth of harry Sinclair Lewis, US, writer (Babbitt, Nobel 1930)  

Sep 10 Berthold Altaner, German church historian (Patrologie) was born in the year 1885.  

Sep 10 Carl Clinton Van Doren, US literary (9th Wave) was born in the year 1885.  

Sep 10 In the year 1885 birth of johannes de Jong, cardinal/archbishop of Utrecht (Handbook)  

Sep 11 On this day in history birth of david Herbert "DH" Lawrence, England, writer (Lady Chatterly's Lover)  

Sep 11 Eratstus Flaval Beadle, publisher (Beadle's Dime Novels) was born in the year 1885.  

Sep 11 On this day in history birth of herbert Stothart, composer  

Sep 13 In the year 1885 birth of wilhelm Blaschke, Austrian geometer (d. 1962)  

Sep 14 Vittorio Gui, Italian conductor/composer (Batture d'aspetto) was born on this day in history.  

Sep 16 Karen Horney, German/US, neo-freudian psychoanalyst was born in the year 1885.  

Sep 17 George Cleveland, Sydney Nova Scotia, actor (Courage of Lassie) was born in the year 1885.  

Sep 17 Uzeir Abdul Huseyn Hajibeyov, composer was born on this day in history.  

Sep 18 In the year 1885 birth of abdul Muslim Mahomayev, composer  

Sep 20 Ferdinand "Jelly Roll" Morton, New Orleans, jazz pianist/composer was born on this day in history.  

Sep 21 On this day in history birth of thomas Alexandrovich de Hartmann, 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 On this day in history death of schuyler Colfax,American politician (b.1823)  

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 on this day in history.  

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