Page 6: Famous Personalities Born In 1885

Sep 22 Ben Chifley, Prime Minister of Australia (d. 1951) was born in the year 1885.  

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

Sep 22 In the year 1885 birth of gunnar Asplund, Swedish architect (d. 1940)  

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

Sep 26 In the year 1885 birth of anna M F "Annie" Wageningen-Salomons, author (Girl Student) [or 6/26]  

Sep 27 Harry Blackstone, Sr., American magician (d. 1965) was born on this day in history.  

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

Oct 01 Louis Untermeyer, NYC, poet/critic (Immortal Poems, Story Poems) was born on this day in history.  

Oct 02 Ruth Bryan Rohde, US, (Rep), minister to Denmark was born on this day in history.  

Oct 03 Langley Collyer, hoarder (d. 1947) was born on this day in history.  

Oct 03 On this day in history birth of sophie Treadwell, American playwright and journalist (d. 1970)  

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

Oct 07 In the year 1885 birth of niels Bohr, Denmark, physicist, expanded quantum physics (Nobel 1922)  

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

Oct 10 On this day in history birth of walter Anderson, German folklorist (d. 1962)  

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

Oct 11 On this day in history birth of francois Mauriac, France, novelist/poet/playwright (Nobel 1952)  

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

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

Oct 19 Charles Merrill, American investment banker (d. 1956) was born in the year 1885.  

Oct 21 On this day in history birth of egon Joseph Wellesz, Austria, composer/musicologist  

Oct 21 On this day in history birth of jan Altink, Dutch painter/co-founder (Ploeg)  

Oct 22 On this day in history birth of giovanni Martinelli, Montagnana Italy, opera singer (NY Met)  

Oct 22 Lothar Windsperger, composer was born in the year 1885.  

Oct 23 In the year 1885 birth of lawren Harris, Canadian painter (d. 1970)  

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

Oct 27 On this day in history birth of sigrid Hjertén, Swedish modernist painter (d. 1948)  

Oct 28 V Chlebnikov, writer was born on this day in history.  

Oct 28 Velimir Khlebnikov, Russian poet (d. 1922) was born in the year 1885.  

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

Nov 02 Harlow Shapley, US, astronomer (studied the galaxies) was born in the year 1885.  

Nov 05 In the year 1885 birth of will Durant, US, author/historian (Story of Civilization)  

Nov 06 Emiel Poetou, Flemish sculptor was born on this day in history.  

Nov 08 Emil Fahrenkamp, German architect (d. 1966) was born on this day in history.  

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Jan 04 In the year 1885 eduard Yosif Kotek, composer, dies at 29  

Jan 06 On this day in history peter C Asbjornsen, Norwegian fairy tale writer, dies at 72  

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 In the year 1885 death of charles George Gordon, Brit gov-gen (Sudan), executed at 51  

Feb 14 Jules Vallès, French writer (b. 1832) died in the year 1885.  

Feb 15 Leopold Damrosch, composer, dies at 52 on this day in history.