Famous Birthdays In 1885

Sep 22 In the year 1885 birth of ben Chifley, Prime Minister of Australia (d. 1951)  

Sep 22 Erich von Stroheim, early film director/actor (Grand Illusion) was born in the year 1885.  

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

Sep 24 On this day in history birth of herman Bouber, Dutch actor/playwright (Sailor's Wives)  

Sep 26 Anna M F "Annie" Wageningen-Salomons, author (Girl Student) [or 6/26] was born on this day in history.  

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 on this day in history.  

Oct 01 In the year 1885 birth of louis Untermeyer, NYC, poet/critic (Immortal Poems, Story Poems)  

Oct 02 In the year 1885 birth of ruth Bryan Rohde, US, (Rep), minister to Denmark  

Oct 03 Langley Collyer, hoarder (d. 1947) was born in the year 1885.  

Oct 03 Sophie Treadwell, American playwright and journalist (d. 1970) was born on this day in history.  

Oct 04 On this day in history 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 In the year 1885 birth of walter Anderson, German folklorist (d. 1962)  

Oct 11 Alfred Haar, Hungary, mathematician was born in the year 1885.  

Oct 11 Francois Mauriac, France, novelist/poet/playwright (Nobel 1952) was born on this day in history.  

Oct 16 On this day in history birth of dorando di Desiderio Pietri, Italian marathoner (Olympic-DQ gold-1908)  

Oct 17 Aaf Bouber-ten Hoope, Dutch actress (Jantjes)/wife of Herman Bouber was born in the year 1885.  

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 Jan Altink, Dutch painter/co-founder (Ploeg) was born in the year 1885.  

Oct 22 Giovanni Martinelli, Montagnana Italy, opera singer (NY Met) was born in the year 1885.  

Oct 22 In the year 1885 birth of lothar Windsperger, composer  

Oct 23 Lawren Harris, Canadian painter (d. 1970) was born on this day in history.  

Oct 24 In the year 1885 birth of ernest Claes, Belgian author (Saints from Zichem)  

Oct 27 In the year 1885 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 on this day in history.  

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

Nov 02 On this day in history birth of harlow Shapley, US, astronomer (studied the galaxies)  

Nov 05 Will Durant, US, author/historian (Story of Civilization) was born on this day in history.  

Nov 06 Emiel Poetou, Flemish sculptor was born in the year 1885.  

Nov 08 Emil Fahrenkamp, German architect (d. 1966) was born in the year 1885.  

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Jan 04 Eduard Yosif Kotek, composer, dies at 29 on this day in history.  

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 In the year 1885 fred Burnaby, English colonel/balloon pioneer, dies in battle  

Jan 24 Martin R Delany, politician & black nationalist, dies at 72 on this day in history.  

Jan 26 Charles George Gordon, Brit gov-gen (Sudan), executed at 51 died in the year 1885.  

Feb 14 On this day in history death of jules Vallès, French writer (b. 1832)  

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