{--page_num--}Famous Personalities Born In 1885

Sep 22 Ben Chifley, Prime Minister of Australia (d. 1951) was born on this day in history.  

Sep 22 On this day in history birth of erich von Stroheim, early film director/actor (Grand Illusion)  

Sep 22 Gunnar Asplund, Swedish architect (d. 1940) was born on this day in history.  

Sep 24 In the year 1885 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 in the year 1885.  

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 Louis Untermeyer, NYC, poet/critic (Immortal Poems, Story Poems) was born in the year 1885.  

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

Oct 03 In the year 1885 birth of langley Collyer, hoarder (d. 1947)  

Oct 03 Sophie Treadwell, American playwright and journalist (d. 1970) was born in the year 1885.  

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

Oct 07 On this day in history birth of niels Bohr, Denmark, physicist, expanded quantum physics (Nobel 1922)  

Oct 08 William Henry Bennett Vodery, composer was born on this day in history.  

Oct 10 In the year 1885 birth of walter Anderson, German folklorist (d. 1962)  

Oct 11 Alfred Haar, Hungary, mathematician was born on this day in history.  

Oct 11 Francois Mauriac, France, novelist/poet/playwright (Nobel 1952) was born in the year 1885.  

Oct 16 Dorando di Desiderio Pietri, Italian marathoner (Olympic-DQ gold-1908) was born in the year 1885.  

Oct 17 Aaf Bouber-ten Hoope, Dutch actress (Jantjes)/wife of Herman Bouber was born on this day in history.  

Oct 19 Charles Merrill, American investment banker (d. 1956) was born on this day in history.  

Oct 21 In the year 1885 birth of egon Joseph Wellesz, Austria, composer/musicologist  

Oct 21 In the year 1885 birth of jan Altink, Dutch painter/co-founder (Ploeg)  

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

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

Oct 27 Sigrid Hjertén, Swedish modernist painter (d. 1948) was born on this day in history.  

Oct 28 In the year 1885 birth of v Chlebnikov, writer  

Oct 28 On this day in history birth of velimir Khlebnikov, Russian poet (d. 1922)  

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

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

Jan 06 Peter C Asbjornsen, Norwegian fairy tale writer, dies at 72 on this day in history.  

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 on this day in history.  

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

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