Famous Deaths Happened In 1885

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 on this day in history.  

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 on this day in history.  

Feb 14 In the year 1885 death of jules Vallès, French writer (b. 1832)  

Feb 15 On this day in history leopold Damrosch, composer, dies at 52  

Feb 18 Charlotte Helen Sainton-Dolby, composer, dies at 61 on this day in history.  

Mar 28 Fredrick Vilhelm Ludvig Norman, composer, dies at 53 in the year 1885.  

Mar 31 Franz W Abbot, German composer/choir conductor, dies on this day in history.  

Apr 07 Carl Theodor Ernst von Siebold, German physiologist (b. 1804) died on this day in history.  

Apr 10 John H Scholten, theologist (Free Want), dies at 73 in the year 1885.  

Apr 23 In the year 1885 william Henry Holmes, composer, dies at 73  

May 04 Aleksandar I Karadjordjevic, monarch of Serbia (1842-58), dies at 78 on this day in history.  

May 05 Lauro Rossi, composer, dies at 73 in the year 1885.  

May 08 Pavel Krizkovsky, composer, dies at 65 on this day in history.  

May 10 Edward Stephen, composer, dies at 62 in the year 1885.  

May 11 On this day in history ferdinand Hiller, German pianist/composer/conductor, dies at 73  

May 13 On this day in history juliana Horatia [Gatty] Ewing, author (Lob Lie-by-the-Fire), dies  

May 19 Peter W. Barlow, English engineer (b. 1809) died in the year 1885.  

May 21 On this day in history gavril Yakimovich Lomakin, composer, dies at 73  

May 22 On this day in history victor(-Marie) Hugo, French writer (Les Miserables), dies at 83  

May 29 On this day in history alfred von Meissner, Austria physician/writer (Ziska), dies at 63  

Jun 05 In the year 1885 julius Benedict, composer (Protoghesi), dies at 80  

Jun 08 Ignace Bourget, Bishop of Montreal (b. 1799) died in the year 1885.  

Jun 14 On this day in history agustin Bethencourt, Venezuelan publisher on Curacao, dies at 58  

Jun 16 Wilhelm Camphausen, German painter (b. 1818) died in the year 1885.  

Jun 17 On this day in history gen Edwin H K Freiherr von Manteuffel, mayor (Elzas-Lothar'n), dies  

Jun 22 In the year 1885 mahdi, [Muhammad Ahmed], Sudanese music reviewer, dies  

Jul 01 In the year 1885 hermann von Fehling, German chemist (Fehling's reagens), dies at 73  

Jul 07 In the year 1885 nicola De Giosa, composer, dies at 66  

Jul 08 On this day in history hendrick Waelput, composer, dies at 39  

Jul 15 Rosalia de Castro, Spanish writer and poet (b. 1837) died in the year 1885.  

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Jan 01 Roland Diggle, composer was born on this day in history.  

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

Jan 05 In the year 1885 birth of humbert Wolfe, Italian-British poet (d. 1940)  

Jan 08 On this day in history birth of john Curtin, Victoria, Australian PM (Labor, 1941-45)  

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

Jan 11 Alice Paul, ERA advocate/founder (National Woman's Party) was born in the year 1885.  

Jan 11 Jack Hoxie, American actor, rodeo performer (d. 1965) was born in the year 1885.  

Jan 13 In the year 1885 birth of alfred Fuller, CEO (Fuller Brush Man)