Famous Deaths In 1885

Jan 04 On this day in history 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 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 in the year 1885.  

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

Feb 15 In the year 1885 leopold Damrosch, composer, dies at 52  

Feb 18 On this day in history charlotte Helen Sainton-Dolby, composer, dies at 61  

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

Mar 31 Franz W Abbot, German composer/choir conductor, dies in the year 1885.  

Apr 07 On this day in history death of carl Theodor Ernst von Siebold, German physiologist (b. 1804)  

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

Apr 23 On this day in history william Henry Holmes, composer, dies at 73  

May 04 In the year 1885 aleksandar I Karadjordjevic, monarch of Serbia (1842-58), dies at 78  

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

May 08 In the year 1885 pavel Krizkovsky, composer, dies at 65  

May 10 On this day in history edward Stephen, composer, dies at 62  

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

May 13 Juliana Horatia [Gatty] Ewing, author (Lob Lie-by-the-Fire), dies in the year 1885.  

May 19 On this day in history death of peter W. Barlow, English engineer (b. 1809)  

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 Alfred von Meissner, Austria physician/writer (Ziska), dies at 63 on this day in history.  

Jun 05 On this day in history julius Benedict, composer (Protoghesi), dies at 80  

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

Jun 14 Agustin Bethencourt, Venezuelan publisher on Curacao, dies at 58 in the year 1885.  

Jun 16 In the year 1885 death of wilhelm Camphausen, German painter (b. 1818)  

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

Jun 22 Mahdi, [Muhammad Ahmed], Sudanese music reviewer, dies in the year 1885.  

Jul 01 On this day in history 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 In the year 1885 hendrick Waelput, composer, dies at 39  

Jul 15 In the year 1885 death of rosalia de Castro, Spanish writer and poet (b. 1837)  

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Jan 01 In the year 1885 birth of roland Diggle, composer  

Jan 02 Johannes Ringers, Dutch water engineer (dikes) was born in the year 1885.  

Jan 05 Humbert Wolfe, Italian-British poet (d. 1940) was born on this day in history.  

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

Jan 08 A. J. Muste, Dutch pacifist and activist (d. 1967) was born in the year 1885.  

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

Jan 11 In the year 1885 birth of jack Hoxie, American actor, rodeo performer (d. 1965)  

Jan 13 On this day in history birth of alfred Fuller, CEO (Fuller Brush Man)