Famous Deaths Happened In 1885

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

Jan 06 In the year 1885 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 Fred Burnaby, English colonel/balloon pioneer, dies in battle in the year 1885.  

Jan 24 In the year 1885 martin R Delany, politician & black nationalist, dies at 72  

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

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

Feb 15 Leopold Damrosch, composer, dies at 52 in the year 1885.  

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

Mar 28 In the year 1885 fredrick Vilhelm Ludvig Norman, composer, dies at 53  

Mar 31 In the year 1885 franz W Abbot, German composer/choir conductor, dies  

Apr 07 In the year 1885 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 In the year 1885 lauro Rossi, composer, dies at 73  

May 08 On this day in history pavel Krizkovsky, composer, dies at 65  

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

May 11 Ferdinand Hiller, German pianist/composer/conductor, dies at 73 in the year 1885.  

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

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 Victor(-Marie) Hugo, French writer (Les Miserables), dies at 83 in the year 1885.  

May 29 Alfred von Meissner, Austria physician/writer (Ziska), dies at 63 on this day in history.  

Jun 05 Julius Benedict, composer (Protoghesi), dies at 80 in the year 1885.  

Jun 08 On this day in history death of ignace Bourget, Bishop of Montreal (b. 1799)  

Jun 14 In the year 1885 agustin Bethencourt, Venezuelan publisher on Curacao, dies at 58  

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

Jul 01 Hermann von Fehling, German chemist (Fehling's reagens), dies at 73 in the year 1885.  

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

Jul 08 Hendrick Waelput, composer, dies at 39 in the year 1885.  

Jul 15 Rosalia de Castro, Spanish writer and poet (b. 1837) died on this day in history.  

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Jan 01 Roland Diggle, composer was born in the year 1885.  

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

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

Jan 08 John Curtin, Victoria, Australian PM (Labor, 1941-45) was born on this day in history.  

Jan 08 A. J. Muste, Dutch pacifist and activist (d. 1967) was born on this day in history.  

Jan 11 On this day in history birth of alice Paul, ERA advocate/founder (National Woman's Party)  

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

Jan 13 Alfred Fuller, CEO (Fuller Brush Man) was born in the year 1885.