Page 10: Historical Events In 1885

Nov 27   Earliest photograph of a meteor shower made in the year 1885.   

Nov 27   In the year 1885 rudolph Reti, composer   

Nov 30   In the year 1885 albrecht (von) Kesselring, German fieldmarshal (Poland/Netherland)   

Nov 30   Opera "El Cid" premieres (Paris) in the year 1885.   

Nov 30   On this day in history the opera "Le Cid" is produced (Paris)   

Dec 01   In the year 1885 guy de Lioncourt, composer   

Dec 02   In the year 1885 george Minot, US, physician, worked on anemia (Nobel 1934)   

Dec 02   Opera "Regina di Saba," premieres in Vienna in the year 1885.   

Dec 03   Marchien Zwitsers, farmer in Lutten (died at 109 years old) on this day in history.   

Dec 05   Dirk H W Filarski, Dutch painter/lithographer (Bergense School) in the year 1885.   

Dec 06   Albrecht Schaeffer, German writer (The General) on this day in history.   

Dec 07   On this day in history 49th Congress (1885-87) convenes   

Dec 10   Janos Hammerschlag, composer on this day in history.   

Dec 17   France declares Madagascar a protectorate in the year 1885.   

Dec 19   On this day in history f S Flint, London England, translator/poet (imagist movement)   

Dec 22   In the year 1885 joseph Deems Taylor, NYC, composer (Peter Ibbetson)   

Dec 22   Pope Leo XIII proclaims extraordinary jubilee in the year 1885.   

Dec 24   Arthur Dolphin, cricketer (Yorkshire & England keeper, later Test ump) on this day in history.   

Dec 24   On this day in history louis-Prosper Gachard, Belgian historian, dies at 85   

Dec 29   Gottlieb Daimler patents 1st bike (Germany) in the year 1885.   

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

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   In the year 1885 birth of john Curtin, Victoria, Australian PM (Labor, 1941-45)   

Jan 08   On this day in history birth of a. J. Muste, Dutch pacifist and activist (d. 1967)   

Jan 11   In the year 1885 birth of alice Paul, ERA advocate/founder (National Woman's Party)   

Jan 11   Jack Hoxie, American actor, rodeo performer (d. 1965) was born on this day in history.   

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

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

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   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   In the year 1885 death of charles George Gordon, Brit gov-gen (Sudan), executed at 51   

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