Page 2: Historical Events In 1885

Feb 04   On this day in history cairine Ray Wilson, Montreal, 1st female Canadian senator (appointed)   

Feb 05   On this day in history news of fall of Khartoum reaches London   

Feb 07   In the year 1885 sinclair Lewis, novelist/social critic (Main Street, Nobel 1930)   

Feb 08   Edith Evans, London England, actress (Tom Jones, David Copperfield) on this day in history.   

Feb 09   1st Japanese arrive in Hawaii in the year 1885.   

Feb 09   Alban Maria Johannes Berg, Vienna Austria, a Lulu of a composer! on this day in history.   

Feb 09   In the year 1885 the first Japanese arrive in Hawaii   

Feb 12   Carl Peters founds German East-Africa Society in the year 1885.   

Feb 12   Licinio Refice, composer on this day in history.   

Feb 13   Elizabeth Virginia "Bess" Truman, 1st lady (1945-52) on this day in history.   

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

Feb 15   Richard Wurz, composer on this day in history.   

Feb 17   Bismarck gives Carl Peters' firm management of East-Africa in the year 1885.   

Feb 18   In the year 1885 charlotte Helen Sainton-Dolby, composer, dies at 61   

Feb 18   In the year 1885 mark Twain's "Adventures of Huckleberry Finn," published   

Feb 21   Sacha Guitry, France, actor/playwright (Story of a Cheat) on this day in history.   

Feb 21   In the year 1885 the Washington Monument is dedicated.   

Feb 21   In the year 1885 washington Monument dedicated (Wash DC)   

Feb 24   Bert Lytell, NYC, actor (Henry-One Man's Family) on this day in history.   

Feb 24   The birth of Chester Nimitz, United States navy admiral in the year 1885.   

Feb 25   US Congress condemns barbed wire around government grounds in the year 1885.   

Feb 25   US Congress condemns barbed wire around govt grounds in the year 1885.   

Feb 26   In the year 1885 congress of Berlin, gives Congo to Belgium & Nigeria to England   

Feb 26   On this day in history lili Green, [Alice Sally Mary], Neth/Eng dancer   

Mar 01   Lionel Atwill, English/US actor (Mystery of the Wax Museum) on this day in history.   

Mar 03   In the year 1885 1st US state (Calif) establishes a permanent forest commission   

Mar 03   In the year 1885 american Telephone & Telegraph (AT&T) incorporates   

Mar 03   In the year 1885 congress passes Indian Appropriations Act (Indians wards of federal government)   

Mar 03   On this day in history uS Post Office offers special delivery for 1st-class mail   

Mar 03   In the year 1885 uS state (California) establishes a permanent forest commission   

Mar 04   Gilbert & Sullivan's opera "Mikado," premieres in London on this day in history.   

Mar 04   On this day in history grover Cleveland inaugrated as first Democratic President since Civil War   

Mar 04   On this day in history willem H Winkel, Dutch physician/founder (Red Cross of Curacao)   

Mar 06   In the year 1885 ringgold "Ring" Lardner, US sports writer (You Know Me Al)   

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Jan 01   On this day in history birth of roland Diggle, composer   

Jan 02   Johannes Ringers, Dutch water engineer (dikes) was born on this day in history.   

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

Jan 04   On this day in history 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   In the year 1885 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   In the year 1885 martin R Delany, politician & black nationalist, dies at 72   

Jan 26   On this day in history 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   Leopold Damrosch, composer, dies at 52 in the year 1885.