Page 2: Historical Events In 1885

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

Feb 05   In the year 1885 news of fall of Khartoum reaches London   

Feb 07   On this day in history sinclair Lewis, novelist/social critic (Main Street, Nobel 1930)   

Feb 08   In the year 1885 edith Evans, London England, actress (Tom Jones, David Copperfield)   

Feb 09   On this day in history 1st Japanese arrive in Hawaii   

Feb 09   Alban Maria Johannes Berg, Vienna Austria, a Lulu of a composer! in the year 1885.   

Feb 09   The first Japanese arrive in Hawaii in the year 1885.   

Feb 12   In the year 1885 carl Peters founds German East-Africa Society   

Feb 12   On this day in history licinio Refice, composer   

Feb 13   In the year 1885 elizabeth Virginia "Bess" Truman, 1st lady (1945-52)   

Feb 15   Leopold Damrosch, composer, dies at 52 on this day in history.   

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

Feb 17   Bismarck gives Carl Peters' firm management of East-Africa on this day in history.   

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

Feb 18   Mark Twain's "Adventures of Huckleberry Finn," published on this day in history.   

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

Feb 21   The Washington Monument is dedicated in the year 1885.   

Feb 21   Washington Monument dedicated (Wash DC) in the year 1885.   

Feb 24   On this day in history bert Lytell, NYC, actor (Henry-One Man's Family)   

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

Feb 25   In the year 1885 uS Congress condemns barbed wire around government grounds   

Feb 25   On this day in history uS Congress condemns barbed wire around govt grounds   

Feb 26   Congress of Berlin, gives Congo to Belgium & Nigeria to England in the year 1885.   

Feb 26   In the year 1885 lili Green, [Alice Sally Mary], Neth/Eng dancer   

Mar 01   On this day in history lionel Atwill, English/US actor (Mystery of the Wax Museum)   

Mar 03   On this day in history 1st US state (Calif) establishes a permanent forest commission   

Mar 03   American Telephone & Telegraph (AT&T) incorporates on this day in history.   

Mar 03   Congress passes Indian Appropriations Act (Indians wards of federal government) on this day in history.   

Mar 03   US Post Office offers special delivery for 1st-class mail on this day in history.   

Mar 03   US state (California) establishes a permanent forest commission in the year 1885.   

Mar 04   On this day in history gilbert & Sullivan's opera "Mikado," premieres in London   

Mar 04   Grover Cleveland inaugrated as first Democratic President since Civil War on this day in history.   

Mar 04   In the year 1885 willem H Winkel, Dutch physician/founder (Red Cross of Curacao)   

Mar 06   On this day in history 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 in the year 1885.   

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

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

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

Jan 11   On this day in history birth of jack Hoxie, American actor, rodeo performer (d. 1965)   

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

Jan 04   Eduard Yosif Kotek, composer, dies at 29 in the year 1885.   

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

Jan 24   On this day in history martin R Delany, politician & black nationalist, dies at 72   

Jan 26   Charles George Gordon, Brit gov-gen (Sudan), executed at 51 died on this day in history.   

Feb 14   On this day in history death of jules Vallès, French writer (b. 1832)   

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