Page 2: Historical Events In 1885

Feb 04   In the year 1885 cairine Ray Wilson, Montreal, 1st female Canadian senator (appointed)   

Feb 05   In the year 1885 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) in the year 1885.   

Feb 09   In the year 1885 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 on this day in history.   

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   On this day in history elizabeth Virginia "Bess" Truman, 1st lady (1945-52)   

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   On this day in history bismarck gives Carl Peters' firm management of East-Africa   

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

Feb 18   On this day in history mark Twain's "Adventures of Huckleberry Finn," published   

Feb 21   In the year 1885 sacha Guitry, France, actor/playwright (Story of a Cheat)   

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

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   On this day in history the birth of Chester Nimitz, United States navy admiral   

Feb 25   US Congress condemns barbed wire around government grounds on this day in history.   

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

Feb 26   Congress of Berlin, gives Congo to Belgium & Nigeria to England on this day in history.   

Feb 26   Lili Green, [Alice Sally Mary], Neth/Eng dancer on this day in history.   

Mar 01   In the year 1885 lionel Atwill, English/US actor (Mystery of the Wax Museum)   

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

Mar 03   American Telephone & Telegraph (AT&T) incorporates in the year 1885.   

Mar 03   Congress passes Indian Appropriations Act (Indians wards of federal government) in the year 1885.   

Mar 03   In the year 1885 uS Post Office offers special delivery for 1st-class mail   

Mar 03   US state (California) establishes a permanent forest commission on this day in history.   

Mar 04   Gilbert & Sullivan's opera "Mikado," premieres in London in the year 1885.   

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

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   Roland Diggle, composer was born in the year 1885.   

Jan 02   In the year 1885 birth of johannes Ringers, Dutch water engineer (dikes)   

Jan 05   Humbert Wolfe, Italian-British poet (d. 1940) was born in the year 1885.   

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

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   Jack Hoxie, American actor, rodeo performer (d. 1965) was born in the year 1885.   

Jan 13   Alfred Fuller, CEO (Fuller Brush Man) was born on this day in history.   

Jan 04   Eduard Yosif Kotek, composer, dies at 29 on this day in history.   

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

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

Jan 26   In the year 1885 death of charles George Gordon, Brit gov-gen (Sudan), executed at 51   

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

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