Page 2: Historical Events In 1885

Feb 04   Cairine Ray Wilson, Montreal, 1st female Canadian senator (appointed) on this day in history.   

Feb 05   On this day in history 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   Edith Evans, London England, actress (Tom Jones, David Copperfield) on this day in history.   

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

Feb 09   On this day in history alban Maria Johannes Berg, Vienna Austria, a Lulu of a composer!   

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

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

Feb 12   Licinio Refice, composer in the year 1885.   

Feb 13   Elizabeth Virginia "Bess" Truman, 1st lady (1945-52) in the year 1885.   

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

Feb 15   In the year 1885 richard Wurz, composer   

Feb 17   In the year 1885 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   Mark Twain's "Adventures of Huckleberry Finn," published on this day in history.   

Feb 21   Sacha Guitry, France, actor/playwright (Story of a Cheat) in the year 1885.   

Feb 21   On this day in history the Washington Monument is dedicated.   

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

Feb 24   Bert Lytell, NYC, actor (Henry-One Man's Family) in the year 1885.   

Feb 24   On this day in history the birth of Chester Nimitz, United States navy admiral   

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

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

Feb 26   On this day in history congress of Berlin, gives Congo to Belgium & Nigeria to England   

Feb 26   In the year 1885 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   1st US state (Calif) establishes a permanent forest commission in the year 1885.   

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 on this day in history.   

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

Mar 04   Willem H Winkel, Dutch physician/founder (Red Cross of Curacao) on this day in history.   

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

Jan 05   On this day in history birth of humbert Wolfe, Italian-British poet (d. 1940)   

Jan 08   John Curtin, Victoria, Australian PM (Labor, 1941-45) was born in the year 1885.   

Jan 08   In the year 1885 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 in the year 1885.   

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

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 in the year 1885.   

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 on this day in history.   

Jan 24   Martin R Delany, politician & black nationalist, dies at 72 on this day in history.   

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 on this day in history.   

Feb 15   In the year 1885 leopold Damrosch, composer, dies at 52