Page 2: Historical Events In 1885

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

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

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

Feb 09   In the year 1885 alban Maria Johannes Berg, Vienna Austria, a Lulu of a composer!   

Feb 09   On this day in history the first Japanese arrive in Hawaii   

Feb 12   Carl Peters founds German East-Africa Society on this day in history.   

Feb 12   Licinio Refice, composer in the year 1885.   

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

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

Feb 15   On this day in history richard Wurz, composer   

Feb 17   On this day in history bismarck gives Carl Peters' firm management of East-Africa   

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 in the year 1885.   

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

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

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

Feb 24   In the year 1885 bert Lytell, NYC, actor (Henry-One Man's Family)   

Feb 24   The birth of Chester Nimitz, United States navy admiral on this day in history.   

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

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

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

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

Mar 01   On this day in history 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 on this day in history.   

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

Mar 03   US Post Office offers special delivery for 1st-class mail in the year 1885.   

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

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 in the year 1885.   

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

Mar 06   Ringgold "Ring" Lardner, US sports writer (You Know Me Al) in the year 1885.   

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Jan 01   Roland Diggle, composer was born on this day in history.   

Jan 02   On this day in history 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   In the year 1885 birth of john Curtin, Victoria, Australian PM (Labor, 1941-45)   

Jan 08   A. J. Muste, Dutch pacifist and activist (d. 1967) was born on this day in history.   

Jan 11   Alice Paul, ERA advocate/founder (National Woman's Party) was born on this day in history.   

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

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   Peter C Asbjornsen, Norwegian fairy tale writer, dies at 72 in the year 1885.   

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   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