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   Sinclair Lewis, novelist/social critic (Main Street, Nobel 1930) in the year 1885.   

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

Feb 12   In the year 1885 licinio Refice, composer   

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

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

Feb 15   Richard Wurz, composer in the year 1885.   

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   On this day in history sacha Guitry, France, actor/playwright (Story of a Cheat)   

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

Feb 21   On this day in history washington Monument dedicated (Wash DC)   

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 on this day in history.   

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

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

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

Feb 26   On this day in history 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   On this day in history 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   In the year 1885 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   Roland Diggle, composer was born in the year 1885.   

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 on this day in history.   

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

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

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 on this day in history.   

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

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

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