Page 5: Historical Events In 1885

May 18   On this day in history australians depart Suakin in the Sudan for Sydney   

May 18   In the year 1885 eurico Gaspar Dutra, president of Brazil (1945-50)   

May 19   1st mass production of shoes (Jan Matzeliger in Lynn, Massachusetts) in the year 1885.   

May 19   On this day in history german chancellor Bismarck takes possession of Cameroon &Togoland   

May 19   The first mass production of shoes (Jan Matzeliger in Lynn MA) on this day in history.   

May 21   Gavril Yakimovich Lomakin, composer, dies at 73 in the year 1885.   

May 21   On this day in history sophie of Schönburg-Waldenburg, wife of Prince William of Wied (d.1936)   

May 22   In the year 1885 13th Preakness: Jim McLaughlin aboard Tecumseh wins in 2:49   

May 22   On this day in history julio Fonseca, composer   

May 22   On this day in history victor(-Marie) Hugo, French writer (Les Miserables), dies at 83   

May 29   Alfred von Meissner, Austria physician/writer (Ziska), dies at 63 on this day in history.   

May 29   Erwin F Finlay-Freundlich, British astronomer (theory of relativity) on this day in history.   

Jun 01   In the year 1885 smallpox in Montreal killing 3,164 people   

Jun 05   In the year 1885 georges Mandel, [Louis Rothschild], French Foreign minister (-1940)   

Jun 05   J Palisa discovers asteroid #248 Lameia on this day in history.   

Jun 05   On this day in history julius Benedict, composer (Protoghesi), dies at 80   

Jun 06   19th Belmont: Paul Duffy aboard Tyrant wins in 2:43 on this day in history.   

Jun 07   On this day in history percy Brier, composer   

Jun 12   Roof collapse kills 30 at murder trial in France in the year 1885.   

Jun 12   In the year 1885 werner Erich Josten, Elberfeld Germany, composer (Jungle)   

Jun 14   In the year 1885 agustin Bethencourt, Venezuelan publisher on Curacao, dies at 58   

Jun 17   In the year 1885 gen Edwin H K Freiherr von Manteuffel, mayor (Elzas-Lothar'n), dies   

Jun 17   In the year 1885 statue of Liberty arrived in NYC aboard French ship `Isere'   

Jun 19   In the year 1885 stevan Hristic, composer   

Jun 22   On this day in history mahdi, [Muhammad Ahmed], Sudanese music reviewer, dies   

Jun 23   NSW Contingent to Sudan disembarks at Sydney in the year 1885.   

Jun 24   On this day in history british government of Salisbury forms   

Jun 26   On this day in history andre Maurois, [Emile Herzog], French writer (Balzac)   

Jun 27   On this day in history arthur Harmat, composer   

Jun 28   In the year 1885 berthold Viertel, writer   

Jun 29   Andre Gailhard, composer in the year 1885.   

Jul 01   In the year 1885 hermann von Fehling, German chemist (Fehling's reagens), dies at 73   

Jul 01   On this day in history the United States terminates reciprocity and fishery agreement with Canada.   

Jul 02   On this day in history canada's North-west Insurrection ends with surrender of Big Bear   

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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   A. J. Muste, Dutch pacifist and activist (d. 1967) was born in the year 1885.   

Jan 11   In the year 1885 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   Alfred Fuller, CEO (Fuller Brush Man) was born in the year 1885.   

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

Jan 06   In the year 1885 peter C Asbjornsen, Norwegian fairy tale writer, dies at 72   

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

Feb 14   Jules Vallès, French writer (b. 1832) died in the year 1885.   

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