Historical Events In 1885

May 18   Australians depart Suakin in the Sudan for Sydney on this day in history.   

May 18   On this day in history 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   German chancellor Bismarck takes possession of Cameroon &Togoland on this day in history.   

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   In the year 1885 sophie of Schönburg-Waldenburg, wife of Prince William of Wied (d.1936)   

May 22   On this day in history 13th Preakness: Jim McLaughlin aboard Tecumseh wins in 2:49   

May 22   Julio Fonseca, composer in the year 1885.   

May 22   In the year 1885 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   On this day in history erwin F Finlay-Freundlich, British astronomer (theory of relativity)   

Jun 01   On this day in history smallpox in Montreal killing 3,164 people   

Jun 05   On this day in history georges Mandel, [Louis Rothschild], French Foreign minister (-1940)   

Jun 05   J Palisa discovers asteroid #248 Lameia in the year 1885.   

Jun 05   Julius Benedict, composer (Protoghesi), dies at 80 in the year 1885.   

Jun 06   In the year 1885 19th Belmont: Paul Duffy aboard Tyrant wins in 2:43   

Jun 07   Percy Brier, composer in the year 1885.   

Jun 12   Roof collapse kills 30 at murder trial in France on this day in history.   

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   Statue of Liberty arrived in NYC aboard French ship `Isere' in the year 1885.   

Jun 19   On this day in history stevan Hristic, composer   

Jun 22   Mahdi, [Muhammad Ahmed], Sudanese music reviewer, dies on this day in history.   

Jun 23   In the year 1885 nSW Contingent to Sudan disembarks at Sydney   

Jun 24   British government of Salisbury forms on this day in history.   

Jun 26   In the year 1885 andre Maurois, [Emile Herzog], French writer (Balzac)   

Jun 27   Arthur Harmat, composer in the year 1885.   

Jun 28   Berthold Viertel, writer on this day in history.   

Jun 29   On this day in history andre Gailhard, composer   

Jul 01   Hermann von Fehling, German chemist (Fehling's reagens), dies at 73 in the year 1885.   

Jul 01   In the year 1885 the United States terminates reciprocity and fishery agreement with Canada.   

Jul 02   Canada's North-west Insurrection ends with surrender of Big Bear in the year 1885.   

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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 on this day in history.   

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   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   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   Fred Burnaby, English colonel/balloon pioneer, dies in battle in the year 1885.   

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

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 on this day in history.   

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