Page 5: Historical Events In 1885

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

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) on this day in history.   

May 19   In the year 1885 german chancellor Bismarck takes possession of Cameroon &Togoland   

May 19   In the year 1885 the first mass production of shoes (Jan Matzeliger in Lynn MA)   

May 21   In the year 1885 gavril Yakimovich Lomakin, composer, dies at 73   

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

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

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   In the year 1885 alfred von Meissner, Austria physician/writer (Ziska), dies at 63   

May 29   On this day in history erwin F Finlay-Freundlich, British astronomer (theory of relativity)   

Jun 01   In the year 1885 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   On this day in history 19th Belmont: Paul Duffy aboard Tyrant wins in 2:43   

Jun 07   In the year 1885 percy Brier, composer   

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

Jun 12   On this day in history werner Erich Josten, Elberfeld Germany, composer (Jungle)   

Jun 14   Agustin Bethencourt, Venezuelan publisher on Curacao, dies at 58 on this day in history.   

Jun 17   On this day in history gen Edwin H K Freiherr von Manteuffel, mayor (Elzas-Lothar'n), dies   

Jun 17   On this day in history statue of Liberty arrived in NYC aboard French ship `Isere'   

Jun 19   In the year 1885 stevan Hristic, composer   

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

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

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

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

Jun 27   In the year 1885 arthur Harmat, composer   

Jun 28   In the year 1885 berthold Viertel, writer   

Jun 29   In the year 1885 andre Gailhard, composer   

Jul 01   On this day in history 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   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   Johannes Ringers, Dutch water engineer (dikes) was born in the year 1885.   

Jan 05   Humbert Wolfe, Italian-British poet (d. 1940) was born in the year 1885.   

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

Jan 08   On this day in history birth of a. J. Muste, Dutch pacifist and activist (d. 1967)   

Jan 11   On this day in history birth of alice Paul, ERA advocate/founder (National Woman's Party)   

Jan 11   In the year 1885 birth of jack Hoxie, American actor, rodeo performer (d. 1965)   

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 on this day in history.   

Jan 13   Schuyler Colfax,American politician (b.1823) died on this day in history.   

Jan 19   On this day in history fred Burnaby, English colonel/balloon pioneer, dies in battle   

Jan 24   Martin R Delany, politician & black nationalist, dies at 72 in the year 1885.   

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 in the year 1885.   

Feb 15   Leopold Damrosch, composer, dies at 52 on this day in history.