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Year 1885 (MDCCCLXXXV) was a common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Tuesday of the 12-day slower Julian calendar). Incumbents Monarch - Victoria of the United Kingdom Prime Minister - William Gladstone, Liberal (until 1884 state leaders - Events of 1885 - 1886 state leaders - State leaders by year ---- France Obock and Tadjoura - Léonce Lagarde, Commandant of Obock and Tadjoura ( 1884 - 1887) Roman numerals are a Numeral system originating in ancient Rome, adapted from Etruscan numerals. This is the Calendar for any Common year starting on Thursday ( Dominical letter D) The Gregorian calendar is the most widely used Calendar in the world today This is the Calendar for any Common year starting on Tuesday ( Dominical letter F) The Julian calendar, a reform of the Roman calendar, was introduced by Julius Caesar in 46 BC and came into force in 45 BC (709 Ab urbe condita
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Events of 1885
January - March
Feb. 21: Washington Monument dedicated. Events 362 - Athanasius returns to Alexandria. 1245 - Thomas, the first known Bishop of Finland The Washington Monument is a large tall sand-colored Obelisk near the west end of the National Mall in Washington D
- Chile's Matrimony and Civil Registry laws come into effect.
- January 4 - The first successful appendectomy is performed by Dr. Events 46 BC - Titus Labienus defeats Julius Caesar in the Battle of Ruspina. An appendicectomy (or appendectomy) is the surgical removal of the Vermiform appendix. William W. Grant on Mary Gartside.
- January 20 - L.A. Thompson patents the roller coaster. Events 250 - Emperor Decius begins a widespread persecution of Christians in Rome. LaMarcus Adna Thompson ( March 8, 1848 &ndash May 8, 1919 in Ohio, United States is best known for his early work developing The roller coaster is a popular Amusement ride developed for Amusement parks and modern Theme parks LaMarcus Adna Thompson patented the first
- January 26 - Troops loyal to the Mahdi Muhammad Ahmad conquer Khartoum
- February 5 - King Léopold II of Belgium establishes the Congo Free State as a personal possession. Events 1340 - King Edward III of England is declared King of France. In Islamic eschatology the Mahdi ( ar مهدي, also Mehdi; "Guided One" is the prophesied redeemer of Islam who will stay on earth Muhammad Ahmad ibn as Sayyid Abd Allah (otherwise known as The Mahdi or Muhammad Ahmed Al Mahdi Arabic:محمد أحمد المهدي ( August Khartoum ( الخرطوم al-Kharṭūm) is the Capital of Sudan and of Khartoum State. Events 1576 - Henry of Navarre converts to Roman Catholicism in order to ensure his right to the throne of France. Leopold II (Léopold Louis Philippe Marie Victor Leopold Lodewijk Filips Maria Victor (9 April 1835 – 17 December 1909 was King of the Belgians. The Congo Free State was a Corporate state privately controlled by Leopold II King of the Belgians through a dummy non-governmental organization the
- February 7 - The play La vida alegre y muerte triste by dramatist José Echegaray opens. Events 457 - Leo I becomes emperor of the Byzantine Empire. 1074 - Battle of Montesarchio in which the Prince José Echegaray y Eizaguirre ( April 19, 1832 Madrid, Spain — September 14, 1916) was a Spanish Civil
- February 9 - The first Japanese arrive in Hawaii. Events 474 - Zeno crowned as co-emperor of the Byzantine Empire. For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Japan topics. The State of Hawaii ( or həˈwaɪʔiː Hawaiian: Mokuāina o Hawaii) is a state in the United States located on an Archipelago in the
- February 21 - US president Chester A. Arthur dedicates the Washington Monument
- February 23 - British executioner fails to hang John 'Babbacombe' Lee, sentenced for the murder of Emma Keyse. Events 362 - Athanasius returns to Alexandria. 1245 - Thomas, the first known Bishop of Finland The United States of America —commonly referred to as the Chester Alan Arthur (October 5 1829 &ndash November 18 1886 was an American politician who served as the twenty-first President of the United States. The Washington Monument is a large tall sand-colored Obelisk near the west end of the National Mall in Washington D Events 1455 - Traditional date for the publication of the Gutenberg Bible, the first Western Book printed from Movable Hanging is the lethal suspension of a person by a ligature The Oxford English Dictionary states that hanging in this sense is "specifically to put to death Sentence is commuted to life imprisonment
- February 26 - Final Act of the Berlin Conference regulates European colonization and trade in Africa. Life imprisonment or life incarceration is a sentence of imprisonment for a serious crime often for most Events 747 BC - Epoch (origin of Ptolemy 's Nabonassar Era 364 - Valentinian I is proclaimed See also Congress of Berlin (1878 and Berlin Conference of 1954 (Cold War
- February 28 - The month concludes without having a full moon. Events 202 BC - coronation ceremony of Liu Bang as Emperor Gaozu of Han takes place initiating four centuries of the Han Dynasty 's rule
- March-May - North-West Rebellion takes place and is put down in Canada. The North-West Rebellion (or North-West Resistance or the Saskatchewan Rebellion) of 1885 was a brief and unsuccessful uprising by the Métis Country to "Dominion of Canada" or "Canadian Federation" or anything else please read the Talk Page
- March 3 - A subsidiary of the American Bell Telephone Company, American Telephone and Telegraph (AT&T), is incorporated in New York. Events 1284 - Statute of Rhuddlan incorporated the Principality of Wales into England 1575 - Indian Before proposing a merge request please see Talk and see if the merger you propose has recently been made and New York ( is a state in the Mid-Atlantic and Northeastern regions of the United States and is the nation's third most populous
- March 4 - Grover Cleveland replaces Chester A. Arthur as President of the United States. Events 51 - Nero, later to become Roman Emperor, is given the title Princeps iuventutis (head of the youth Stephen Grover Cleveland (March 18 1837 June 24 1908 was both the twenty-second and twenty-fourth President of the United States. Chester Alan Arthur (October 5 1829 &ndash November 18 1886 was an American politician who served as the twenty-first President of the United States. The President of the United States is the Head of state and Head of government of the United States and is the highest political official in United States by
- March 14 - W. S. Gilbert and Arthur Sullivan's The Mikado opens at the Savoy Theatre. Events 1489 - The Queen of Cyprus, Catherine Cornaro, sells her kingdom to Venice. Sir William Schwenck Gilbert (18 November 1836 &ndash 29 May 1911 was an English Dramatist, librettist, poet and illustrator best known for his fourteen Sir Arthur Seymour Sullivan MVO (13 May 1842 &ndash 22 November 1900 was an English composer of Irish and Italian descent best known for his operatic The Mikado, or The Town of Titipu, is a Comic opera in two acts with music by Arthur Sullivan and Libretto by W The Savoy Theatre is a West End theatre located in the Strand in the City of Westminster, London England
- March 26 -
- The Times reports that "A lady well-known in literary and scientific circles" has been cremated by the Cremation Society in Woking, Surrey. Events 1026 - Pope John XIX crowns Conrad II as Holy Roman Emperor. The Times is a daily national Newspaper published in the United Kingdom since 1785 when it was known as The Daily Universal Register. Cremation is the act of reducing a Corpse by burning, generally in a crematorium furnace or crematory fire Surrey is a county in the South East of England and is one of the Home Counties. Jeannette C. Pickersgill was the first person to be officially cremated in the United Kingdom
- The Prussian government motivated by Otto von Bismarck orders to expel from Prussia all ethnic Poles and Jews without German citizenship. The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located Prussia ( Latin: Borussia, Prutenia; Prūsija Prūsija Prusy Old Prussian: Prūsa) was most recently a historic state Otto Eduard Leopold von Bismarck Count of Bismarck-Schönhausen Duke of Lauenburg Prince of Bismarck ( April 1, 1815 July 30, 1898) Thus the Prussian deportations are initiated. The Prussian deportations (or Prussian expulsions, rugi pruskie were mass expulsions of Poles (and to a lesser extent Jews) from Prussia
- March 30 - The Battle for Kushka triggers the Panjdeh Incident which nearly gives rise to war between the British Empire and Russian Empire. Events 240 BC - 1st recorded Perihelion passage of Halley's Comet. The Panjdeh Incident or Panjdeh Scare (Russian Афганский кризис Afghan Crisis or Бой за Кушку Battle of Kushka) was a military The Panjdeh Incident or Panjdeh Scare (Russian Афганский кризис Afghan Crisis or Бой за Кушку Battle of Kushka) was a military The British Empire was the largest empire in history and for over a century was the foremost global power. The Russian Empire ( Pre-reform Russian: Pоссійская Имперія Modern Russian: Российская Империя translit: Rossiyskaya
- March 31 - The United Kingdom establishes a protectorate over Bechuanaland. Events 307 - After divorcing his wife Minervina, Constantine marries Fausta, the daughter of the retired Roman Emperor The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located In International law, a protectorate is a autonomous territory that is "protected" by a stronger state or entity hense the protector which engages to protect The Bechuanaland Protectorate (BP was a protectorate established on March 31, 1885, by the United Kingdom in Southern Africa.
April - June
- April 3 - Gottlieb Daimler is granted a German patent for his 1-cylinder water-cooled engine design. Events 1043 - Edward the Confessor is crowned King of England. Gottlieb Wilhelm Daimler ( March 17, 1834 - March 6, 1900) was an Engineer, Industrial designer and Industrialist Water cooling is a method of Heat removal from components As opposed to Air cooling, Water is used as the heat transmitter An engine is a mechanical device that produces some form of output from a given input
- April 30 - A bill is signed in the New York State legislature forming the Niagara Falls State Park. Events 313 - Roman emperor Licinius unifies the entire Eastern Roman Empire under his rule The Niagara Falls are massive Waterfalls on the Niagara River, straddling the international border separating the Canadian province of Ontario
- May 2
- Good Housekeeping magazine goes on sale for the first time. Events 1194 - King Richard I of England gives Portsmouth its first Royal Charter. Good Housekeeping is a women's Magazine owned by the Hearst Corporation, featuring articles about women's interests product testing by The Good Housekeeping
- Cree and Assiniboine warriors won the Battle of Cut Knife, their largest victory over Canadian forces during the North-West Rebellion. Not to be confused with the Creek. Cree is an Exonym applied to various people indigenous to North America namely the Nehiyaw Nehithaw Nehilaw The Assiniboine, also known by the Ojibwe name Asiniibwaan "Stone Sioux" and the Cree as Asinîpwât are a Siouan The Battle of Cut Knife, fought on May 2, 1885, occurred when a small force of Cree and Assiniboine warriors were attacked by a Flying Country to "Dominion of Canada" or "Canadian Federation" or anything else please read the Talk Page The North-West Rebellion (or North-West Resistance or the Saskatchewan Rebellion) of 1885 was a brief and unsuccessful uprising by the Métis
- The Congo Free State is established by King Léopold II of Belgium. The Congo Free State was a Corporate state privately controlled by Leopold II King of the Belgians through a dummy non-governmental organization the Leopold II (Léopold Louis Philippe Marie Victor Leopold Lodewijk Filips Maria Victor (9 April 1835 – 17 December 1909 was King of the Belgians.
- May 9–May 12 - Canadian government forces inflict decisive defeat on Métis rebels at the Battle of Batoche. Events 1457 BC - Battle of Megiddo (15th century BC between Thutmose III and a large Canaanite coalition under the King of Events 1191 - Richard I of England marries Berengaria of Navarre. Country to "Dominion of Canada" or "Canadian Federation" or anything else please read the Talk Page The Métis are descendants of marriages of Cree, Ojibway Algonquin, Saulteaux, and Menominee aboriginals to Europeans, The Battle of Batoche was the decisive Canadian with the help of the Clergy victory over the Métis resistance that led to the surrender of Louis Riel
- June 17 - The Statue of Liberty arrives in New York Harbor. Events 1462 - Vlad III the Impaler attempts to assassinate Mehmed II ( The Night Attack) forcing him to retreat Liberty Enlightening the World (La liberté éclairant le monde commonly known as the Statue of Liberty (Statue de la Liberté was presented The City of New York
- June 24 - Randolph Churchill becomes Secretary of State for India
July - September
- July 6 - Louis Pasteur successfully tests his vaccine against rabies. Events 972 - Battle of Cedynia, the first documented victory of Polish forces takes place Lord Randolph Henry Spencer Churchill ( 13 February 1849 – 24 January 1895) was a British Statesman. The office of Secretary of State for India or India Secretary was created in 1858 when Company rule in India ended and India was brought under direct British rule Events 1044 - The Battle of Ménfő takes place 1189 - Richard the Lionheart is crowned King of England Louis Pasteur (27 December 1822 – 28 September 1895 a French Chemist and Microbiologist, is best known for remarkable breakthroughs in the causes and A vaccine is a biological preparation which is used to establish or improve immunity to a particular disease Rabies (from rabies “madness rage fury” Also known as “ hydrophobia ” is a viral Zoonotic neuroinvasive disease that The patient is Joseph Meister, a boy who was bitten by a rabid dog. Joseph Meister ( February 21 1876 - June 16 1940) was the first person to be inoculated against Rabies by Louis Pasteur
- July 14 - Sarah E. Goode is the first female African-American to apply for and receive a patent, for the invention of the hideaway bed. Events 1223 - Louis VIII becomes King of France upon the death of his father Philip II of France. Sarah E Goode (b1850s was the first African American woman to receive a Patent from the United States Patent and Trademark Office. A patent is a set of Exclusive rights granted by a State to an inventor or his assignee for a fixed period of time in exchange for a disclosure of an
- July 15 - The Reservation at Niagara Falls opens, enabling access to all for free. Events 1099 - First Crusade: Christian soldiers take the Church of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem after the final The Niagara Falls are massive Waterfalls on the Niagara River, straddling the international border separating the Canadian province of Ontario Thomas V. Welch is the first Superintendent of the Park. Thomas Vincent Welch ( October 1 1850 – October 20 1903) was a New York State Assemblyman and served as the first Superintendent
- July 20 - Professional football (soccer) is legalized in Britain. Events 1304 - Wars of Scottish Independence: Fall of Stirling Castle - King Edward I of England takes the last rebel stronghold Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a Team sport played between two teams of eleven players and is widely considered
- July 28 - Louis Riel's trial for treason begins in Regina. Events 1540 - Thomas Cromwell is executed at the order of Henry VIII of England on charges of Treason. Louis Riel (22 October 1844 &ndash 16 November 1885 in English was a Canadian politician, a founder of the province of Manitoba, and leader of the Métis In Law, treason is the Crime that covers some of the more serious acts of disloyalty to one's sovereign or Nation. Regina (rɨˈdʒaɪnə is the capital of Saskatchewan, Canada.
- September 2 - The Rock Springs Massacre occurrs in Rock Springs, Wyoming; 150 white miners attack their Chinese coworkers, killing 28, wounding 15, and forcing several hundred more out of town. Events 44 BC - Pharaoh Cleopatra VII of Egypt declares her son co-ruler as Ptolemy XV Caesarion. The Rock Springs massacre (also known as the Rock Springs riot) occurred on September 2 1885 in the present-day United States (U Rock Springs is a city in Sweetwater County, Wyoming, United States. China ( Wade-Giles ( Mandarin) Chung¹kuo² is a cultural region, an ancient Civilization, and depending on perspective a National
- September 6 - Eastern Rumelia declares its union with Bulgaria. Events 3114 BC - According to the Proleptic Julian calendar the current era in the Maya Long Count Calendar started The Unification of Bulgaria is accomplished.
- September 8 - Saint Thomas Academy is founded. Events 70 - Roman forces under Titus sack Jerusalem. 1264 - The Statute of Kalisz Saint Thomas Academy (abbr St Thomas Academy or STA) originally known as Saint Thomas Aquinas Seminary, and formerly known as Saint Thomas Military
- September 15 - Train wreck of P.T. Barnum circus kills giant elephant Jumbo. Events 668 - Eastern Roman Emperor Constans II is assassinated in his bath at Syracuse Italy. Phineas Taylor Barnum (July 5 1810 &ndash April 7 1891 was an American Showman remembered for Hoaxes and for founding the Circus that became the Jumbo The Elephant ( 1861 - September 15, 1885) was a very large African bush elephant, born 1861 in French Sudan, imported to
- September 18 - Union of Eastern Rumelia with Bulgaria proclaimed at Plovdiv. Events 96 - Nerva is proclaimed Roman Emperor after Domitian is assassinated Eastern Rumelia or Eastern Roumelia (Източна Румелия Iztochna Rumeliya; Ottoman Turkish: Rumeli-i Şarkî; Modern Turkish The state of Bulgaria (България transliterated bg-Latn ''Balgaria'' The country preserves the traditions (in ethnic name language and alphabet of the First Bulgarian
- September 30 - A British force abolishes the Boer republic of Stellaland and adds it to British Bechuanaland. Events 1399 - Henry IV is proclaimed King of England. 1744 - France and Spain defeat the Boer (ˈbuːr in Dutch ˈbʊɚ/ /boʊɚ or /ˈbɔr/ in English is the Dutch word for Farmer which came to denote the descendants of the proto Afrikaans Stellaland was a short-lived Boer Republic from 1882 until 1885, located in an area of Bechuanaland, west of the then South The Bechuanaland Protectorate (BP was a protectorate established on March 31, 1885, by the United Kingdom in Southern Africa.
October - December
- October 13 - Georgia Institute of Technology is established in Atlanta, Georgia as the Georgia School of Technology. Events 54 - Nero ascends to the Roman throne 409 - Vandals and Alans crossed the Pyrenees The Georgia Institute of Technology, commonly known as Georgia Tech, or Tech, is a public, Coeducational Research university in The State of Georgia ( is a state in the United States and was one of the original Thirteen Colonies that revolted against British rule
- November - Third Burmese War begins. The Third Anglo-Burmese War or The Third Burmese war lasted several weeks in 1885 with sporadic resistance into 1887
- November 7 - Canadian Pacific Railway finished - Finally: In Craigellachie, British Columbia, construction ends on a railway extending across Canada. Events 1492 - The Ensisheim Meteorite the oldest Meteorite with a known date of impact strikes the Earth around noon in a Wheat The Canadian Pacific Railway ( Craigellachie (krəˈɡɛləxi but /k/ or /h/ can be substituted for the /x/ is a locality in British Columbia, Canada, located several kilometres "Railroad" and "Railway" both redirect here For other uses see Railroad (disambiguation. Country to "Dominion of Canada" or "Canadian Federation" or anything else please read the Talk Page Prime Minister Sir John A. Macdonald considered the project to be vital to Canada due to the exponentially greater potential for military mobility. Sir John Alexander Macdonald GCB, KCMG, PC ( January 11, 1815 – June 6, 1891) was the first Prime Minister Country to "Dominion of Canada" or "Canadian Federation" or anything else please read the Talk Page
- November 14-November 28 - Serbo-Bulgarian War: Serbia declares war against Bulgaria but is defeated in Battle of Slivnitsa on November 17-November 19. Events 1533 - Conquistadors from Spain under the leadership of Francisco Pizarro arrive in Cajamarca, Inca For the town in Argentina, see 28 de Noviembre. Events The Serbo-Bulgarian War (Сръбско-българска война translit Serbia (Србија Srbija) officially the Republic of Serbia (Република Србија Republika Srbija) is a Landlocked Country The state of Bulgaria (България transliterated bg-Latn ''Balgaria'' The country preserves the traditions (in ethnic name language and alphabet of the First Bulgarian Called by Historians the "Battle of the captains vs the generals" referring to the young Bulgarian army whose highest rank went up to a captain the Events 284 - Diocletian is proclaimed emperor by his soldiers Events 1095 - The Council of Clermont, called by Pope Urban II to discuss sending the First Crusade to the Holy Land
- November 16 - Canadian rebel leader of the Métis, Louis Riel is executed for high treason. Events 534 - A second and final revision of the Codex Justinianus is published Country to "Dominion of Canada" or "Canadian Federation" or anything else please read the Talk Page The Métis are descendants of marriages of Cree, Ojibway Algonquin, Saulteaux, and Menominee aboriginals to Europeans, Louis Riel (22 October 1844 &ndash 16 November 1885 in English was a Canadian politician, a founder of the province of Manitoba, and leader of the Métis In Law, treason is the Crime that covers some of the more serious acts of disloyalty to one's sovereign or Nation.
- December 1 - The US Patent Office acknowledges this date as the day Dr Pepper was served for the very first time; the exact date of Dr Pepper's invention is unknown. Events 800 - Charlemagne judges the accusations against Pope Leo III in the Vatican The United States Patent and Trademark Office ( PTO or USPTO) is an agency in the United States Department of Commerce that issues Patents to Dr Pepper is a soft drink marketed in North America, South America and Europe by Dr Pepper Snapple Group. Dr Pepper is a soft drink marketed in North America, South America and Europe by Dr Pepper Snapple Group.
- December 28 - 72 Indian lawyers, academics and journalists gather in Bombay to form the Congress Party
Undated
The Benz Patent Motorwagen was built in 1885
- The Benz Patent Motorwagen the first purpose-built automobile is built. Events 1065 - Westminster Abbey is Consecrated. 1308 - The reign of Emperor Hanazono, Emperor of India, officially the Republic of India (भारत गणराज्य inc-Latn Bhārat Gaṇarājya; see also other Indian languages) is a country Mumbai ( Marathi:,, IPA: formerly Bombay, is the capital of the Indian state of Maharashtra and the financial Indian National Congress-I (also known as the Congress Party and abbreviated INC) is a major Political party in India. The Karl Benz Patent Motorwagen (or motorcar built in 1885, is widely regarded as the first Automobile, that is a vehicle designed to be propelled The Karl Benz Patent Motorwagen (or motorcar built in 1885, is widely regarded as the first Automobile, that is a vehicle designed to be propelled
- Creation of the first genuine safety bicycle, the Rover, by the nephew of James Starley of Coventry Company; John K Starley. The bicycle, cycle, or bike is a pedal-driven, human-powered vehicle with two wheels attached to a frame, one behind The Rover Company was a British Motor vehicle manufacturing company originating in Coventry in 1904 which moved to Solihull after World War II
- Cholera outbreak in Spain. Cholera, sometimes known as Asiatic cholera or epidemic cholera, is an infectious Gastroenteritis caused by the Bacterium Spain () or the Kingdom of Spain (Reino de España is a country located mostly in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula.
- Seattle and Tacoma raids on Asians. Asian or Asiatic is a Demonym for people from Asia. However the use of the term varies by country and person often referring to people from a particular
- Nikola Tesla sells a number of his patents to George Westinghouse. There have already been discussions about Tesla's ethnicity on the talk page George Westinghouse Jr ( 6 October 1846 &ndash 12 March 1914) was an American Entrepreneur and Engineer
- Luton Town F. Luton Town Football Club are an English football team based in the town of Luton in Bedfordshire. C Created by the merger of Luton Wanderers and Luton Excelsior.
- First skyscraper - Home Insurance Building in Chicago, Illinois, USA (10 floors). A skyscraper is a tall continuously habitable Building. There is no official definition or a precise cutoff height above which a building may clearly be classified as a skyscraper The Home Insurance Building was built in 1885 in Chicago, Illinois and demolished in 1931 to make way for the Field Building (now the Chicago (ʃɪˈkɑːgoʊ is the largest City by population in the state of Illinois and the American Midwest of the United States. The State of Illinois ( roughly ill-i-NOY is a state of the United States of America, the 21st to be admitted to the Union.
- Bicycle Playing Cards first produced. The United States Playing Card Company, started in 1867, produces and distributes Playing cards including Kem, Bee, Bicycle,
- SSAFA Forces Help (British charity) is established. SSAFA Forces Help (often just called SSAFA; pronounced SA-FA is a British based Charitable organization set up to help former and serving members of the United
- Camp Dudley, the oldest continually running boys' camp in America, is founded. Founded in 1885 by Sumner F Dudley, Camp Dudley YMCA is the oldest continually running boys camp in the United States.
- John Ormsby publishes his new English translation of Don Quixote, acclaimed as the most scholarly made up to that time. John Ormsby (1829-1895 was a nineteenth-century British Translator. es '''''Don Quixote''''' (, see spelling and pronunciation below fully titled es '''''El ingenioso hidalgo Don Quijote de la Mancha''''' ("The Ingenious Hidalgo Don It will remain in print through the twentieth century. It is the first English translation of the novel to be printed on the Internet. The Internet is a global system of interconnected Computer networks
- Michigan Technological University (originally Michigan Mining School) opens its doors for the first time in what is now the Houghton County Fire Hall. Michigan Technological University ( abbr Michigan Tech or MTU) is an American Public university with a range of degree offerings
Births
| Gregorian calendar | 1885 MDCCCLXXXV |
| Ab urbe condita | 2638 |
| Armenian calendar | 1334 ԹՎ ՌՅԼԴ |
| Bahá'í calendar | 41 – 42 |
| Berber calendar | 2835 |
| Buddhist calendar | 2429 |
| Burmese calendar | 1247 |
| Chinese calendar | 4521/4581-11-16 (甲申年十一月十六日) — to —
4522/4582-11-26(乙酉年十一月廿六日) |
| Coptic calendar | 1601 – 1602 |
| Ethiopian calendar | 1877 – 1878 |
| Hebrew calendar | 5645 – 5646 |
| Hindu calendars | |
| - Vikram Samvat | 1940 – 1941 |
| - Shaka Samvat | 1807 – 1808 |
| - Kali Yuga | 4986 – 4987 |
| Holocene calendar | 11885 |
| Iranian calendar | 1263 – 1264 |
| Islamic calendar | 1302 – 1303 |
| Japanese calendar | Meiji 18 (明治18年) |
| Korean calendar | 4218 |
| Thai solar calendar | 2428 |
January - June
- January 6 - Florence Turner, American actress (d. The Gregorian calendar is the most widely used Calendar in the world today Ab Urbe condita (literally "from The Armenian calendar is the traditional calendar of Armenia. The Bahá'í calendar, also called the Badí‘ calendar, used by the Bahá'í Faith, is a Solar calendar with regular years of 365 days and Leap The Berber calendar is the annual Calendar used by Berber people in North Africa. The Buddhist calendar is used on mainland Southeast Asia in the countries of Cambodia, Laos, Thailand, Myanmar (formerly Burma The traditional Burmese calendar is a Lunisolar calendar based on both the phases of the moon and the motion of the sun The Chinese calendar is lunisolar, incorporating elements of a Lunar calendar with those of a Solar calendar. The Chinese sexagenary cycle ( is a cyclic numeral system of 60 combinations of the two basic cycles the ten Heavenly Stems (天干 tiāngān The Chinese sexagenary cycle ( is a cyclic numeral system of 60 combinations of the two basic cycles the ten Heavenly Stems (天干 tiāngān The Coptic calendar, also called the Alexandrian calendar, is used by the Coptic Orthodox Church and still used in Egypt The Ethiopian calendar ( Amharic: የኢትዮጵያ ዘመን አቆጣጠር ye'Ītyōṗṗyā zemen āḳoṭaṭer) also called the Ge'ez calendar, The Hebrew calendar (הלוח העברי ha'luach ha'ivri) or Jewish calendar is a Lunisolar calendar used by Jews for predominantly religious Calendar Events Births Deaths Calendar Events Births Deaths The Hindu calendar used in ancient times has undergone many changes in the process of regionalization and today there are several regional Indian Calendars, as The Indian national calendar (sometimes called Saka calendar) is the official civil calendar in use in India. Kali Yuga ( Devanāgarī: sa कलियुग lit "Age of Kali " "age of vice" is one of the four stages of development that the world goes The Iranian calendar or Solar Hejri (تقویم هجری شمسی؛ سالنمای هجری خورشیدی Taqwim Hejri Shamsi Salanmay Hejri Khurshidi) is an astronomical The Islamic calendar or Muslim calendar ( Arabic: التقويم الهجري at-taqwīm al-hijrī; Persian: تقویم هجری قمری Since January 1, 1873, Japan has used the Gregorian calendar, with local names for the months and mostly fixed holidays The, or Meiji era, denotes the 45-year reign of the Meiji Emperor, running in the Gregorian calendar, from 23 October 1868 to 30 July The traditional Korean calendar is a Lunisolar calendar which like the traditional calendars of other East Asian countries was based on the Chinese calendar The Thai solar calendar, Suriyakati (สุริยคติ has been the official and prevalent Calendar in Thailand since it was adopted by King Events 1066 - Harold Godwinson is crowned King of England. 1205 - Philip of Swabia becomes King Florence Turner ( January 6 1885 &ndash August 28 1946) was an American actress, who became known as the "Vitagraph 1946)
- January 8 - John Curtin, Prime Minister of Australia (d. Year 1946 ( MCMXLVI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full 1946 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 871 - Battle of Ashdown - Ethelred of Wessex defeats a Danish invasion army John Joseph Curtin (8 January 1885 &ndash 5 July 1945 Australian politician and 14th Prime Minister of Australia, led Australia when the Australian mainland came under direct The Prime Minister of Australia is the Head of government of the Commonwealth of Australia, holding office on commission from the Governor-General. 1945)
- January 11
- Jack Hoxie, American actor, rodeo performer (d. Year 1945 ( MCMXLV) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar Events 1055 - Theodora is crowned Empress of the Byzantine Empire. Jack Hoxie ( January 11, 1885 - March 28, 1965) was an American Rodeo performer and motion picture Actor whose career was 1965)
- Alice Paul, American women's rights activist (d. Year 1965 ( MCMLXV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the 1965 Gregorian calendar. Alice Stokes Paul (January 11 1885 &ndash July 9 1977 was an American suffragist leader 1977)
- January 16 - Zhou Zuoren, Chinese writer (d. Also 1977 (album by Ash. Year 1977 ( MCMLXXVII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays Events 27 BC - The title Augustus is bestowed upon Gaius Julius Caesar Octavian by the Roman Senate. Zhou Zuoren ( ( 16 January 1885 - 6 May 1967) was a Chinese Writer, primarily known as an Essayist and a translator 1967)
- January 21 - Umberto Nobile, Italian politician and airship designer (d. Year 1967 ( MCMLXVII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the 1967 Gregorian calendar. Events 1189 - Philip II of France and Richard I of England begin to assemble troops to wage the Third Crusade. Umberto Nobile ( January 21, 1885 &ndash July 30, 1978) was an Italian aeronautical engineer and Arctic explorer 1978)
- January 27
- Jerome Kern, American composer (d. Year 1978 ( MCMLXXVIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1978 Gregorian calendar) Events 98 - Trajan becomes Roman Emperor after the death of Nerva. Jerome David Kern ( January 27, 1885 &ndash November 11, 1945) was an American Composer of popular music 1945)
- Eduard Künneke, German composer (d. Year 1945 ( MCMXLV) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar Eduard Künneke (also spelled Künnecke ( 27 January 1885 - 27 October 1953) was a German Composer of Operettas 1953)
- Harry Ruby, American musician, composer, and writer (d. Year 1953 ( MCMLIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Harry Ruby ( October 29 1895 – February 23 1974) was an American Songwriter and Screenwriter. 1974)
- February 1 - Friedrich Kellner, German diarist, (d. Year 1974 ( MCMLXXIV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the 1974 Gregorian calendar. Events 1327 - Teenaged Edward III is crowned King of England, but the country is ruled by his mother Queen ( February 1, 1885 &ndash November 4, 1970) was a mid-level official in Germany who worked as a justice inspector in Mainz and 1970)
- February 7 - Sinclair Lewis, American writer, Nobel Prize laureate (d. Year 1970 ( MCMLXX) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link shows full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 457 - Leo I becomes emperor of the Byzantine Empire. 1074 - Battle of Montesarchio in which the Prince Sinclair Lewis ( February 7, 1885 – January 10, 1951) was an American Novelist, Short-story writer and The Nobel Prize in Literature (Nobelpriset i litteratur is awarded annually since 1901 to an author from any country who has in the words from the will of Alfred 1951)
- February 9 - Alban Berg, Austrian composer (d. Year 1951 ( MCMLI) was a Common year starting on Monday. Events of 1951 January Events 474 - Zeno crowned as co-emperor of the Byzantine Empire. Alban Maria Johannes Berg (February 9 1885 &ndash December 24 1935 was an Austrian Composer. 1935)
- February 13 - Bess Truman, First Lady of the United States (d. Year 1935 ( MCMXXXV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 1258 - Baghdad falls to the Mongols, and the Abbasid Caliphate is destroyed Elizabeth Virginia Wallace Truman (February 13 1885 – October 18 1982 widely known as Bess Truman, was the wife of Harry S First Lady of the United States is the unofficial title of the hostess of the White House. 1982)
- February 14 - Syed Zafarul Hasan, Muslim philosopher (d. Year 1982 ( MCMLXXXII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link displays the 1982 Gregorian calendar) Events 842 - Charles the Bald and Louis the German swear the Oaths of Strasbourg in the French and German Syed Zafarul Hasan ( February 14, 1885 - June 19, 1949) was a prominent twentieth-century Muslim Philosopher. 1949)
- February 15 - Princess Alice of Battenberg (d. Year 1949 ( MCMXLIX) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 590 - Khosrau II is crowned as king of Persia 1637 - Ferdinand III becomes Holy Roman Emperor Princess Alice of Battenberg, later Princess Andrew of Greece and Denmark (Victoria Alice Elizabeth Julia Marie 1969)
- February 21 - Sacha Guitry, Russian-born dramatist, writer, director, and actor (d. Year 1969 ( MCMLXIX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 362 - Athanasius returns to Alexandria. 1245 - Thomas, the first known Bishop of Finland Sacha Guitry ( 21 February 1885 &ndash 24 July 1957) was a French film actor director screenwriter and playwright 1957)
- February 24
- Chester Nimitz, U. Year 1957 ( MCMLVII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1957 Gregorian calendar) Events 303 - Galerius, Roman Emperor, publishes his edict that begins the persecution of Christians in his portion of the Fleet Admiral Chester William Nimitz, USN, GCB ( February 24, 1885 &ndash February 20, 1966) held the dual command S. admiral (d. 1966)
- Stanisław Ignacy Witkiewicz, Polish writer and painter (d. Year 1966 ( MCMLXVI) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the 1966 Gregorian calendar. Stanisław Ignacy Witkiewicz, aka "Witkacy" ( February 24, 1885 – September 18, 1939) was a Polish playwright 1939)
- March 6 - Ring Lardner, American writer (d. Year 1939 ( MCMXXXIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 1079 - Omar Khayyám completes the Iranian calendar. 1454 - Thirteen Years' War: Delegates of Ringgold Wilmer Lardner ( March 6 1885 – September 25 1933) was an American sports columnist and Short story writer best 1933)
- March 7 - John Tovey, British admiral of the fleet (d. Year 1933 ( MCMXXXIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 161 - Roman Emperor Antoninus Pius dies and is succeeded by co-Emperors Marcus Aurelius and Lucius Verus Admiral of the Fleet John Cronyn Tovey 1st Baron Tovey, GCB, KBE, DSO, DCL ( March 7, 1885 - January 1971)
- March 11 - Sir Malcolm Campbell, English land and water racer (d. Year 1971 ( MCMLXXI) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the 1971 Gregorian calendar. Events 1425 BC - Thutmose III, Pharaoh of Egypt, dies (according to the Low Chronology of the 18th Dynasty Sir Malcolm Campbell ( 11 March 1885 &ndash 31 December 1948) was an English racing motorist and motoring journalist 1948)
- March 14 - Raoul Lufbery, World War I American pilot (d. Year 1948 ( MCMXLVIII) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display the 1948 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 1489 - The Queen of Cyprus, Catherine Cornaro, sells her kingdom to Venice. Gervais Raoul Lufbery ( March 14, 1885 &ndash 1918)
- March 31 - Pascin, Bulgarian painter (d. Year 1918 ( MCMXVIII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Events 307 - After divorcing his wife Minervina, Constantine marries Fausta, the daughter of the retired Roman Emperor Julius Mordecai Pincas ( March 31, 1885 – June 5, 1930) known as Pascin, Jules Pascin, or the "Prince of 1930)
- April 1 - Wallace Beery, American actor (d. Year 1930 ( MCMXXX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display 1930 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 527 - Byzantine Emperor Justin I names his nephew Justinian I as co-ruler and successor to the throne Wallace Beery ( April 1, 1885 – April 15, 1949) was an American Academy Award -winning actor arguably best known 1949)
- April 3 - Allan Dwan, Canadian-born film director (d. Year 1949 ( MCMXLIX) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 1043 - Edward the Confessor is crowned King of England. Allan Dwan (April 3 1885 &ndash December 28 1981 was a pioneering Canadian -born American motion picture director, producer and screenwriter 1981)
- April 13 - Vean Gregg, American baseball player (d. Year 1981 ( MCMLXXXI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link displays the 1981 Events 1111 - Henry V is crowned Holy Roman Emperor. 1204 - The Fourth Crusade sacks Constantinople Vean Gregg ( Sylveanus Augustus Gregg) was born April 13, 1885, in Chehalis Washington. 1964)
- May 2 - Hedda Hopper, American columnist (d. Year 1964 ( MCMLXIV) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the 1964 Gregorian calendar. Events 1194 - King Richard I of England gives Portsmouth its first Royal Charter. Hedda Hopper ( May 2, 1885 – February 1, 1966) was an American actress and Gossip columnist, whose 1966)
- May 7 - George 'Gabby' Hayes, American actor (d. Year 1966 ( MCMLXVI) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the 1966 Gregorian calendar. Events 558 - In Constantinople, the dome of the Hagia Sophia collapses George Francis 'Gabby' Hayes ( May 7, 1885 – February 9, 1969) was an American actor 1969)
- May 9 - Eduard C. Lindeman, American social worker and author (d. Year 1969 ( MCMLXIX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 1457 BC - Battle of Megiddo (15th century BC between Thutmose III and a large Canaanite coalition under the King of Eduard C Lindeman (1885-1954 was an American Educator, notable for his pioneering contributions in Adult education. 1953)
- May 14 - Otto Klemperer, German conductor (d. Year 1953 ( MCMLIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 1264 - Battle of Lewes: Henry III of England is captured in France making Simon de Montfort the WikipediaWikiProject Classical music#Biographical_infoboxes --> Otto Klemperer (born Breslau, May 14, 1885 1973)
- May 21
- Oscar A.C. Lund, Swedish film actor, director, and writer (d. Year 1973 ( MCMLXXIII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the 1973 Gregorian calendar. Events 878 - Syracuse Italy is captured by the Muslim sultan of Sicily. Oscar AC Lund (born May 21, 1885 in Stockholm, Sweden – died there in 1963 was an important Silent film actor screenwriter 1963)
- Sophie of Schönburg-Waldenburg, consort of William of Wied, Prince of Albania (d. Year 1963 ( MCMLXIII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Princess Sophie Helene Cecilie of Schönburg-Waldenburg ( 21 May 1885 - 3 February 1936) was the wife of Prince William of Prince William of Wied Prince of Albania (Wilhelm Friedrich Heinrich ( 26 March 1876 &ndash 18 April 1945) reigned briefly as sovereign 1936)
- May 24- Susan Sutherland Isaacs, educational psychologist and psychoanalyst (d. Year 1936 ( MCMXXXVI) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 1218 - The Fifth Crusade leaves Acre for Egypt. 1276 - Magnus Ladulås is crowned Susan Sutherland Isaacs (née Fairhurst (1885–1948 was an English educational Psychologist and Psychoanalyst. 1948). Year 1948 ( MCMXLVIII) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display the 1948 calendar of the Gregorian calendar.
- May 22 - Toyoda Soemu, Japanese admiral (d. Events 334 BC - The Greek army of Alexander the Great defeats Darius III of Persia in the Battle of the Granicus. was an admiral in the Imperial Japanese Navy in World War II. 1957)
- June 5 - Georges Mandel, French politician and World War II hero (d. Year 1957 ( MCMLVII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1957 Gregorian calendar) Events 70 - Titus and his Roman Legions breach the middle wall of Jerusalem in the Siege of Jerusalem Georges Mandel ( June 5, 1885 &mdash July 7, 1944) was a French politician journalist and French Resistance leader 1944)
- June 9 - John Edensor Littlewood, British mathematician (d. Year 1944 ( MCMXLIV) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 53 - Roman Emperor Nero marries Claudia Octavia 62 - Claudia Octavia commits John Edensor Littlewood ( 9 June 1885 &ndash 6 September 1977) was a British Mathematician, best known for his long collaboration 1977)
- June 14 - E. L. Grant Watson, writer, anthropologist, and biologist (d. Also 1977 (album by Ash. Year 1977 ( MCMLXXVII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays Events 1276 - While taking exile in Fuzhou in southern China, away from the advancing Mongol invaders, the remnants of the Elliot Lovegood Grant Watson ( 14 June 1885 &ndash 21 May 1970) was a Writer, Anthropologist and Biologist whose 1970)
- June 22 - Milan Vidmar, Slovenian electrical engineer and chess player (d. Year 1970 ( MCMLXX) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link shows full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 217 BC - Battle of Raphia: Ptolemy IV of Egypt defeats Antiochus III the Great of the Seleucid kingdom. Milan Vidmar ( June 22 1885 – October 9 1962) was a Slovene Electrical engineer, chess player, chess theorist 1962)
July - December
- July 4 - Louis B. Mayer, American film producer (d. Year 1962 ( MCMLXII) was a Common year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1962 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 836 - Pactum Sicardi, peace between the Principality of Benevento and the Duchy of Naples Louis Burt Mayer (born Lazar Meir July 4, 1884 &ndash October 29, 1957) was an early Film producer, most 1957)
- July 14 - King Sisavang Vong of Laos (d. Year 1957 ( MCMLVII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1957 Gregorian calendar) Events 1223 - Louis VIII becomes King of France upon the death of his father Philip II of France. Sisavang Vong (or Sisavangvong ( 14 July 1885 - 29 October 1959) was King of the Luang Phrabang and later Kingdom of Laos 1959)
- July 28 - Monte Attell, American boxer (d. The year 1959 ( MCMLIX) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 1540 - Thomas Cromwell is executed at the order of Henry VIII of England on charges of Treason. Monte Attell, ( July 28, 1885 - November 11, 1960) born in San Francisco California, United States, was a champion 1960)
- August 1 - George de Hevesy, Hungarian chemist, Nobel Prize laureate (d. Year 1960 ( MCMLX) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 30 BC - Octavian (later known as Augustus enters Alexandria, Egypt, bringing it under the control of the Roman Georg Karl von Hevesy ( August 1, 1885 &ndash July 5, 1966) was a Hungarian radiochemist and Nobel laureate recognised The Nobel Prize in Chemistry (Nobelpriset i kemi is awarded annually by the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences to scientists in the various fields of Chemistry. 1966)
- August 7 - Billie Burke, actress (d. Year 1966 ( MCMLXVI) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the 1966 Gregorian calendar. Events 322 BC - Battle of Crannon between Athens and Macedon following the death of Alexander the Great. Mary William Ethelbert Appleton "Billie" Burke ( August 7, 1884 – May 14, 1970) was an Oscar -nominated American 1970)
- September 11 - D. H. Lawrence, English author (d. Year 1970 ( MCMLXX) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link shows full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 9 - The Battle of the Teutoburg Forest ends 506 - The Bishops of Visigothic Gaul David Herbert Richards Lawrence (11 September 1885 – 2 March 1930 was an English writer of the 20th century whose prolific and diverse output included Novels short 1930)
- September 22 - Ben Chifley, Prime Minister of Australia (d. Year 1930 ( MCMXXX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display 1930 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 66 - Emperor Nero creates the Legion I Italica. 1236 - The Lithuanians Joseph Benedict Chifley (22 September 1885 &ndash 13 June 1951 Australian politician and 16th Prime Minister of Australia, was one of Australia's most influential Prime Ministers The Prime Minister of Australia is the Head of government of the Commonwealth of Australia, holding office on commission from the Governor-General. 1951)
- September 22 - Erich Von Stroheim, motion picture actor & director (d. Year 1951 ( MCMLI) was a Common year starting on Monday. Events of 1951 January Events 66 - Emperor Nero creates the Legion I Italica. 1236 - The Lithuanians Erich von Stroheim ( September 22, 1885 &ndash May 12, 1957) was an Austrian star of the silent film age lauded for his directorial 1957)
- October 3 - Sophie Treadwell, American playwright and journalist (d. Year 1957 ( MCMLVII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1957 Gregorian calendar) Events 42 BC - First Battle of Philippi: Triumvirs Mark Antony and Octavian fight an indecisive battle with Caesar's Sophie Treadwell ( October 3, 1885 &ndash February 20, 1970) was a leading 1970)
- October 7 - Niels Bohr, Danish physicist, Nobel Prize laureate (d. Year 1970 ( MCMLXX) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link shows full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 3761 BC - The epoch (origin of the modern Hebrew calendar ( Proleptic Julian calendar) Niels Henrik David Bohr (nels ˈb̥oɐ̯ˀ in Danish 7 October 1885 – 18 November 1962 was a Danish Physicist who made fundamental contributions to understanding The Nobel Prize in Physics (Nobelpriset i fysik is awarded once a year by the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences. 1962)
- October 11 - François Mauriac, French writer, Nobel Prize laureate (d. Year 1962 ( MCMLXII) was a Common year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1962 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 1138 - A massive earthquake struck Aleppo, Syria. 1531 - Huldrych Zwingli is killed François Mauriac ( October 11, 1885 — September 1, 1970) was a French Author; member of the The Nobel Prize in Literature (Nobelpriset i litteratur is awarded annually since 1901 to an author from any country who has in the words from the will of Alfred 1970)
- October 30 - Ezra Pound, American poet (d. Year 1970 ( MCMLXX) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link shows full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 637 - Antioch surrenders to the Muslim forces under Rashidun Caliphate after the Battle of Iron bridge. Ezra Weston Loomis Pound ( Hailey, Idaho Territory, United States October 30 1885 – Venice, Italy November 1 1972 was an American Expatriate 1972)
- November 2 - Harlow Shapley, American astronomer (d. Year 1972 ( MCMLXXII) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 1570 - A Tidal wave in the North Sea devastates the coast from Holland to Jutland, killing more than 1000 Harlow Shapley ( November 2 1885 &ndash October 20 1972) was an American Astronomer. 1972)
- November 5 - Will Durant, American philosopher and writer (d. Year 1972 ( MCMLXXII) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 1499 - Publication of the Catholicon in Treguier ( Brittany) William James Durant ( November 5, 1885 &ndash November 7, 1981) was a prolific American popularizer in the fields of History 1981)
- November 8 - Eva Morris, last surviving person documented as born in 1885 (d. Year 1981 ( MCMLXXXI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link displays the 1981 Events 1519 - Hernán Cortés enters Tenochtitlán and Aztec ruler Moctezuma welcomes him with great a Celebration Eva Morris née Sharpe ( 8 November 1885 &ndash 2 November 2000) was the oldest recognized person in the world, by the Guinness 2000)
- November 9 (October 28 (O. 2000 ( MM) was a Leap year that started on Saturday of the Common Era, in accordance with the Gregorian calendar. Events 694 - Egica, a king of the Visigoths of Hispania, accuses Jews of aiding Muslims sentencing all Events 306 - Maxentius is proclaimed Roman Emperor. 312 - Battle of Milvian Bridge: Constantine S. )) - Velimir Khlebnikov, Russian poet (d. Velimir Khlebnikov (Russian Велими́р Хле́бников first name also spelled Velemir last name also spelled Chlebnikov Hlebnikov Xlebnikov pseudonym of Viktor 1922)
- November 11 - George Patton, American general (d. Year 1922 ( MCMXXII) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Events 308 - The Congress of Carnuntum: Attempting to keep peace within the Roman Empire, the leaders of the Tetrarchy declare For the 19th century Scottish jurist/politician see George Patton Lord Glenalmond. 1945)
- November 20 - Heinrich Brüning, Chancellor of Germany (d. Year 1945 ( MCMXLV) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar Events 284 - Diocletian was chosen as Roman Emperor. 762 - Bögü Khan of the Uyghurs, Dr Heinrich Brüning ( ( November 26, 1885 &ndash March 30, 1970) was a German Politician during the Weimar Republic The Head of government of Germany is called Chancellor (Kanzler 1970)
- December 2 - George Minot, American physician, recipient of the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine (d. Year 1970 ( MCMLXX) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link shows full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 1409 - The University of Leipzig opens 1755 - The second Eddystone Lighthouse is destroyed by fire George Richards Minot ( December 2, 1885 in Boston, Massachusetts &ndash February 25, 1950) won the 1934 Nobel The Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine (Nobelpriset i fysiologi eller medicin is awarded once a year by the Swedish Karolinska Institute. 1950)
- December 19 - Joe "King" Oliver, American jazz musician (d. Year 1950 ( MCML) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 324 - Licinius abdicates his position as Roman Emperor. Joe "King" Oliver, ( December 19, 1885 &ndash April 10, 1938) was a Jazz Cornet player and Bandleader 1938)
- See also Category: 1885 births. Year 1938 ( MCMXXXVIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar.
Deaths
January - June
- January 26 - Charles "Chinese" Gordon, British general (killed in battle) (b. Events 1340 - King Edward III of England is declared King of France. Major-General, CB ( 28 January 1833 &ndash 26 January 1885) known as Chinese Gordon, Gordon Pasha 1833)
- February 1 - Sidney Gilchrist Thomas, inventor (b. Year 1833 ( MDCCCXXXIII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common Events 1327 - Teenaged Edward III is crowned King of England, but the country is ruled by his mother Queen Sidney Gilchrist Thomas ( April 16, 1850 - February 1, 1885) was an English inventor 1850)
- February 8 - Nikolai Severtzov, Russian explorer and naturalist (b. For the game see 1850 (board game. 1850 ( MDCCCL) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link Events 421 - Constantius III becomes co- Emperor of the Western Roman Empire. Nikolai Alekseevich Severtzov ( 1827 - February 8, 1885) was a Russian Explorer and naturalist. 1827)
- March 12 - Próspero Fernández Oreamuno, President of Costa Rica (b. Year 1827 ( MDCCCXXVII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common Events 538 - Witiges, king of the Ostrogoths ends his siege of Rome and retreats to Ravenna, leaving 1834)
- April 2 - Justo Rufino Barrios, Central American leader (b. Year 1834 ( MDCCCXXXIV) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common Events 68 - Galba, Governor of Hispania, names himself legatus senatus populique Romani, breaking the line of Justo Rufino Barrios ( July 19, 1835 &ndash April 2, 1885) was a President of Guatemala known for his liberal reforms and 1835)
- May 22 - Victor Hugo, French author (b. Year 1835 ( MDCCCXXXV) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common Events 334 BC - The Greek army of Alexander the Great defeats Darius III of Persia in the Battle of the Granicus. Victor-Marie Hugo ( ( February 26, 1802 – May 22, 1885) was a French Poet, Playwright, Novelist 1802)
- June 17 - Edwin Freiherr von Manteuffel, German field marshal (b. Year 1802 ( MDCCCII) was a Common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar or a Common year starting on Wednesday of the Events 1462 - Vlad III the Impaler attempts to assassinate Mehmed II ( The Night Attack) forcing him to retreat Edwin Freiherr von Manteuffel ( February 24, 1809 - June 17, 1885) 1809)
July - December
- July 23 - Ulysses Simpson Grant, American Civil War general and the 18th U.S. President (b. Year 1809 ( MDCCCIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Events 1632 - Three hundred colonists bound for New France depart from Dieppe France. Ulysses S Grant, born Hiram Ulysses Grant (April 27 1822 &ndash July 23 1885 was an American general and the eighteenth President of the United States Causes of the war See also Origins of the American Civil War, Timeline of events leading to the American Civil War The coexistence of a slave-owning South The President of the United States is the Head of state and Head of government of the United States and is the highest political official in United States by 1822)
- August - Aga Khan II, religious leader (b. Year 1822 (MDCCCXXII was a Common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting on Sunday of the Aga Khan II ( آغا خان دوّم; or less commonly but more correctly آقا خان دوّم;) was the title of Aqa Ali Shah ( آقا 1830)
- August 10 - James Wilson Marshall, American contractor and builder of Sutter's Mill (b. For the game see 1830 (board game. Year 1830 ( MDCCCXXX) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display Events 612 BC - Killing of Sinsharishkun, King of Assyrian Empire James Wilson Marshall ( October 8, 1810 - August 10, 1885) was an American Carpenter and Sawmill operator whose Sutter's Mill was a Sawmill owned by 19th century pioneer John Sutter. 1810)
- September 15 - Jumbo, the great elephant & star attraction in PT Barnum's circus (train accident) (b. Year 1810 ( MDCCCX) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Events 668 - Eastern Roman Emperor Constans II is assassinated in his bath at Syracuse Italy. Jumbo The Elephant ( 1861 - September 15, 1885) was a very large African bush elephant, born 1861 in French Sudan, imported to Phineas Taylor Barnum (July 5 1810 &ndash April 7 1891 was an American Showman remembered for Hoaxes and for founding the Circus that became the 1861)
- November 16 - Louis Riel, Canadian leader (hanged for treason) (b. Year 1861 ( MDCCCLXI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Events 534 - A second and final revision of the Codex Justinianus is published Louis Riel (22 October 1844 &ndash 16 November 1885 in English was a Canadian politician, a founder of the province of Manitoba, and leader of the Métis 1844)
- November 25
- King Alfonso XII of Spain (b. Year 1844 ( MDCCCXLIV) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap year Events 1034 - Máel Coluim mac Cináeda, King of Scots dies Donnchad, the In exile When Queen Isabella and her husband were forced to leave Spain by the Revolution of 1868, Alfonso accompanied them to Paris. 1857)
- Thomas Hendricks, 21st Vice President of the United States (b. Click here for Indian Rebellion of 1857 Year 1857 ( MDCCCLVII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the Thomas Andrews Hendricks (September 7 1819 November 25 1885 He moved on to study law in Chambersburg Pennsylvania and was admitted to the bar in 1843 The Vice President of the United States is the first person in the presidential line of succession, becoming the new President of the United States upon the death 1819)
- November 26 - Thomas Andrews, Irish chemist (b. Year 1819 ( MDCCCXIX) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar in the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common year Events 43 BC - The Second Triumvirate alliance of Gaius Julius Caesar Octavianus ("Octavian" later "Caesar Augustus" Thomas Andrews FRS ( December 19, 1813 &ndash November 26, 1885) was a chemist and physicist who did important 1813)
- December 8 - William Henry Vanderbilt, American entrepreneur (b. Year 1813 ( MDCCCXIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Events 1609 - Biblioteca Ambrosiana opens its reading room the second public library of Europe. This article is about the railroad magnate For his grandson the governor of Rhode Island see William Henry Vanderbilt III. 1821)
- December 15 - Ferdinand II of Portugal, consort of Queen Maria II (b. Year 1821 ( MDCCCXXI) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common year Events 533 - Byzantine general Belisarius defeats the Vandals, commanded by King Gelimer, at the Battle of Ferdinand of Saxe-Coburg-Gotha ( October 29 1816 - December 15 1885) named Prince Ferdinand Augustus Francis Anthony of Saxe-Coburg-Gotha-Koháry 1816)
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