Birthdays In History 1885

1885 Gordon Flowerdew Canadian lieutenant Victoria Cross recipient (d. 1918)

1885 Harry Elkins Widener American businessman (d. 1912)

1885 Humbert Wolfe Italian-English poet and civil servant (d. 1940)

1885 Mór Kóczán Hungarian javelin thrower and pastor (d. 1972)

1885 A. J. Muste Dutch-American pastor and activist (d. 1967)

1885 Charles Bacon American runner and hurdler (d. 1968)

1885 Thomas Ashe Irish Republican died while on Hunger Strike (d. 1917)

1885 Alfred Fuller Canadian-American businessman founded the Fuller Brush Company (d. 1973)

1885 Lorenz Böhler Austrian physician and author (d. 1973)

1885 Grover Lowdermilk American baseball player (d. 1968)

1885 Zhou Zuoren Chinese author and translator (d. 1967)

1885 Duncan Grant British painter and designer (d. 1978)

1885 Umberto Nobile Italian engineer and explorer (d. 1978)

1885 Harold A. Wilson English runner (d. 1932)

1885 Kitahara Hakushū Japanese poet and author (d. 1942)

1885 Michael Considine Irish-Australian politician (d. 1959)

1885 Harry Ricardo English engineer and academic (d. 1974)

1885 Per Thorén Swedish figure skater (d. 1962)

1885 Sinclair Lewis American novelist short-story writer and playwright Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1951)

1885 Hugo Sperrle German field marshal (d. 1953)

1885 Alban Berg Austrian composer and educator (d. 1935)

1885 Clarence H. Haring American historian and author (d. 1960)

1885 Henri Laurens French sculptor and illustrator (d. 1954)

1885 Sacha Guitry Russian-French actor director and playwright (d. 1957)

1885 Chester W. Nimitz American admiral (d. 1966)

1885 Stanisław Ignacy Witkiewicz Polish author poet and painter (d. 1939)

1885 Princess Alice of Battenberg mother of Prince Philip Duke of Edinburgh (d. 1969)

1885 Marius Barbeau Canadian ethnographer and academic (d. 1969)

1885 Milton Avery American painter (d. 1965)

1885 John Tovey 1st Baron Tovey English admiral (d. 1971)

1885 Raoul Lufbery French-American soldier and pilot (d. 1918)

1885 Giacomo Benvenuti Italian composer and musicologist (d. 1943)

1885 Sydney Chaplin English actor (d. 1965)

1885 Ralph Rose American track and field athlete (d. 1913)

1885 Attik Greek composer (d. 1944)

1885 Vernon Ransford Australian cricketer (d. 1958)

1885 Pierre Renoir French actor and director (d. 1952)

1885 Aryeh Levin Polish-Lithuanian rabbi and educator (d. 1969)

1885 Platt Adams American jumper and politician (d. 1961)

1885 Roque González Garza Mexican general and acting president (1915) (d. 1962)

1885 Jimmy Seed English international footballer and manager (d. 1966)

1885 Julio Lozano Díaz Honduran accountant and politician 40th President of Honduras (d. 1957)

1885 Reginald Fletcher 1st Baron Winster English navy officer and politician Secretary of State for Transport (d. 1961)

1885 Dezső Kosztolányi Hungarian author and poet (d. 1936)

1885 Pascin Bulgarian-American painter and illustrator (d. 1930)

1885 Clementine Churchill English wife of Winston Churchill (d. 1977)

1885 Allan Dwan Canadian-American director producer and screenwriter (d. 1981)

1885 Bud Fisher American cartoonist (d. 1954)

1885 Marie-Victorin Kirouac Canadian botanist and academic (d. 1944)

1885 St John Philby English colonial and explorer (d. 1960)

1885 Dimitrie Cuclin Romanian composer (d. 1978)

1885 Dimitrios Levidis Greek-French soldier composer and educator (d. 1951)

1885 Robert Delaunay French painter (d. 1941)

1885 Vean Gregg American baseball player (d. 1964)

1885 Juhan Kukk Estonian politician Head of State of Estonia (d. 1942)

1885 György Lukács Hungarian philosopher and critic (d. 1971)

1885 Pieter Sjoerds Gerbrandy Dutch politician (d. 1961)

1885 Leó Weiner Hungarian composer and educator (d. 1960)

1885 Karl Tarvas Estonian architect (d. 1975)

1885 Tatu Kolehmainen Finnish runner (d. 1967)

1885 Thomas Cronan American triple jumper (d. 1962)

1885 Con Walsh Irish-Canadian hammer thrower and footballer (d. 1961)

1885 Egon Erwin Kisch Czech journalist and author (d. 1948)

1885 Clément Pansaers Belgian poet (d. 1922)

1885 Ralph Stackpole American sculptor and painter (d. 1973)

1885 Hedda Hopper American actress and gossip columnist (d. 1966)

1885 Kingsley Fairbridge South African-Australian scholar and politician (d. 1924)

1885 George "Gabby" Hayes American actor (d. 1969)

1885 Thomas B. Costain Canadian journalist and author (d. 1965)

1885 Paltiel Daykan Lithuanian-Israeli lawyer and jurist (d. 1969)

1885 Saneatsu Mushanokōji Japanese author (d. 1976)

1885 Mikiel Gonzi Maltese archbishop (d. 1984)

1885 Otto Klemperer German composer and conductor (d. 1973)

1885 Princess Sophie of Albania (Princess Sophie of Schönburg-Waldenburg) (d. 1936)

1885 Giacomo Matteotti Italian lawyer and politician (d. 1924)

1885 Soemu Toyoda Japanese admiral (d. 1957)

1885 Villem Grünthal-Ridala Estonian poet and linguist (d. 1942)

1885 Robert Richards Australian politician 32nd Premier of South Australia (d. 1967)

1885 Arturo Rawson Argentinian general and politician 26th President of Argentina (d. 1952)

1885 Karl Genzken German physician (d. 1957)

1885 Felicjan Sławoj Składkowski Polish general and politician 27th Prime Minister of Poland (d. 1962)

1885 Henry George Lamond Australian farmer and author (d. 1969)

1885 Erich Jacoby Estonian-Polish architect (d. 1941)

1885 Andrzej Gawroński Polish linguist and academic (d. 1927)

1885 Milan Vidmar Slovenian engineer and chess player (d. 1962)

1885 Olaf Holtedahl Norwegian geologist (d. 1975)

1885 Pierre Montet French historian and academic (d. 1966)

1885 Guilhermina Suggia Portuguese cellist (d. 1950)

1885 Izidor Kürschner Hungarian football player and coach (d. 1941)

1885 Dorothea Mackellar Australian author and poet (d. 1968)

1885 Anna Dickie Olesen American politician (d. 1971)

1885 Blas Infante Spanish historian and politician (d. 1936)

1885 André Lhote French sculptor and painter (d. 1962)

1885 Ernst Busch German field marshal (d. 1945)

1885 Ernst Bloch German philosopher author and academic (d. 1977)

1885 Hugo Boss German fashion designer founded Hugo Boss (d. 1948)

1885 Sisavang Vong Laotian king (d. 1959)

1885 Jacques Feyder Belgian actor director and screenwriter (d. 1948)

1885 Izaak Killam Canadian financier and philanthropist (d. 1955)

1885 Georges V. Matchabelli Georgian-American businessman created Prince Matchabelli perfume (d. 1935)

1885 Roy Castleton American baseball player (d. 1967)

1885 André Maurois French soldier and author (d. 1967)

1885 Theda Bara American actress (d. 1955)

1885 George de Hevesy Hungarian-German chemist and academic Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1966)

1885 Stephen Butterworth English physicist and engineer (d. 1958)

1885 Jean Cabannes French physicist and academic (d. 1959)

1885 Keith Murdoch Australian journalist (d. 1952)

1885 Juhan Simm Estonian composer and conductor (d. 1959)

1885 Edna Ferber American novelist short story writer and playwright (d. 1968)

1885 Nettie Palmer Australian poet and critic (d. 1964)

1885 Grace Hutchins American labor reformer and researcher (d. 1969)

1885 Dino Campana Italian poet and author (d. 1932)

1885 Édouard Fabre Canadian runner (d. 1939)

1885 Jules Romains French author and poet (d. 1972)

1885 Vance Palmer Australian author playwright and critic (d. 1959)

1885 Tedda Courtney Australian rugby league player and coach (d. 1957)

1885 DuBose Heyward American author and playwright (d. 1940)

1885 Antonio Bacci Italian cardinal (d. 1971)

1885 Otto Kruger American actor (d. 1974)

1885 Elinor Wylie American author and poet (d. 1928)

1885 Miriam Licette English soprano and educator (d. 1969)

1885 Johannes de Jong Dutch cardinal (d. 1955)

1885 Carl Clinton Van Doren American critic and biographer (d. 1950)

1885 Herbert Stothart American composer and conductor (d. 1949)

1885 Heinrich Hoffmann German photographer and art dealer (d. 1957)

1885 Wilhelm Blaschke Austrian-German mathematician and academic (d. 1962)

1885 Vittorio Gui Italian conductor composer and critic (d. 1975)

1885 Uzeyir Hajibeyov Azerbaijani composer conductor and playwright (d. 1948)

1885 Enrico Mizzi Maltese lawyer and politician 6th Prime Minister of Malta (d. 1950)

1885 Gunnar Asplund Swedish architect and academic designed the Stockholm Public Library (d. 1940)

1885 Ben Chifley Australian engineer and politician 16th Prime Minister of Australia (d. 1951)

1885 Erich von Stroheim Austrian-American actor director and screenwriter (d. 1957)

1885 Artur Lemba Estonian pianist composer and educator (d. 1963)

1885 Harry Blackstone Sr. American magician (d. 1965)

1885 Charles Benjamin Howard Canadian businessman and politician (d. 1964)

1885 Emil Väre Finnish wrestler coach and referee (d. 1974)

1885 Louis Untermeyer American poet anthologist and critic (d. 1977)

1885 Sophie Treadwell American playwright and journalist (d. 1970)

1885 Arunachalam Mahadeva Sri Lankan politician and diplomat (d. 1969)

1885 Claud Ashton Jones American admiral Medal of Honor recipient (d. 1948)

1885 Walter Anderson Belarusian-German ethnologist and academic (d. 1962)

1885 Jean Peyrière French actor (d. 1965)

1885 François Mauriac French novelist poet and playwright Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1970)

1885 Giovanni Martinelli Italian tenor and actor (d. 1969)

1885 Lawren Harris Canadian painter and educator (d. 1970)

1885 Alice Perry Irish engineer and poet (d. 1969)

1885 Sam M. Lewis American singer and lyricist (d. 1959)

1885 Xavier Lesage French equestrian (d. 1968)

1885 Sigrid Hjertén Swedish painter (d. 1948)

1885 Velimir Khlebnikov Russian poet and playwright (d. 1922)

1885 Harlow Shapley American astronomer and academic (d. 1972)

1885 Martin O'Meara Irish-Australian sergeant Victoria Cross recipient (d. 1935)

1885 George Bouzianis Greek painter (d. 1959)

1885 Hans Cloos German geologist and academic (d. 1951)

1885 Emil Fahrenkamp German architect and academic (d. 1966)

1885 Tomoyuki Yamashita Japanese general and politician 4th Japanese Military Governors of the Philippines (d. 1946)

1885 Theodor Kaluza German mathematician and physicist (d. 1954)

1885 Velimir Khlebnikov Russian poet and playwright (d. 1922)

1885 Aureliano Pertile Italian tenor and educator (d. 1952)

1885 Hermann Weyl German mathematician physicist and philosopher (d. 1955)

1885 George Holley English footballer (d. 1942)

1885 Kaarlo Vasama Finnish gymnast (d. 1926)

1885 Theodor Altermann Estonian actor director and producer (d. 1915)

1885 Christian Wirth German SS officer (d. 1944)

1885 Heinrich Brüning German lieutenant economist and politician Chancellor of Germany (d. 1970)

1885 Daniel Mendaille French actor (d. 1963)

1885 Liviu Rebreanu Romanian author and playwright (d. 1944)

1885 George Minot American physician and academic Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1950)

1885 Mason Phelps American golfer (d. 1945)

1885 Peter Sturholdt American boxer and painter (d. 1919)

1885 Elizabeth Baker American economist and academic (d. 1973)

1885 Marios Varvoglis Greek composer and conductor (d. 1967)

1885 Annie Dale Biddle Andrews American mathematician (d. 1940)

1885 Leonid Pitamic Slovenian lawyer philosopher and academic (d. 1971)

1885 Frank Patrick Canadian ice hockey player and coach (d. 1960)

1885 Deems Taylor American conductor and critic (d. 1966)

1885 Pierre Brissaud French illustrator painter and engraver (d. 1964)

1885 Paul Manship American sculptor (d. 1966)

1885 Bazoline Estelle Usher African-American educator (d. 1992)

1885 Princess Victoria Adelaide of Schleswig-Holstein (d. 1970)

1885 Seison Maeda Japanese painter (d. 1977)

1885 Vahan Terian Armenian poet and activist (d. 1920)

1885 James Scott American composer (d. 1938)

1885 Julius Streicher German publisher founded Der Stürmer (d. 1946)

1885 Aleksandras Stulginskis Lithuanian farmer and politician 2nd President of Lithuania (d. 1969)

1885 Ring Lardner American journalist and author (d. 1933)

1885 Charles Daniels American swimmer (d. 1973)

1885 Dimitrie Cuclin Romanian violinist and composer (d. 1978)

1885 Gianni Vella Maltese artist (d. 1977)

1885 Tadeusz Kutrzeba Polish general (d. 1947)

1885 Charles E. Merrill American

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