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In the year 1885
605 Notable birthdays
Alexander Rüstow
German academic (1885–1963).
Born April 8th, 1885 in Wiesbaden.
Died June 30th, 1963 at 78 years old in Heidelberg.
Karl Genzken
German physician and ss general, chief of the medical office of the waffen-ss, and convicted war criminal 81885-1957).
Born June 8th, 1885 in Preetz.
Died October 10th, 1957 at 72 years old in Blankenese.
Alfréd Haar
Hungarian mathematician (1885–1933).
Born October 11th, 1885 in Budapest.
Died March 16th, 1933 at 47 years old in Szeged (stomach cancer).
Lev Rudnev
Soviet architect (1885–1956).
Born March 13th, 1885 in Veliky Novgorod. [ref]
Died November 19th, 1956 at 71 years old in Moscow.
Frederick Handley Page
British aerospace engineer (1885–1962).
Born November 15th, 1885 in Cheltenham.
Died April 21st, 1962 at 76 years old in Westminster.
Milan Vidmar
Slovenian chess player (1885–1962).
Born June 22nd, 1885 in Ljubljana.
Died October 9th, 1962 at 77 years old in Ljubljana.
Edward Quinan
British army commander (1885–1960).
Born January 9th, 1885 in Kolkata.
Died November 13th, 1960 at 75 years old in London.
Carl Einstein
German art historian (1885-1940).
Born April 26th, 1885 in Neuwied.
Died July 5th, 1940 at 55 years old in Pau (drowning).
Aleksandras Stulginskis
Second president of lithuania (from 19 june 1920 until 7 june 1926).
Born February 26th, 1885 in Kutaliai.
Died September 22nd, 1969 at 84 years old in Kaunas.
Erwin Finlay-Freundlich
German astronomer (1885–1964).
Born May 29th, 1885 in Biebrich.
Died July 24th, 1964 at 79 years old in Wiesbaden.
Giovanni Martinelli
Italian operatic tenor (1880–1969).
Born October 22nd, 1885 in Montagnana.
Died February 2nd, 1969 at 83 years old in Mount Sinai West.
Pierre Dupong
Prime minister of luxembourg (1885-1953).
Born January 11th, 1885 in Heisdorf.
Died December 23rd, 1953 at 68 years old in Luxembourg.
Mohan Shumsher Jung Bahadur Rana
Prime minister of nepal (1885–1967).
Born December 23rd, 1885.
Died January 6th, 1967 at 81 years old in Bengaluru.
Henri de Man
Belgian politician (1885-1953).
Born November 17th, 1885 in Antwerp.
Died June 20th, 1953 at 67 years old in Greng (traffic collision).
Roger de La Fresnaye
French painter (1885-1925).
Born July 11th, 1885 in Le Mans.
Died November 27th, 1925 at 40 years old in Grasse (tuberculosis).
Vahan Terian
Armenian poet (1885–1920).
Born February 9th, 1885 in Gandzani.
Died January 7th, 1920 at 34 years old in Orenburg (tuberculosis).
Lou Albert-Lasard
French-german painter (1885-1969).
Born November 10th, 1885 in Metz.
Died July 21st, 1969 at 83 years old in Paris. [ref]
John Beazley
British art historian and archaeologist (1885–1970).
Born September 13th, 1885 in Glasgow.
Died May 6th, 1970 at 84 years old in Oxford.
Steve Clemente
Mexican actor (1885–1950).
Born November 22nd, 1885 in Tónichi.
Died May 7th, 1950 at 64 years old in Los Angeles.
Henri Laurens
French sculptor (1885–1954).
Born February 18th, 1885 in Paris.
Died May 5th, 1954 at 69 years old in Paris.
Charles Rosher
English cinematographer (1885–1974).
Born November 17th, 1885 in London.
Died November 15th, 1974 at 88 years old in Lisbon. [ref]
Jack Hoxie
Actor (1885-1965).
Born January 11th, 1885 in Indian Territory.
Died March 28th, 1965 at 80 years old in Elkhart (leukemia).
Herbert Rawlinson
English actor (1885-1953).
Born November 15th, 1885 in Brighton.
Died July 12th, 1953 at 67 years old in Los Angeles (lung cancer).
Roque González Garza
President of mexico (1885-1962).
Born March 23rd, 1885 in Saltillo.
Died November 12th, 1962 at 77 years old in Mexico City.
Kurt Hiller
German essayist and activist (1885–1972).
Born August 17th, 1885 in Berlin.
Died October 1st, 1972 at 87 years old in Hamburg.
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