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In the year 1885
604 Notable birthdays
Lev Rudnev
Soviet architect (1885–1956).
Born March 13th, 1885 in Veliky Novgorod. [ref]
Died November 19th, 1956 at 71 years old in Moscow.
Alexander Rüstow
German academic (1885–1963).
Born April 8th, 1885 in Wiesbaden.
Died June 30th, 1963 at 78 years old in Heidelberg.
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.
Mario Sironi
Italian artist (1885-1961).
Born May 12th, 1885 in Sassari. [ref]
Died August 13th, 1961 at 76 years old in Milan. [ref]
Mateiu Caragiale
Poet, short story writer, novelist, visual artist, heraldist, civil servant (1885-1936).
Born March 25th, 1885 in Romania, Bucharest.
Died January 17th, 1936 at 50 years old in Bucharest (stroke).
Frederick Handley Page
British aerospace engineer (1885–1962).
Born November 15th, 1885 in Cheltenham.
Died April 21st, 1962 at 76 years old in Westminster.
Edward Quinan
British army commander (1885–1960).
Born January 9th, 1885 in Kolkata.
Died November 13th, 1960 at 75 years old in London.
Milan Vidmar
Slovenian chess player (1885–1962).
Born June 22nd, 1885 in Ljubljana.
Died October 9th, 1962 at 77 years old in Ljubljana.
Alfréd Haar
Hungarian mathematician (1885–1933).
Born October 11th, 1885 in Budapest.
Died March 16th, 1933 at 47 years old in Szeged (stomach 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.
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.
Iuliu Hossu
Cardinal, romanian greek-catholic bishop of cluj-gherla, martyr and blessed (1885-1970).
Born January 30th, 1885 in Milaș.
Died May 28th, 1970 at 85 years old in Bucharest.
Carl Einstein
German art historian (1885-1940).
Born April 26th, 1885 in Neuwied.
Died July 5th, 1940 at 55 years old in Pau (drowning).
Pierre Dupong
Prime minister of luxembourg (1885-1953).
Born January 11th, 1885 in Heisdorf.
Died December 23rd, 1953 at 68 years old in Luxembourg.
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).
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.
Erwin Finlay-Freundlich
German astronomer (1885–1964).
Born May 29th, 1885 in Biebrich.
Died July 24th, 1964 at 79 years old in Wiesbaden.
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]
Joseph Sprinzak
1th speaker of the knesset (1885–1959).
Born December 8th, 1885 in Moscow. [ref]
Died January 28th, 1959 at 73 years old in Jerusalem.
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.
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).
Steve Clemente
Mexican actor (1885–1950).
Born November 22nd, 1885 in Tónichi.
Died May 7th, 1950 at 64 years old in Los Angeles.
Charles Rosher
English cinematographer (1885–1974).
Born November 17th, 1885 in London.
Died November 15th, 1974 at 88 years old in Lisbon. [ref]
Elihan Tore Saghuny
President of the second east turkestan republic.
Born March 21st, 1885 in Tokmok.
Died February 28th, 1976 at 90 years old in Tashkent.
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