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In the year 1885
604 Notable birthdays
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).
Kurt Hiller
German essayist and activist (1885–1972).
Born August 17th, 1885 in Berlin.
Died October 1st, 1972 at 87 years old in Hamburg.
Carl Joachim Hambro
Norwegian politician (1885-1964).
Born January 5th, 1885 in Bergen.
Died December 15th, 1964 at 79 years old in Oslo.
Enrico Mizzi
Prime minister of malta (1885-1950).
Born September 20th, 1885 in Valletta.
Died December 20th, 1950 at 65 years old in Valletta.
Jack Hoxie
Actor (1885-1965).
Born January 11th, 1885 in Indian Territory.
Died March 28th, 1965 at 80 years old in Elkhart (leukemia).
Xiong Shili
Chinese philosopher.
Born February 18th, 1885 in Huangzhou District.
Died May 23rd, 1968 at 83 years old in Shanghai.
René Grousset
French historian (1885-1952).
Born September 5th, 1885 in Aubais.
Died September 12th, 1952 at 67 years old in 8th arrondissement of Paris.
Henri Laurens
French sculptor (1885–1954).
Born February 18th, 1885 in Paris.
Died May 5th, 1954 at 69 years old in Paris.
Siegfried Handloser
German physician, chief of the german armed forces medical services, and convicted war criminal (1885-1954).
Born March 25th, 1885 in Constance. [ref]
Died July 3rd, 1954 at 69 years old in Munich (cancer).
Ernie Adams
Actor (1885-1947).
Born June 18th, 1885 in San Francisco.
Died November 26th, 1947 at 62 years old in Hollywood (disease).
Sakae Ōsugi
Japanese anarchist (1885–1923).
Born January 17th, 1885 in Marugame.
Died September 16th, 1923 at 38 years old in Tokyo.
Ugo Sivocci
Racecar driver (1885–1923).
Born August 29th, 1885 in Salerno.
Died September 8th, 1923 at 38 years old in Monza.
Bert Lytell
American actor (1885-1954).
Born February 24th, 1885 in New York City.
Died September 28th, 1954 at 69 years old in New York City.
Eugène Minkowski
French psychiatrist (1885–1972).
Born April 17th, 1885 in Saint Petersburg. [ref]
Died November 17th, 1972 at 87 years old in 7th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Cosme Damião
Player and coach of s.l. benfica (1885-1947).
Born November 2nd, 1885 in Lisbon.
Died June 12th, 1947 at 61 years old in Sintra.
Émile Henriot
French chemist (1885-1961).
Born July 2nd, 1885 in Besançon.
Died February 1st, 1961 at 75 years old in Uccle.
Niels Erik Nørlund
Danish mathematician and astronomer (1885-1981).
Born October 26th, 1885 in Slagelse. [ref]
Died July 4th, 1981 at 95 years old in Hørsholm. [ref]
Pierre-Jules Boulanger
French engineer (1885–1950).
Born March 10th, 1885 in Sin-le-Noble. [ref]
Died November 11th, 1950 at 65 years old in Broût-Vernet (traffic collision).
Pierre Montet
French egyptologist (1885–1966).
Born June 27th, 1885 in Villefranche-sur-Saône.
Died June 19th, 1966 at 80 years old in Paris.
Laurence Trimble
American silent film actor, writer and director (1885-1954).
Born February 15th, 1885 in Robbinston.
Died February 8th, 1954 at 68 years old in Woodland Hills.
Wilhelm Blaschke
Austrian mathematician (1885–1962).
Born September 13th, 1885 in Graz.
Died March 17th, 1962 at 76 years old in Hamburg.
May Clark
British actress (1885-1971).
Born June 1st, 1885 in Sunbury-on-Thames. [ref]
Died March 17th, 1971 at 85 years old in Lillian Booth Actors Home. [ref]
Albert Betz
German physicist (1885–1968).
Born December 25th, 1885 in Schweinfurt.
Died April 16th, 1968 at 82 years old in Göttingen.
Francisco Bru
Spanish footballer (1885-1962).
Born April 12th, 1885 in Madrid.
Died June 10th, 1962 at 77 years old in Málaga.
Jóhannes Sveinsson Kjarval
Icelandic painter (1885-1972).
Born October 15th, 1885 in Iceland.
Died April 13th, 1972 at 86 years old in Reykjavík.
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