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In the year 1885
604 Notable birthdays
Saneatsu Mushanokōji
Japanese artist (1885-1976).
Born May 12th, 1885 in Kōjimachi-ku.
Died April 9th, 1976 at 90 years old in The Jikei University West Medical Center (uremia).
Stanisław Kot
Polish historian (1885-1975).
Born October 22nd, 1885 in Ruda. [ref]
Died December 26th, 1975 at 90 years old in London. [ref]
Purnell Pratt
American actor (1885–1941).
Born October 20th, 1885 in Bethel.
Died July 25th, 1941 at 55 years old in Hollywood.
Américo Castro
Spanish historian (1885–1972).
Born May 4th, 1885 in Cantagalo.
Died July 25th, 1972 at 87 years old in Lloret de Mar. [ref]
Teijirō Toyoda
Admiral in the imperial japanese navy (1885-1961).
Born August 7th, 1885 in Wakayama Prefecture.
Died November 21st, 1961 at 76 years old in Tokyo (kidney cancer).
Otto Hersing
German officer (1885-1960).
Born November 30th, 1885 in Mulhouse.
Died July 5th, 1960 at 74 years old in Angelmodde.
Nils von Kantzow
Swedish gymnast (1885–1967).
Born August 30th, 1885 in Solna Municipality.
Died August 30th, 1967 at 82 years old in Mullsjö Municipality.
Leonida Tonelli
Italian mathematician (1885-1946).
Born April 19th, 1885 in Gallipoli.
Died March 12th, 1946 at 60 years old in Pisa.
Georges Valmier
French painter (1885-1937).
Born April 10th, 1885 in Angoulême.
Died March 25th, 1937 at 51 years old in Montmartre.
Marie-Victorin
Quebecois botanist (1885-1944).
Born April 3rd, 1885 in Kingsey Falls.
Died July 15th, 1944 at 59 years old in Saint-Hyacinthe (traffic collision).
Alicia Moreau de Justo
British-born argentine politician (1885-1986).
Born October 11th, 1885 in London.
Died May 12th, 1986 at 100 years old in Buenos Aires.
Max Oppenheimer
Austrian jewish painter (1885–1954).
Born July 1st, 1885 in Vienna.
Died October 19th, 1954 at 69 years old in New York City.
Hans Dreier
German art director (1885-1966).
Born August 21st, 1885 in Bremen.
Died October 24th, 1966 at 81 years old in Bernardsville.
Éva Gauthier
Canadian-american mezzo-soprano and voice teacher (1885-1958).
Born September 20th, 1885 in Ottawa.
Died December 26th, 1958 at 73 years old in New York City. [ref]
Albert Parker
American film director (1885-1974).
Born May 11th, 1885 in New York City.
Died August 10th, 1974 at 89 years old in London.
Warder Clyde Allee
American zoologist and ecologist (1885–1955).
Born June 5th, 1885 in Bloomingdale.
Died March 18th, 1955 at 69 years old in Gainesville.
Louise Pearce
American pathologist (1885-1959).
Born March 5th, 1885 in Winchester.
Died August 10th, 1959 at 74 years old in New York City.
George Hilsdon
English footballer (1885–1941).
Born August 10th, 1885 in London Borough of Bromley.
Died September 10th, 1941 at 56 years old in Leicester.
Mirjaqip Dulatuly
Kazakh poet, writer and politician.
Born October 25th, 1885 in Turgaysky Uyezd.
Died October 5th, 1935 at 49 years old in Solovetsky Islands.
Harry O. Hoyt
American screenwriter, film director (1885-1961).
Born August 6th, 1885 in Minneapolis.
Died July 29th, 1961 at 75 years old in Los Angeles.
Myrtle Stedman
American actress (1883-1938).
Born March 3rd, 1885 in Chicago.
Died January 8th, 1938 at 52 years old in Hollywood (myocardial infarction).
Anita Rée
German painter (1885–1933).
Born February 9th, 1885 in Hamburg.
Died December 12th, 1933 at 48 years old in Kampen (Sylt) (intoxication).
Allan Forrest
Actor (1885-1941).
Born September 1st, 1885 in Brooklyn.
Died July 25th, 1941 at 55 years old in Detroit (disease).
Elizabeth Lee Hazen
American microbiologist (1885-1975).
Born August 24th, 1885 in Rich.
Died June 24th, 1975 at 89 years old in Seattle.
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