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In the year 1885
605 Notable birthdays
Maurice Dekobra
French writer (1885–1973).
Born May 26th, 1885 in 10ᵗʰ arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Died June 1st, 1973 at 88 years old in 18th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Benito Lynch
Argentine writer (1885–1951).
Born July 25th, 1885 in La Plata.
Died December 23rd, 1951 at 66 years old in La Plata.
Johannes de Jong
Catholic cardinal (1885-1955).
Born September 10th, 1885 in Nes.
Died September 8th, 1955 at 69 years old in Amersfoort.
Ernest Claes
Belgian writer (1885-1968).
Born October 2nd, 1885 in Zichem. [ref]
Died October 2nd, 1968 at 83 years old in Ixelles. [ref]
John Willard
American playwright (1885-1942).
Born November 28th, 1885 in San Francisco. [ref]
Died August 30th, 1942 at 56 years old in Los Angeles.
Kostan Zarean
Armenian writer (1885-1969).
Born February 8th, 1885 in Shamakhi. [ref]
Died December 15th, 1969 at 84 years old in Yerevan.
Carl de Vogt
German actor (1885–1970).
Born September 14th, 1885 in Cologne.
Died February 16th, 1970 at 84 years old in West Berlin.
Herman Wildenvey
Norwegian poet and translator (1885–1959).
Born July 20th, 1885 in Nedre Eiker Municipality.
Died September 27th, 1959 at 74 years old in Larvik.
Bálint Hóman
Hungarian politician (1885-1951).
Born December 29th, 1885 in Budapest.
Died June 2nd, 1951 at 65 years old in Vác.
Artur Lemba
Estonian composer and pianist (1885-1963).
Born September 24th, 1885 in Tallinn.
Died November 21st, 1963 at 78 years old in Tallinn.
Vittorio Gui
Italian conductor, and composer (1885-1975).
Born September 14th, 1885 in Rome.
Died October 17th, 1975 at 90 years old in Fiesole.
Rachel Katznelson-Shazar
First lady of israel (1885–1975).
Born October 24th, 1885 in Babruysk.
Died August 11th, 1975 at 89 years old in Israel.
Aquilino Ribeiro
Portuguese writer and diplomat (1885–1963).
Born September 13th, 1885 in Sernancelhe. [ref]
Died May 27th, 1963 at 77 years old in Lisbon. [ref]
Alter Kacyzne
Polish photographer and writer (1885-1941).
Born May 31st, 1885 in Vilnius.
Died July 7th, 1941 at 56 years old in Ternopil.
Dimitrie Cuclin
Romanian composer and philosopher (1885-1978).
Born April 5th, 1885 in Galați.
Died February 7th, 1978 at 92 years old in Bucharest.
Marian Kukiel
Polish general, historian, social and political activist (1885-1973).
Born May 15th, 1885 in Dąbrowa Tarnowska.
Died August 15th, 1973 at 88 years old in London.
Walter Anderson
Baltic german folklorist (1885–1962).
Born October 10th, 1885 in Minsk.
Died August 23rd, 1962 at 76 years old in Kiel (traffic collision).
Hans Cloos
German geologist (1885-1951).
Born November 8th, 1885 in Magdeburg.
Died September 26th, 1951 at 65 years old in Bonn.
André Lagache
Racing driver (1885–1938).
Born January 21st, 1885 in Pantin.
Died August 2nd, 1938 at 53 years old in Satory.
Sergey Kavtaradze
Georgian soviet diplomat (1885-1971).
Born August 15th, 1885 in Kutaisi.
Died October 17th, 1971 at 86 years old in Tbilisi.
Platt Adams
Athletics competitor (1885-1961).
Born March 23rd, 1885 in Belleville.
Died February 27th, 1961 at 75 years old in Toms River.
Erna Morena
German actress (1885-1962).
Born April 24th, 1885 in Wörth am Main.
Died July 21st, 1962 at 77 years old in Munich.
Rudolf Olden
Journalist, author, lawyer and human rights activist (1885–1940).
Born January 14th, 1885 in Szczecin. [ref]
Died September 17th, 1940 at 55 years old in Atlantic Ocean.
Nikolay Anichkov
Soviet pathologist (1885-1964).
Born November 3rd, 1885 in Saint Petersburg.
Died December 7th, 1964 at 79 years old in Saint Petersburg.
Tor Andræ
Swedish scholar (1885–1947).
Born July 9th, 1885 in Vena church parish. [ref]
Died February 24th, 1947 at 61 years old in Linköping Cathedral Congregation.
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