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In the year 1885
604 Notable birthdays
Margaret Harwood
American astronomer.
Born March 19th, 1885 in Littleton.
Died February 6th, 1979 at 93 years old in Boston.
Otto-Wilhelm Förster
German general (1885–1966).
Born March 16th, 1885 in Ilmenau.
Died June 24th, 1966 at 81 years old in Walsrode.
Juan Antonio Iribarren
Llawyer, politician and vice president of chile.
Died April 11th, 1968 at 82 years old in Ñuñoa. [ref]
František Chvalkovský
Czechoslovak member of czechoslovak national parliament, minister of foreign affairs and czechoslovak politician (1885-1945).
Born July 30th, 1885 in Jílové u Prahy. [ref]
Died February 25th, 1945 at 59 years old in Berlin. [ref]
Romà Forns
Spanish footballer (1885-1942).
Born September 9th, 1885 in Barcelona. [ref]
Died April 26th, 1942 at 56 years old in Barcelona.
Hermann Grapow
German egyptologist (1885-1967).
Born September 1st, 1885 in Rostock.
Died August 24th, 1967 at 81 years old in Berlin.
Anna Hübler
German pair skater (1885-1976).
Born January 2nd, 1885 in Munich.
Died July 5th, 1976 at 91 years old in Munich.
Josip Račić
Croatian painter (1885-1908).
Born March 22nd, 1885 in Zagreb.
Died June 19th, 1908 at 23 years old in Paris.
Billy Hunter
Scottish footballer (1885-1937).
Died January 2nd, 1937 at 51 years old in New York City.
Sergey Gerasimov
Soviet artist (1885-1964).
Born September 26th, 1885 in Mozhaysk. [ref]
Died April 20th, 1964 at 78 years old in Moscow.
Emory Leon Chaffee
American physicist.
Born April 15th, 1885 in Somerville.
Died March 8th, 1975 at 89 years old in Waltham.
Fritz von Unruh
German writer (1885-1970).
Born May 10th, 1885 in Koblenz.
Died November 28th, 1970 at 85 years old in Diez.
Carl Hoffmann
German cinematographer and film director (1885–1947).
Died August 5th, 1947 at 62 years old in Minden.
Ina Seidel
German writer (1885-1974).
Born September 15th, 1885 in Halle (Saale).
Died October 2nd, 1974 at 89 years old in Schäftlarn.
Birger Sjöberg
Swedish poet and songwriter (1885-1929).
Born December 6th, 1885 in Vänersborg, Vänersborg Parish.
Died April 30th, 1929 at 43 years old in Växjö Parish (pneumonia).
Eddie Boland
Actor.
Born December 27th, 1885 in San Francisco.
Died February 3rd, 1935 at 49 years old in Santa Monica (myocardial infarction).
Robert LeRoy
Us tennis player.
Born February 7th, 1885 in New York City.
Died September 7th, 1946 at 61 years old in New York City.
Winifred Greenwood
American actress (1885–1961).
Born January 1st, 1885 in Geneseo.
Died November 23rd, 1961 at 76 years old in Woodland Hills.
Marino Moretti
Italian poet and writer (1885-1979).
Born July 18th, 1885 in Cesenatico.
Died July 6th, 1979 at 93 years old in Cesenatico.
Lili Novy
Slovenian writer (1885-1958).
Born December 24th, 1885 in Graz.
Died March 7th, 1958 at 72 years old in Ljubljana.
Gilberto Govi
Italian actor (1885-1966).
Born October 22nd, 1885 in Genoa.
Died April 28th, 1966 at 80 years old in Genoa.
Asen Zlatarov
Bulgarian scientist.
Born February 4th, 1885 in Haskovo. [ref]
Died December 22nd, 1936 at 51 years old in Vienna.
Per Thorén
Swedish figure skater (1885–1962).
Born January 26th, 1885 in Jakob and Johannes parish. [ref]
Died January 5th, 1962 at 76 years old in Stockholm, Oscar Parish. [ref]
Leo Funtek
Slovenian-born violinist, conductor, arranger and professor (1885-1965).
Born August 21st, 1885 in Ljubljana.
Died January 13th, 1965 at 79 years old in Helsinki.
Marthe Donas
Belgian painter (1885-1967).
Born October 26th, 1885 in Antwerp. [ref]
Died January 31st, 1967 at 81 years old in Quiévrain. [ref]
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