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In the year 1885
605 Notable birthdays
Karel Treybal
Czech chess player (1885-1941).
Born February 1st, 1885 in Praskolesy. [ref]
Died October 2nd, 1941 at 56 years old in Prague.
John Garrels
American hurdler, shot putter and discus thrower (1885-1956).
Born November 18th, 1885 in Bay City.
Died October 21st, 1956 at 70 years old in Grosse Ile Township.
Mammad Yusif Jafarov
Azerbaijani politician (1885–1938).
Died May 15th, 1938 at 53 years old in Baku.
Kawabata Ryushi
Japanese painter (1885-1966).
Born June 6th, 1885 in Wakayama.
Died April 10th, 1966 at 80 years old in Tokyo.
Gaston Baty
French playwright and theater director (1885-1952).
Born May 26th, 1885 in Pélussin.
Died October 13th, 1952 at 67 years old in Pélussin.
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]
E. Mason Hopper
Film director (1885-1967).
Born December 6th, 1885 in Enosburgh.
Died January 3rd, 1967 at 81 years old in Woodland Hills.
Tytus Czyżewski
Polish artist (1880-1945).
Born December 28th, 1885 in Przyszowa.
Died May 5th, 1945 at 59 years old in Kraków.
Xavier Lesage
Equestrian (1885-1968).
Born October 25th, 1885 in Moret-sur-Loing.
Died August 3rd, 1968 at 82 years old in Gisors.
Villem Grünthal-Ridala
Estonian poet and linguist (1885–1942).
Born May 30th, 1885 in Kuivastu.
Died January 16th, 1942 at 56 years old in Helsinki.
Arthur Brown
British association football player (1885–1944).
Born April 6th, 1885 in Gainsborough.
Died June 27th, 1944 at 59 years old
Marthe Donas
Belgian painter (1885-1967).
Born October 26th, 1885 in Antwerp. [ref]
Died January 31st, 1967 at 81 years old in Quiévrain. [ref]
Con Walsh
Canadian hammer thrower (1885-1961).
Born April 24th, 1885 in County Cork.
Died December 7th, 1961 at 76 years old in Seattle.
Amalia Guglielminetti
Italian poet (1881–1941).
Born April 5th, 1885 in Turin. [ref]
Died December 4th, 1941 at 56 years old in Turin (sepsis).
Jean Cabannes
French physicist (1885–1959).
Born August 12th, 1885 in Marseille.
Died October 31st, 1959 at 74 years old in Saint-Cyr-sur-Mer.
Ethel Muckelt
British figure skater (1885–1953).
Born May 30th, 1885 in Manchester.
Died December 13th, 1953 at 68 years old in Manchester.
Juliusz Kaden-Bandrowski
Polish writer (1885–1944).
Born February 24th, 1885 in Rzeszów.
Died August 8th, 1944 at 59 years old in Warsaw.
Vera Baranovskaya
Actress (1885-1935).
Born March 7th, 1885 in Saint Petersburg.
Died December 7th, 1935 at 50 years old in Paris.
Aarno Yrjö-Koskinen
Finland politician (1885-1951).
Born December 9th, 1885 in Helsinki.
Died June 8th, 1951 at 65 years old in Helsinki.
Ferdinand von Alten
German film actor (1885-1933).
Born April 13th, 1885 in Saint Petersburg.
Died March 17th, 1933 at 47 years old in Dessau.
Julius Jaenzon
Swedish cinematographer (1885-1961).
Born July 8th, 1885 in Haga parish.
Died February 17th, 1961 at 75 years old in Oscar Parish.
Stanley Bacon
Olympic wrestler (1885-1952).
Born August 13th, 1885 in Camberwell.
Died October 13th, 1952 at 67 years old in Streatham.
Lili Bech
Actress (1885-1939).
Born December 29th, 1885 in Denmark.
Died January 20th, 1939 at 53 years old in Aarhus.
René Benjamin
French writer (1885–1948).
Born March 20th, 1885 in Paris.
Died October 4th, 1948 at 63 years old in Tours.
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