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In the year 1885
605 Notable birthdays
Harry F. Millarde
American actor and director (1885-1931).
Born November 12th, 1885 in Cincinnati.
Died November 2nd, 1931 at 45 years old in New York City (myocardial infarction).
Franz Theodor Csokor
Austrian author and dramatist (1885–1969).
Born September 6th, 1885 in Vienna.
Died January 5th, 1969 at 83 years old in Vienna.
Pedro Humberto Allende
Chilean composer (1885–1959).
Born July 29th, 1885 in Santiago.
Died August 17th, 1959 at 74 years old in Santiago.
Bob Craig
Australian rugby union and rugby league footballer (1885-1935).
Born September 1st, 1885 in Sydney.
Died March 5th, 1935 at 49 years old in Leichhardt (hanging to death).
Mercedes Brignone
Italian actress (188$-1967).
Born May 18th, 1885 in Madrid.
Died June 24th, 1967 at 82 years old in Milan.
Ernest Pérochon
French writer (1885-1942).
Born February 24th, 1885 in Deux-Sèvres.
Died February 10th, 1942 at 56 years old in Niort.
Emil Väre
Olympic wrestler (1885–1974).
Born September 28th, 1885 in Kärkölä.
Died January 31st, 1974 at 88 years old in Kärkölä.
Carlo Wieth
Danish actor (1885-1943).
Born December 11th, 1885 in Copenhagen.
Died June 30th, 1943 at 57 years old in Nødebo (myocardial infarction).
Miles Burke
Boxer (1885–1928).
Born January 15th, 1885 in St. Louis.
Died December 25th, 1928 at 43 years old in St. Louis.
Theodor Steltzer
German politician (1885-1967).
Born December 17th, 1885 in Trittau.
Died October 27th, 1967 at 81 years old in Munich.
Anna Lesznai
Hungarian-born american writer and poet (1885-1966).
Born January 3rd, 1885 in Nižný Hrušov.
Died October 2nd, 1966 at 81 years old in New York City. [ref]
Amleto Novelli
Italian silent film actor (1885-1924).
Born October 12th, 1885 in Bologna.
Died April 16th, 1924 at 38 years old in Turin.
Branko Gavella
Croatian theatre director (1885–1962).
Born July 28th, 1885 in Zagreb. [ref]
Died April 8th, 1962 at 76 years old in Zagreb (prostate cancer). [ref]
James Angus Gillan
British colonial administrator (1885–1981).
Born October 11th, 1885 in Aberdeen.
Died April 23rd, 1981 at 95 years old in Leigh.
Laura Sawyer
Actress (1885-1970).
Born February 3rd, 1885 in Iron County.
Died September 7th, 1970 at 85 years old in Matawan.
Pietro Ciriaci
Italian cardinal (1885–1966).
Born December 2nd, 1885 in Rome.
Died December 30th, 1966 at 81 years old in Rome.
Martha Arendsee
German politician and resistance fighter (1885-1953).
Born March 29th, 1885 in Berlin.
Died May 22nd, 1953 at 68 years old in East Berlin.
Hanns Bolz
German expressionist and cubist painter (1885-1918).
Born January 22nd, 1885 in Aachen.
Died July 4th, 1918 at 33 years old in Munich.
Georges Passerieu
French cyclist (1885–1928).
Born October 11th, 1885 in London. [ref]
Died May 5th, 1928 at 42 years old in Épinay-sur-Orge.
Vladimir Artemyev
Soviet rocket scientist (1885–1962).
Born July 6th, 1885 in Saint Petersburg.
Died September 11th, 1962 at 77 years old in Moscow.
Bengt Berg
Swedish photographer, scientist and writer (1885–1967).
Born January 9th, 1885 in Kalmar. [ref]
Died July 31st, 1967 at 82 years old
Burton Downing
American racing cyclist (1885–1929).
Born February 5th, 1885 in San Jose.
Died January 1st, 1929 at 43 years old in Red Bank.
Alice Voinescu
Romanian essayist, translator and writer (1885–1961).
Born February 10th, 1885 in Drobeta-Turnu Severin.
Died June 4th, 1961 at 76 years old in Bucharest.
Enrico Porro
Olympic wrestler (1885–1967).
Born January 16th, 1885 in Lodi Vecchio. [ref]
Died March 14th, 1967 at 82 years old in Milan. [ref]
Edwin Swatek
American swimmer, water polo player, olympic silver medalist (1885–1966).
Born January 7th, 1885 in Chicago.
Died January 2nd, 1966 at 80 years old in Oxnard.
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The great thing about getting older is that you don't lose all the other ages you've been. Madeleine L'Engle