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In the year 1885
560 Notable birthdays
Georg Lukács
Hungarian marxist philosopher and literary critic (1885–1971).
Born April 13th, 1885 in Budapest.
Died June 4th, 1971 at 86 years old in Budapest.
Sabina Spielrein
Russian physician and one of the first female psychoanalysts (1885–1942).
Born November 6th, 1885 in Rostov-on-Don.
Died August 11th, 1942 at 56 years old in Zmievskaya Balka.
Karen Horney
American-german psychoanalyst.
Born September 16th, 1885 in Blankenese. [ref]
Died December 4th, 1952 at 67 years old in New York City.
Yakov Sverdlov
Soviet politician (1885-1919).
Born June 3rd, 1885 in Nizhny Novgorod.
Died March 16th, 1919 at 33 years old in Moscow (influenza, 1918-1920 flu pandemic).
Alban Berg
Austrian composer (1885–1935).
Born February 9th, 1885 in Vienna. [ref]
Died December 24th, 1935 at 50 years old in Vienna (sepsis). [ref]
Alois Hudal
Roman catholic bishop, nazi supporter and anti-semite of austrian descent.
Died May 13th, 1963 at 77 years old in Grottaferrata. [ref]
Heinrich Hoffmann
German photographer, personal photographer of adolf hitler (1885-1957).
Born September 24th, 1885 in Fürth.
Died December 16th, 1957 at 72 years old in Munich.
John R. Brinkley
American fraudulent physician (1885-1942).
Died May 26th, 1942 at 56 years old in San Antonio (heart failure).
Hugo Sperrle
German field marshal (1885–1953).
Born February 7th, 1885 in Ludwigsburg.
Died April 2nd, 1953 at 68 years old in Munich.
Heinrich Brüning
German chancellor (1885-1970).
Born November 26th, 1885 in Münster.
Died March 30th, 1970 at 84 years old in Norwich.
Hermann Hoth
German general (1885-1971).
Born April 12th, 1885 in Neuruppin. [ref]
Died January 25th, 1971 at 85 years old in Goslar. [ref]
Frank Jack Fletcher
United states navy admiral, medal of honor recipient.
Born April 29th, 1885 in Marshalltown.
Died April 25th, 1973 at 87 years old in Bethesda.
John Edensor Littlewood
English mathematician.
Born June 9th, 1885 in Rochester. [ref]
Died September 6th, 1977 at 92 years old in Cambridge. [ref]
Duncan Grant
British artist (1885-1978).
Born January 21st, 1885 in Aviemore.
Died May 8th, 1978 at 93 years old in Aldermaston.
Sydney Chaplin
English actor (1885-1965).
Born March 16th, 1885 in London.
Died April 16th, 1965 at 80 years old in Nice.
Louise Bryant
American activist and journalist (1885–1936).
Born December 5th, 1885 in San Francisco.
Died January 6th, 1936 at 50 years old in Sèvres (cerebral hemorrhage).
Robert Delaunay
French painter (1885–1941).
Born April 12th, 1885 in Paris.
Died October 25th, 1941 at 56 years old in Montpellier (cancer).
Christian Wirth
Nazi german police chief, extermination camp commandant, holocaust perpetrator (1885–1944).
Born November 24th, 1885 in Balzheim.
Died May 26th, 1944 at 58 years old in Municipality of Hrpelje-Kozina (gunshot wound).
Hermann Weyl
German mathematician (1885–1955).
Born November 9th, 1885 in Elmshorn.
Died December 9th, 1955 at 70 years old in Zurich.
Karl Radek
Russian revolutionary (1885-1939).
Born October 31st, 1885 in Lviv.
Died May 19th, 1939 at 53 years old in Verkhneuralsk.
Sonia Delaunay
French painter (1885–1979).
Born November 14th, 1885 in Hradyzk. [ref]
Died December 5th, 1979 at 94 years old in Paris. [ref]
Mikhail Frunze
Soviet army officer (1885–1925).
Born February 2nd, 1885 in Bishkek.
Died October 31st, 1925 at 40 years old in Moscow (chloroform).
Jean Arp
Alsatian sculptor, painter, poet and abstract artist (1886–1966).
Born September 16th, 1885 in Strasbourg. [ref]
Died June 7th, 1966 at 80 years old in Basel (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Otto Klemperer
German conductor and composer.
Born May 14th, 1885 in Wrocław. [ref]
Died July 6th, 1973 at 88 years old in Zürich. [ref]
Giacomo Matteotti
Italian politician (1885-1924).
Born May 22nd, 1885 in Fratta Polesine.
Died June 10th, 1924 at 39 years old in Rome (stab wound).
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