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In the year 1885
604 Notable birthdays
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]
Oscar A. C. Lund
Swedish actor, screenwriter and director (1885–1963).
Born May 21st, 1885 in Gothenburg.
Died May 2nd, 1963 at 77 years old in Stockholm.
Károly Dietz
Hungarian footballer (1885-1969).
Born July 21st, 1885 in Sopron.
Died July 9th, 1969 at 83 years old in Budapest.
Yuldash Akhunbabaev
Uzbekistani politician (1885－1943).
Born July 13th, 1885 in Margilan.
Died February 28th, 1943 at 57 years old in Tashkent.
Mason Phelps
Amateur golfer (1885-1945).
Born December 7th, 1885 in Chicago.
Died September 2nd, 1945 at 59 years old in Lake Forest.
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.
Marcello Bertinetti
Italian fencer (1885-1967).
Born April 26th, 1885 in Vercelli.
Died July 31st, 1967 at 82 years old in Vercelli.
Collier Cudmore
Australian politician and rower (1885-1971).
Born June 13th, 1885 in Avoca.
Died May 16th, 1971 at 85 years old in North Adelaide.
Juliusz Osterwa
Polish actor (1885–1947).
Born June 23rd, 1885 in Kraków.
Died May 10th, 1947 at 61 years old in Warsaw.
Franz von Hoesslin
German conductor (1885-1946).
Born December 31st, 1885 in Munich.
Died September 25th, 1946 at 60 years old in Sète.
Heinrich Schomburgk
German tennis player (1885-1965).
Born June 30th, 1885 in Leipzig.
Died March 29th, 1965 at 79 years old in Eppstein.
Caius Welcker
Dutch footballer (1885-1939).
Born July 9th, 1885 in Alkmaar.
Died February 13th, 1939 at 53 years old in Schiedam.
André Guillaumin
French botanist (1885-1974).
Born June 21st, 1885 in Arrou. [ref]
Died May 29th, 1974 at 88 years old in Athis-Mons. [ref]
Fanie Eloff
South african sculptor.
Born October 7th, 1885 in Pretoria.
Died November 20th, 1947 at 62 years old in Pretoria.
Theodor Altermann
Estonian actor and theatrical director (1885-1915).
Born November 24th, 1885 in Pahkla.
Died April 1st, 1915 at 29 years old in Tallinn.
Giorgio Pasquali
Italian classical philologist (1885-1952).
Born April 29th, 1885 in Rome.
Died July 9th, 1952 at 67 years old in Belluno (traffic collision).
Karel Hartmann
Czechoslovak ice hockey player (1885–1944).
Born July 6th, 1885 in Trhové Dušníky. [ref]
Died October 16th, 1944 at 59 years old in Auschwitz, Oświęcim. [ref]
Wilfrid Johnson
British lacrosse player (1885-1960).
Born October 15th, 1885 in London.
Died June 21st, 1960 at 74 years old in Niton.
Henry Bucknall
British rower (1885–1962).
Born July 4th, 1885 in Lisbon.
Died January 1st, 1962 at 76 years old in Dumfries.
Vinçens Prennushi
Albanian roman catholic archbishop and blessed (1885-1949).
Born September 4th, 1885 in Shkodër.
Died March 19th, 1949 at 63 years old in Durrës.
Erich Schönfelder
German screenwriter, actor and film director (1885–1933).
Born April 23rd, 1885 in Frankfurt.
Died May 14th, 1933 at 48 years old in Berlin.
Hugh Hamshaw Thomas
British botanist and historian of science (1885-1962).
Born May 29th, 1885 in Wrexham. [ref]
Died June 30th, 1962 at 77 years old in Cambridge. [ref]
August Liebmann Mayer
German jewish art historian (1885-1944), murdered in the holocaust.
Born October 27th, 1885 in Griesheim.
Died March 12th, 1944 at 58 years old in Auschwitz.
Nion Tocker
Bobsledder (1885-1950).
Born August 21st, 1885 in Suisun City.
Died April 22nd, 1950 at 64 years old in San Francisco.
Henry Goldsmith
British rower (1885-1915).
Born July 22nd, 1885 in Plympton.
Died May 9th, 1915 at 29 years old in Fromelles.
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