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In the year 1885
604 Notable birthdays
Luigi Russolo
Italian futurist artist and composer (1885–1947).
Born April 30th, 1885 in Portogruaro.
Died February 4th, 1947 at 61 years old in Laveno-Mombello. [ref]
Vladimir Tatlin
Russian artist (1885–1953).
Born December 28th, 1885 in Moscow. [ref]
Died May 31st, 1953 at 67 years old in Moscow (infectious disease). [ref]
Franz Böhme
World war ii nazi war criminal (1885-1947).
Born April 15th, 1885 in Zeltweg.
Died May 29th, 1947 at 62 years old in Nuremberg (falling from height). [ref]
Roy Geiger
United states marine corps general (1885-1947).
Born January 25th, 1885 in Middleburg.
Died January 23rd, 1947 at 61 years old in Bethesda (lung cancer).
Frank Knight
American economist (1885-1972).
Born November 7th, 1885 in McLean County.
Died April 15th, 1972 at 86 years old in Chicago.
Mary Gilmore
Australian poet (1865–1962).
Born August 16th, 1885 in Goulburn.
Died December 3rd, 1962 at 77 years old in Sydney.
Mae Murray
American actress, dancer, film producer, screenwriter (1885–1965).
Born May 10th, 1885 in Portsmouth.
Died March 23rd, 1965 at 79 years old in Woodland Hills (cardiovascular disease).
Mineichi Koga
Japanese admiral (1885–1944).
Born September 25th, 1885 in Nishimatsuura district.
Died March 31st, 1944 at 58 years old in Davao City (falling from height).
Khải Định
Annamese emperor (1885–1925).
Born October 8th, 1885 in Huế.
Died November 6th, 1925 at 40 years old in Huế (tuberculosis).
DuBose Heyward
American novelist, playwright, poet (1885-1940).
Born August 31st, 1885 in Charleston.
Died June 16th, 1940 at 54 years old in Tryon.
Harry Elkins Widener
American book collector (1885-1912).
Born January 3rd, 1885 in Philadelphia.
Died April 15th, 1912 at 27 years old in North Atlantic Ocean.
George Cleveland
Actor.
Born September 17th, 1885 in Sydney.
Died July 15th, 1957 at 71 years old in Burbank (myocardial infarction).
Faisal I of Iraq
1st king of hashemite iraq from 1921 to 1933.
Born May 20th, 1885 in Mecca. [ref]
Died September 8th, 1933 at 48 years old in Bern (heart failure). [ref]
Sacha Guitry
French playwright and filmmaker (1885-1957).
Born February 21st, 1885 in Saint Petersburg.
Died July 24th, 1957 at 72 years old in Paris (cancer).
Stanisław Ignacy Witkiewicz
Polish artist, dramatist and novelist (1885–1939).
Born February 24th, 1885 in Warsaw.
Died September 18th, 1939 at 54 years old in Velyki Ozera (exsanguination).
Harry Benjamin
German/american endocrinologist and sexologist.
Born January 12th, 1885 in Berlin.
Died August 24th, 1986 at 101 years old in New York City.
Deems Taylor
American composer, music critic, and promoter of classical music (1885–1966).
Born December 22nd, 1885 in New York City.
Died July 3rd, 1966 at 80 years old in New York City.
Umberto Nobile
Italian aeronautical engineer and arctic explorer (1885-1978).
Born January 21st, 1885 in Lauro.
Died July 30th, 1978 at 93 years old in Rome.
Walther Schwieger
German world war i u-boat commander.
Born April 7th, 1885 in Berlin.
Died September 5th, 1917 at 32 years old in North Sea.
Soemu Toyoda
Japanese admiral (1885–1957).
Born May 22nd, 1885 in Kitsuki.
Died September 22nd, 1957 at 72 years old in Tokyo (myocardial infarction).
George Butterworth
English composer (1885–1916).
Born July 12th, 1885 in London.
Died August 5th, 1916 at 31 years old in Pozières.
Anna Louise Strong
American journalist.
Born November 24th, 1885 in Friend.
Died March 29th, 1970 at 84 years old in Beijing.
Gustav Schröder
German righteous among the nations (1885-1959).
Born September 27th, 1885 in Haderslev.
Died January 10th, 1959 at 73 years old in Hamburg.
Ida Rubinstein
Russian actress and dancer.
Born October 5th, 1885 in Kharkiv. [ref]
Died September 20th, 1960 at 74 years old in Vence.
Nikolai Krylenko
Russian revolutionary, politician and chess organiser (1885-1938).
Died July 29th, 1938 at 53 years old in Moscow.
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