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In the year 1885
560 Notable birthdays
A. V. Alexander, 1st Earl Alexander of Hillsborough
British labour co-operative politician (1885-1965).
Born May 1st, 1885 in Weston-super-Mare.
Died January 11th, 1965 at 79 years old in London.
Camille Clifford
Belgian-born stage actress and model (1885-1971).
Born June 29th, 1885 in Antwerp.
Died June 28th, 1971 at 85 years old
Liviu Rebreanu
Romanian writer (1885-1944).
Born November 27th, 1885 in Târlișua.
Died September 1st, 1944 at 58 years old in Valea Mare-Podgoria (lung disease). [ref]
Camille Chautemps
French politician (1885–1963).
Born February 1st, 1885 in Paris.
Died July 1st, 1963 at 78 years old in Washington, D.C..
Gunnar Asplund
Swedish architect (1885-1940).
Born September 22nd, 1885 in Stockholm.
Died October 20th, 1940 at 55 years old in Engelbrekt church parish. [ref]
Jules Romains
French writer (1885-1972).
Born August 26th, 1885 in Saint-Julien-Chapteuil. [ref]
Died August 14th, 1972 at 86 years old in Paris. [ref]
Hans Gerhard Creutzfeldt
German neuropathologist.
Born June 2nd, 1885 in Harburg.
Died December 30th, 1964 at 79 years old in Munich.
Charles Simmons
British gymnast (1885-1945).
Born December 24th, 1885 in Islington.
Died February 15th, 1945 at 59 years old in Cricklewood.
Herman Wirth
Dutch-german pseudohistian (1885-1981).
Born May 6th, 1885 in Utrecht. [ref]
Died February 16th, 1981 at 95 years old in Kusel. [ref]
Anton Flettner
German aviation pioneer (1885–1961).
Born November 1st, 1885 in Eddersheim.
Died December 29th, 1961 at 76 years old in New York City. [ref]
Heinrich Vollmer
German firearm designer (1885–1961).
Born January 6th, 1885 in Altdorf.
Died July 1st, 1961 at 76 years old in Tübingen.
Pieter Sjoerds Gerbrandy
Dutch politician (1885-1961).
Born April 13th, 1885 in Goaiïngamieden, Goënga.
Died September 7th, 1961 at 76 years old in The Hague.
Jatindra Mohan Sengupta
Bengali politician (1885-1933).
Born February 22nd, 1885 in Chittagong.
Died July 23rd, 1933 at 48 years old in Ranchi.
Jan Czochralski
Polish chemist and engineer (1885–1953).
Born October 23rd, 1885 in Kcynia.
Died April 22nd, 1953 at 67 years old in Poznań.
Clare Frewen Sheridan
British artist (1885-1970).
Born September 9th, 1885 in London.
Died May 31st, 1970 at 84 years old in Brede.
Herman Sörgel
German architect (1885-1952).
Born April 2nd, 1885 in Regensburg.
Died December 25th, 1952 at 67 years old in Munich (traffic collision).
Erich Klausener
German politician (1885-1934).
Born January 25th, 1885 in Düsseldorf.
Died June 30th, 1934 at 49 years old in Berlin (gunshot wound).
Gustaf Håkansson
Swedish cyclist (1885-1987).
Born October 15th, 1885 in Helsingborg.
Died June 9th, 1987 at 101 years old in Ekerö Municipality.
Paul Leni
German film director.
Born July 8th, 1885 in Stuttgart. [ref]
Died September 2nd, 1929 at 44 years old in Hollywood (sepsis). [ref]
Kazimierz Sosnkowski
Polish general and politician (1885-1969).
Born November 19th, 1885 in Warsaw.
Died October 11th, 1969 at 83 years old in Arundel.
Gordon Harker
English film actor (1885-1967).
Born August 7th, 1885 in London. [ref]
Died March 2nd, 1967 at 81 years old in London. [ref]
Eleonore Baur
Nazi official (1885-1981).
Born September 7th, 1885 in Bad Aibling.
Died May 18th, 1981 at 95 years old in Oberhaching.
Blas Infante
Andalusian writer and politician.
Born July 5th, 1885 in Casa natal de Blas Infante. [ref]
Died August 11th, 1936 at 51 years old in Seville (ballistic trauma). [ref]
Paul von Hase
German general.
Born July 24th, 1885 in Hanover.
Died August 8th, 1944 at 59 years old in Plötzensee Prison (hanging).
Josef Frank
Austrian-born architect (1885-1967).
Born July 15th, 1885 in Baden bei Wien. [ref]
Died January 8th, 1967 at 81 years old in Stockholm. [ref]
Birthdays 151 to 175 of 560
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