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In the year 1885
604 Notable birthdays
Kazimierz Sosnkowski
Polish general and politician (1885-1969).
Born November 19th, 1885 in Warsaw.
Died October 11th, 1969 at 83 years old in Arundel.
Li Jishen
Chinese politician (1885-1959).
Born November 5th, 1885 in Cangwu County.
Died October 9th, 1959 at 73 years old in Beijing (stomach cancer).
Blas Infante
Andalusian politician (1885–1936).
Born July 5th, 1885 in Casa Natal de Blas Infante. [ref]
Died August 11th, 1936 at 51 years old in Seville (gunshot wound). [ref]
Paul Leni
German film director (1885–1929).
Born July 8th, 1885 in Stuttgart. [ref]
Died September 2nd, 1929 at 44 years old in Hollywood (sepsis). [ref]
Paul von Hase
German general (1885–1944).
Born July 24th, 1885 in Hanover.
Died August 8th, 1944 at 59 years old in Plötzensee Prison (hanging to death).
Josef Frank
Austrian-swedish architect (1885–1967).
Born July 15th, 1885 in Baden.
Died January 8th, 1967 at 81 years old in Stockholm, Oscar Parish.
Arturo Rawson
President of argentina (1885–1952).
Born June 4th, 1885 in Santiago del Estero.
Died October 8th, 1952 at 67 years old in Buenos Aires (myocardial infarction).
Hellmuth von Mücke
Military officer of the imperial german navy, recipient of the iron cross (1st class).
Born June 25th, 1885 in Zwickau.
Died July 30th, 1957 at 72 years old in Ahrensburg.
Elinor Wylie
American poet (1885-1928).
Born September 7th, 1885 in Somerville.
Died December 16th, 1928 at 43 years old in New York City (stroke).
Raoul Villain
French assassin.
Born September 19th, 1885 in Reims. [ref]
Died September 14th, 1936 at 50 years old in Ibiza (ballistic trauma).
Hellmuth Felmy
German general (1885–1965).
Born May 28th, 1885 in Berlin. [ref]
Died December 14th, 1965 at 80 years old in Darmstadt.
Alexander Shliapnikov
Russian politician and syndicalist (1885-1937).
Born August 30th, 1885 in Murom.
Died September 2nd, 1937 at 52 years old in Moscow (gunshot wound).
John Bowers
American stage and silent film actor (1885-1936).
Born December 25th, 1885 in Garrett.
Died November 17th, 1936 at 50 years old in Santa Monica (drowning).
Felicjan Sławoj Składkowski
Polish prime minister (1885-1962).
Died August 31st, 1962 at 77 years old in London.
Eugène Christophe
French racing cyclist (1885–1970).
Born January 22nd, 1885 in 1st arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Died February 1st, 1970 at 85 years old in 14th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Emmy Hennings
German poet, editor (1885–1948).
Born February 17th, 1885 in Flensburg.
Died August 10th, 1948 at 63 years old in Sorengo.
Marjorie Bowen
British writer (1885–1952).
Born November 1st, 1885 in Hampshire.
Died December 23rd, 1953 at 68 years old in St Charles Hospital.
James Scott
American ragtime composer (1885–1938).
Born February 12th, 1885 in Neosho.
Died August 30th, 1938 at 53 years old in Kansas City.
Sophia Parnok
Russian writer.
Born August 11th, 1885 in Taganrog.
Died August 26th, 1933 at 48 years old in Karinskoe (myocardial infarction).
George Minot
American physician (1885-1950).
Born December 2nd, 1885 in Boston.
Died February 25th, 1950 at 64 years old in Boston.
Karl Fischer von Treuenfeld
German general (1885–1946).
Born March 31st, 1885 in Flensburg.
Died June 7th, 1946 at 61 years old in Allendorf.
Carl Van Doren
American biographer (1885-1950).
Born September 10th, 1885 in Hope.
Died July 18th, 1950 at 64 years old in Torrington.
Dezső Kosztolányi
Hungarian poet, writer and translator (1885–1936).
Born March 29th, 1885 in Subotica.
Died November 3rd, 1936 at 51 years old in Budapest (pneumonia).
Joseph Kentenich
German priest, founder of the international schoenstatt movement (1885–1968).
Born November 16th, 1885 in Gymnich.
Died September 15th, 1968 at 82 years old in Schönstatt.
Susan Sutherland Isaacs
Lancashire-born educational psychologist and psychoanalyst (1885-1948).
Born May 24th, 1885 in Greater Manchester.
Died October 12th, 1948 at 63 years old in London (cancer).
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