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In the year 1885

543 Notable birthdays

George "Gabby" Hayes

American actor (1885-1969).

Born May 7th, 1885 in Stannards. [ref]

Died February 9th, 1969 at 83 years old in Burbank (cardiovascular disease). [ref]

John Curtin

Australian politician, 14th prime minister of australia (1885-1945).

Born January 8th, 1885 in Creswick.

Died July 5th, 1945 at 60 years old in The Lodge.

Erich von Stroheim

Austrian actor and director (1885–1957).

Born September 22nd, 1885 in Vienna.

Died May 12th, 1957 at 71 years old in Maurepas (cancer).

Jerome Kern

American composer of musical theater and popular music (1885-1945).

Born January 27th, 1885 in Manhattan.

Died November 11th, 1945 at 60 years old in New York City (cerebral hemorrhage).

György Lukács

Hungarian marxist politician, philosopher and literary critic (1885-1971).

Born April 13th, 1885 in Budapest. [ref]

Died June 4th, 1971 at 86 years old in Budapest. [ref]

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.

Born May 31st, 1885 in Graz.

Died May 13th, 1963 at 77 years old in Grottaferrata. [ref]

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