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In the year 1885
476 Notable birthdays
Harry Ricardo
British internal combustion engine engineer (1885-1974).
Born January 26th, 1885 in London.
Died May 18th, 1974 at 89 years old
Percy Hobart
British army general.
Born June 14th, 1885 in Nainital.
Died February 19th, 1957 at 71 years old in Farnham.
Uzeyir Hajibeyov
Azerbaijani composer (1885–1948).
Born September 17th, 1885 in Aghjabadi.
Died November 23rd, 1948 at 63 years old in Baku (heart failure). [ref]
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.
Herbert Stothart
American composer (1885-1949).
Born September 11th, 1885 in Milwaukee. [ref]
Died February 1st, 1949 at 63 years old in Los Angeles. [ref]
Tamara Karsavina
Russian ballet dancer.
Born March 9th, 1885 in Saint Petersburg.
Died May 26th, 1978 at 93 years old in Beaconsfield. [ref]
Georges Mandel
French jewish politician, resistance fighter and art collector, murdered in the holocaust (1885-1944).
Born June 5th, 1885 in Chatou. [ref]
Died July 7th, 1944 at 59 years old in Fontainebleau (execution). [ref]
Roland West
American film director (1885-1952).
Born February 20th, 1885 in Cleveland. [ref]
Died March 31st, 1952 at 67 years old in Santa Monica. [ref]
Rudolf Klein-Rogge
German actor.
Born November 24th, 1885 in Cologne.
Died May 29th, 1955 at 69 years old in Wetzelsdorf.
John J. Parker
American judge.
Born November 20th, 1885 in Monroe.
Died March 17th, 1958 at 72 years old in Washington, D.C..
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