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In the year 1885
513 Notable birthdays
Theodor Kaluza
Mathematician, physicist and university teacher (1885-1954).
Born November 9th, 1885 in Opole.
Died January 19th, 1954 at 68 years old in Göttingen.
Henry Tizard
British chemist.
Born August 23rd, 1885 in Gillingham.
Died October 9th, 1959 at 74 years old in Fareham.
André Lhote
French sculptor and painter (1885-1962).
Born July 5th, 1885 in Bordeaux. [ref]
Died January 25th, 1962 at 76 years old in Paris. [ref]
Lilly Reich
German furniture designer.
Born June 16th, 1885 in Berlin. [ref]
Died December 14th, 1947 at 62 years old in Berlin. [ref]
John Tovey, 1st Baron Tovey
Royal navy admiral of the fleet (1885-1971).
Born March 7th, 1885 in Rochester.
Died January 12th, 1971 at 85 years old in Funchal.
Dorando Pietri
Italian distance runner (1885–1942).
Born October 16th, 1885 in Correggio.
Died February 7th, 1942 at 56 years old in Sanremo (myocardial infarction).
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]
François de La Rocque
French politician (1885-1946).
Born October 6th, 1885 in Lorient. [ref]
Died April 28th, 1946 at 60 years old in Paris, 15th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
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.
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]
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