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In the year 1885
479 Notable birthdays
Marjorie Bowen
British writer.
Born November 1st, 1885 in Hampshire.
Died December 23rd, 1953 at 68 years old in St Charles Hospital.
Sam M. Lewis
American singer and lyricist (1885-1959).
Born October 25th, 1885 in New York City. [ref]
Died November 22nd, 1959 at 74 years old in New York City. [ref]
Egon Wellesz
Austrian, later british composer, teacher and musicologist (1885-1974).
Born October 21st, 1885 in Vienna. [ref]
Died November 9th, 1974 at 89 years old in Oxford. [ref]
Florence Turner
American actress (1885-1946).
Born January 6th, 1885 in New York City.
Died August 28th, 1946 at 61 years old in Woodland Hills.
Guilhermina Suggia
Portuguese musician.
Born June 21st, 1885 in Porto. [ref]
Died July 30th, 1950 at 65 years old in Porto (cancer). [ref]
Carl Clinton Van Doren
American biographer (1885-1950).
Born September 10th, 1885 in Hope.
Died July 18th, 1950 at 64 years old in Torrington.
Erwin Finlay-Freundlich
German astronomer.
Born May 29th, 1885 in Biebrich.
Died July 24th, 1964 at 79 years old in Wiesbaden.
Frederic Lewy
American neurologist.
Born January 28th, 1885 in Berlin.
Died October 5th, 1950 at 65 years old in Pennsylvania.
Ralph Waldo Rose
American track and field athlete (1885-1913).
Born March 17th, 1885 in Healdsburg.
Died October 16th, 1913 at 28 years old in San Francisco (typhoid fever).
Jacques Feyder
Film director (1885-1948).
Born July 21st, 1885 in Ixelles - Elsene.
Died May 25th, 1948 at 62 years old in Prangins. [ref]
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