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In the year 1885
479 Notable birthdays
Giovanni Martinelli
Italian operatic tenor.
Born October 22nd, 1885 in Montagnana. [ref]
Died February 2nd, 1969 at 83 years old in Mount Sinai West. [ref]
Bud Fisher
American cartoonist.
Born April 3rd, 1885 in Chicago.
Died September 7th, 1954 at 69 years old in New York City.
Carl Einstein
German art historian (1885-1940).
Born April 26th, 1885 in Neuwied. [ref]
Died July 5th, 1940 at 55 years old in Pau (drowning). [ref]
Frederick Handley Page
British aerospace engineer.
Born November 15th, 1885 in Cheltenham.
Died April 21st, 1962 at 76 years old in Westminster.
Henri Laurens
Sculptor from france (1885-1954).
Born February 18th, 1885 in Paris. [ref]
Died May 5th, 1954 at 69 years old in Paris. [ref]
Hajime Tanabe
Japanese philosopher.
Born February 3rd, 1885 in Tokyo. [ref]
Died April 29th, 1962 at 77 years old in Tokyo. [ref]
Alexander Rüstow
German academic.
Born April 8th, 1885 in Wiesbaden. [ref]
Died June 30th, 1963 at 78 years old in Heidelberg. [ref]
Zhou Zuoren
Chinese writer (1885-1967).
Born January 16th, 1885 in Shaoxing.
Died May 6th, 1967 at 82 years old in Beijing.
Rolf Carls
German admiral.
Born May 29th, 1885 in Rostock.
Died April 29th, 1945 at 59 years old in Bad Oldesloe (killed in action).
Edward Quinan
British army commander.
Born January 9th, 1885 in Kolkata.
Died November 13th, 1960 at 75 years old in London.
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