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In the year 1885
489 Notable birthdays
Jerome Kern
American composer of musical theater and popular music (1885-1945).
Born January 27th, 1885 in Manhattan. [ref]
Died November 11th, 1945 at 60 years old in New York City (cerebral hemorrhage). [ref]
Sabina Spielrein
Russian physician and one of the first female psychoanalysts.
Born November 6th, 1885 in Rostov-on-Don.
Died August 11th, 1942 at 56 years old in Rostov-on-Don, 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.
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).
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]
Alban Berg
Austrian composer.
Born November 9th, 1885 in Vienna. [ref]
Died December 24th, 1935 at 50 years old in Vienna (sepsis). [ref]
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).
John R. Brinkley
American fraudulent physician (1885-1942).
Died May 26th, 1942 at 56 years old in San Antonio (heart failure).
Alois Hudal
Roman catholic bishop, nazi supporter and anti-semite of austrian descent.
Died May 13th, 1963 at 77 years old in Grottaferrata. [ref]
John Edensor Littlewood
English mathematician.
Born June 9th, 1885 in Rochester. [ref]
Died September 6th, 1977 at 92 years old in Cambridge. [ref]
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