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In the year 1885
476 Notable birthdays
John Curtin
Australian politician, 14th prime minister of australia (1885-1945).
Born January 8th, 1885 in Creswick.
Died July 5th, 1945 at 60 years old in The Lodge.
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 (1885-1952).
Born September 16th, 1885 in Blankenese. [ref]
Died December 4th, 1952 at 67 years old in New York City. [ref]
Erich von Stroheim
Austrian actor and director (1885-1957).
Born September 22nd, 1885 in Vienna. [ref]
Died May 12th, 1957 at 71 years old in Paris (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]
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