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In the year 1885
476 Notable birthdays
John Edensor Littlewood
English mathematician.
Born June 9th, 1885 in Rochester. [ref]
Died September 6th, 1977 at 92 years old in Cambridge. [ref]
Robert Delaunay
French painter (1885-1941).
Born April 12th, 1885 in Paris. [ref]
Died October 25th, 1941 at 56 years old in Montpellier (cancer). [ref]
Duncan Grant
British artist (1885-1978).
Born January 21st, 1885 in Aviemore. [ref]
Died May 8th, 1978 at 93 years old in Aldermaston. [ref]
Louise Bryant
American activist and journalist (1885–1936).
Born December 5th, 1885 in San Francisco.
Died January 6th, 1936 at 50 years old in Sèvres (cerebral hemorrhage).
Frank Jack Fletcher
United states navy admiral, medal of honor recipient.
Born April 29th, 1885 in Marshalltown.
Died April 25th, 1973 at 87 years old in Bethesda.
Heinrich Brüning
German chancellor (1885-1970).
Born November 26th, 1885 in Münster. [ref]
Died March 30th, 1970 at 84 years old in Norwich.
Hermann Hoth
German military commander (1885-1971).
Born April 12th, 1885 in Neuruppin.
Died January 25th, 1971 at 85 years old in Goslar. [ref]
Hugo Sperrle
German military aviator in world war i and a generalfeldmarschall in the luftwaffe during world war ii (1885-1953).
Born February 7th, 1885 in Ludwigsburg.
Died April 2nd, 1953 at 68 years old in Munich.
Christian Wirth
Nazi german police chief, extermination camp commandant, holocaust perpetrator.
Born November 24th, 1885 in Balzheim.
Died May 26th, 1944 at 58 years old in Municipality of Hrpelje-Kozina (ballistic trauma).
Sydney Chaplin
English actor (1885-1965).
Born March 16th, 1885 in London. [ref]
Died April 16th, 1965 at 80 years old in Nice.
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The great thing about getting older is that you don't lose all the other ages you've been. Madeleine L'Engle