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In the year 1885
476 Notable birthdays
François Mauriac
French writer.
Born October 11th, 1885 in Bordeaux. [ref]
Died September 1st, 1970 at 84 years old in Paris. [ref]
Alexander Löhr
Austrian air force commander and german general.
Born May 20th, 1885 in Drobeta-Turnu Severin.
Died February 26th, 1947 at 61 years old in Belgrade (ballistic trauma).
Nikolaus von Falkenhorst
German general (1885-1968).
Born January 17th, 1885 in Wrocław.
Died June 18th, 1968 at 83 years old in Holzminden.
Mary Gilmore
Australian poet.
Born August 16th, 1885 in Goulburn. [ref]
Died December 3rd, 1962 at 77 years old in Sydney. [ref]
Agustín Pío Barrios
Paraguayan composer and musician (1885-1944).
Born May 5th, 1885 in San Juan Bautista.
Died August 7th, 1944 at 59 years old in San Salvador (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Frank Hurley
Australian photographer and adventurer.
Born October 15th, 1885 in Glebe. [ref]
Died February 16th, 1962 at 76 years old in Sydney. [ref]
Princess Victoria Adelaide of Schleswig-Holstein
German princess.
Born December 31st, 1885 in Gut Grünholz.
Died October 3rd, 1970 at 84 years old in Grein (disease).
Vladimir Tatlin
Russian artist (1885-1953).
Born December 28th, 1885 in Moscow. [ref]
Died May 31st, 1953 at 67 years old in Moscow (infectious disease). [ref]
Seishirō Itagaki
Japanese general (1885-1948).
Born January 21st, 1885 in Morioka.
Died December 23rd, 1948 at 63 years old in Sugamo Prison (hanging).
Frank Knight
American economist (1885-1972).
Born November 7th, 1885 in McLean County. [ref]
Died April 15th, 1972 at 86 years old in Chicago. [ref]
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