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In the year 1885
513 Notable birthdays
Franz Böhme
World war ii nazi war criminal (1885-1947).
Born April 15th, 1885 in Zeltweg.
Died May 29th, 1947 at 62 years old in Nuremberg (falling).
Sigrid Hjertén
Swedish modernist painter (1885-1948).
Born October 27th, 1885 in Sundsvalls parish.
Died March 24th, 1948 at 62 years old in Saltsjöbaden Parish. [ref]
Dorothea Mackellar
Australian poet.
Born July 1st, 1885 in Point Piper.
Died January 14th, 1968 at 82 years old in Paddington (fall).
Stanisław Ignacy Witkiewicz
Polish artist, dramatist and novelist (1885-1939).
Born February 24th, 1885 in Warsaw. [ref]
Died September 18th, 1939 at 54 years old in Velyki Ozera (exsanguination). [ref]
Georg Wilhelm Pabst
Austrian film director (1885-1967).
Born August 25th, 1885 in Roudnice nad Labem. [ref]
Died May 29th, 1967 at 81 years old in Vienna. [ref]
George Cleveland
Actor.
Born September 17th, 1885 in Sydney.
Died July 15th, 1957 at 71 years old in Burbank (myocardial infarction).
Sacha Guitry
French playwright and filmmaker (1885-1957).
Born February 21st, 1885 in Saint Petersburg. [ref]
Died July 24th, 1957 at 72 years old in Paris (cancer). [ref]
Deems Taylor
American composer, music critic, and promoter of classical music.
Born December 22nd, 1885 in New York City. [ref]
Died July 3rd, 1966 at 80 years old in New York City. [ref]
Soemu Toyoda
Japanese admiral.
Born May 22nd, 1885 in Kitsuki.
Died September 22nd, 1957 at 72 years old in Tokyo (myocardial infarction).
André Maurois
French journalist (1885-1967).
Born July 26th, 1885 in Elbeuf. [ref]
Died October 9th, 1967 at 82 years old in Neuilly-sur-Seine. [ref]
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