1885 in History
76 events found for 1885
Jacques Feyder, Belgian actor, director, and screenwriter (died 1948)
Jacques Feyder, Belgian actor, director, and screenwriter (died 1948)
Izaak Killam, Canadian financier and philanthropist (died 1955)
Izaak Killam, Canadian financier and philanthropist (died 1955)
Georges V. Matchabelli, Georgian-American businessman, created Prince Matchabelli perfume (died 1935)
Georges V. Matchabelli, Georgian-American businessman, created Prince Matchabelli perfume (died 1935)
Roy Castleton, American baseball player (died 1967)
Roy Castleton, American baseball player (died 1967)
André Maurois, French soldier and author (died 1967)
André Maurois, French soldier and author (died 1967)
George de Hevesy, Hungarian-German chemist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (died 1966)
George de Hevesy, Hungarian-German chemist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (died 1966)
Stephen Butterworth, English physicist and engineer (died 1958)
Stephen Butterworth, English physicist and engineer (died 1958)
Jean Cabannes, French physicist and academic (died 1959)
Jean Cabannes, French physicist and academic (died 1959)
Keith Murdoch, Australian journalist (died 1952)
Keith Murdoch, Australian journalist (died 1952)
Juhan Simm, Estonian composer and conductor (died 1959)
Juhan Simm, Estonian composer and conductor (died 1959)
Edna Ferber, American novelist, short story writer, and playwright (died 1968)
Edna Ferber, American novelist, short story writer, and playwright (died 1968)
Ernest Dezentjé, Dutch-Indonesian painter (died 1972)
Ernest Dezentjé, Dutch-Indonesian painter (died 1972)
Nettie Palmer, Australian poet and critic (died 1964)
Nettie Palmer, Australian poet and critic (died 1964)
Grace Hutchins, American labor reformer and researcher (died 1969)
Grace Hutchins, American labor reformer and researcher (died 1969)
Dino Campana, Italian poet and author (died 1932)
Dino Campana, Italian poet and author (died 1932)
Jules Romains, French author and poet (died 1972)
Jules Romains, French author and poet (died 1972)
Vance Palmer, Australian author, playwright, and critic (died 1959)
Vance Palmer, Australian author, playwright, and critic (died 1959)