Use mdy dates date March 2011 Year dab 1885 Year nav 1885 C19 year in topic NOTOC Year 1885 Roman numerals MDCCCLXXXV was a common year starting on Thursday link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar and a common year starting on Tuesday of the 12 day slower Julian calendar . Events January&ndash March File Washington Monument Dusk Jan 2006.jpg thumb 135px right February 21 Feb. 21 Washington Monument dedicated. January 4 &ndash The first successful appendectomy is performed by Dr ... . Date unknown File 1885Benz.jpg thumb 200px right The Benz Patent Motorwagen was built in 1885 Chile ... documented as born in 1885 d. 2000 November 9 October 28 O.S. &ndash Velimir Khlebnikov , Russian ... place during this time. References Reflist DEFAULTSORT 1885 Category 1885 af 1885 am 1885 . . . ar 1885 an 1885 ast 1885 gn 1885 az 1885 bn zh min nan 1885 n map bms 1885 be 1885 be x old 1885 bh bcl 1885 bs 1885 br 1885 bg 1885 ca 1885 cv 1885 cs 1885 cbk zam 1885 co 1885 cy 1885 da 1885 de 1885 et 1885 el 1885 myv 1885 es 1885 eo 1885 eu 1885 fa hif 1885 fo 1885 fr 1885 fy 1885 ga 1885 gv 1885 gd 1885 gl 1885 gan 1885 ko 1885 hy 1885 hi hr 1885. io 1885 ilo 1885 bpy id 1885 ia 1885 os 1885 is 1885 it 1885 he 1885 jv 1885 kn krc 1885 ka 1885 csb 1885 sw 1885 ht 1885 almanak gregoryen la 1885 lv 1885. gads lb 1885 lt 1885 m. li 1885 jbo 1885moi lmo 1885 hu 1885 mk 1885 mi 1885 mr . . arz 1885 ms 1885 nah 1885 nl 1885 nds nl 1885 ne new ja 1885 nap 1885 no 1885 nn 1885 nrm 1885 nov 1885 oc 1885 mhr 1885 uz 1885 pi pnb 1885 nds 1885 pl 1885 pt 1885 ro 1885 qu 1885 ru 1885 rue 1885 sah 1885 se 1885 sq 1885 scn 1885 simple 1885 sk 1885 sl 1885 ckb sr 1885 sh 1885 su 1885 fi 1885 sv 1885 tl 1885 ta 1885 te 1885 tet 1885 th . . 2428 tr 1885 tk 1885 uk 1885 ur 1885 vec 1885 vi 1885 vo 1885 fiu vro 1885 wa 1885 vls 1885 war 1885 yo 1885 zh yue 1885 bat smg 1885 zh 1885 ... more details
Infobox planet minorplanet yes width 25em bgcolour FFFFC0 apsis name Herero symbol image caption discovery yes discovery ref discoverer Johnson, E. L. discovery site Johannesburg UO discovered August 9, 1948 designations yes mp name 1885 alt names 1948 PJ named after Herero people Herero mp category orbit ref epoch May 14, 2008 aphelion 2.8067300 perihelion 1.6920754 semimajor eccentricity 0.2477668 period 1232.2512182 avg speed inclination 5.66348 asc node 326.49777 mean anomaly 248.15725 arg peri 5.41601 satellites physical characteristics yes dimensions mass density surface grav escape velocity sidereal day axial tilt pole ecliptic lat pole ecliptic lon albedo temperatures temp name1 mean temp 1 max temp 1 temp name2 max temp 2 spectral type abs magnitude 13.7 1885 Herero 1948 PJ is a Asteroid belt main belt asteroid discovered on August 9, 1948 by Johnson, E. L. at Johannesburg UO . External links http ssd.jpl.nasa.gov sbdb.cgi?sstr 1885 Herero JPL Small Body Database Browser on 1885 Herero Reflist Minor planets navigator 1884 Skip 1886 Lowell Small Solar System bodies DEFAULTSORT Herero Category Main Belt asteroids Category Asteroids named for people Category Astronomical objects discovered in 1948 Beltasteroid stub de 1885 Herero eo 1885 Herero fa it 1885 Herero la 1885 Herero hu 1885 Herero nn 1885 Herero pl 1885 Herero pt 1885 Herero sk 1885 Herero sr 1885 Herero ... more details
Year nav topic 1885 science The year 1885 in science and technology involved some significant events, listed below. Astronomy August 20 Ernst Hartwig discovers S Andromedae , a supernova in the Andromeda galaxy , the first supernova discovered beyond the Milky Way . Biology The genus Plasmodium is described by Ettore Marchiafava and Angelo Celli. Medicine July 6 Louis Pasteur successfully tests his vaccine against rabies . The patient is Joseph Meister, a boy who was bitten by a rabid dog. Psychology Hermann Ebbinghaus publishes ber das Ged chtnis On Memory , later translated as Memory a Contribution to Experimental Psychology . Technology Completion of Sway, Hampshire Sway Tower Sway Tower in Hampshire , England , designed by Andrew Thomas Turton Peterson Andrew Peterson using concrete made with Portland cement . It remains the world s tallest non reinforced concrete structure. ref cite book last James first J. title All about Sway Tower location Lymington publisher Lymington Museum Trust year 1997 ref ref cite journal last Trout first Edwin title Sway Tower an early example of high rise concrete construction journal Concrete month October year 2002 pages 64 5 ref Awards Copley Medal Friedrich August Kekul von Stradonitz Wollaston Medal for Geology George Busk Births August 1 George de Hevesy d. 1966 in science 1966 , chemist Nobel laureate . October 7 Niels Bohr d. 1962 in science 1962 , Danish physicist October 23 Jan Czochralski d. 1953 in science 1953 , discoverer of the Czochralski process for growing crystal s November 9 Hermann Weyl d. 1955 in science 1955 , mathematician Deaths June 12 Fleeming Jenkin b. 1833 in science 1833 , engineer . References reflist DEFAULTSORT 1885 In Science Category 1885 Science Category 1880s in science Category 1885 in science Science fr 1885 en science mk 1885 no Vitenskaps ret 1885 sv Vetenskaps ret 1885 ... more details
Unreferenced date December 2009 Year in India 1885 Events in the year 1885 in India . Incumbents Emperor of India Empress of India Queen Victoria Events 24 June Lord Randolph Churchill becomes Secretary of State for India . 28 December 72 India n lawyers, academics and journalists gather in Bombay to form the Indian National Congress Congress Party . Births 14 February Syed Zafarul Hasan , Muslim philosopher d. 1949 in India 1949 . Congress 28 December Formation of Indian National Congress First President of Indian National Congress W.C .Banerjee First Secretary of Indian National Congress A.O. Hume Dadabbhai Naoroji gave the name Indian National Congress Fist session of Indian National Congress was held at Gokuldas Tejpal Sanskrit College in Bombay. In its first session it had 72 members. Use dmy dates date March 2011 DEFAULTSORT 1885 In India Category 1885 in India Category 1885 by country India Category Years of the 19th century in India India hist stub ... more details
Unreferenced date December 2009 Year nav topic2 1885 film formerly 26May07 Yearbox in? in film cp 18th century c 19th century cf 20th century yp1 1882 yp2 1883 yp3 1884 year 1885 ya1 1886 ya2 1887 ya3 1888 dp3 1850s dp2 1860s dp1 1870s d 1880s da 0 dn1 1890s dn2 1900s dn3 1910s Notable film makers and actors born in 1885 Births January 6, Florence Turner actor January 11, Jack Hoxie actor February 21, Sacha Guitry actor, director, screenwriter and playwright March 1, Lionel Atwill actor March 3, Myrtle Stedman actress April 1, Wallace Beery actor April 3, Allan Dwan director and screenwriter May 7, George Gabby Hayes actor May 8, Charles Dullin actor, director, theater manager May 21, Oscar A.C. Lund actor, screenwriter and director July 4, Louis B. Mayer film producer July 29, Theda Bara actor August 7, Billie Burke actor September 22, Erich von Stroheim actor, filmmaker November 14 Louise Huff actor DEFAULTSORT 1885 In Film Category Years in film Category 1885 Film ... more details
Year nav topic 1885 architecture The year 1885 in architecture involved some significant events. Buildings The Home Insurance Building in Chicago, Illinois , designed by William LeBaron Jenney , is completed, often regarded as the world s first skyscraper . Completion of Sway, Hampshire Sway Tower Sway Tower in Hampshire , England , designed by Andrew Thomas Turton Peterson Andrew Peterson using concrete made with Portland cement . It remains the world s tallest non reinforced concrete structure. ref cite book last James first J. title All about Sway Tower location Lymington publisher Lymington Museum Trust year 1997 ref ref cite journal last Trout first Edwin title Sway Tower an early example of high rise concrete construction journal Concrete month October year 2002 pages 64 5 ref Awards Royal Gold Medal Heinrich Schliemann . Grand Prix de Rome , architecture unknown . Births February 23 Yoshikazu Uchida d. 1972 in architecture 1972 July 13 Adolf Behne d. 1948 in architecture Deaths 1948 August 13 Charles Howard Crane C Howard Crane d. 1952 in architecture Deaths 1952 August 30 Paul G sch d. 1940 in architecture 1940 September 22 Gunnar Asplund d. 1940 in architecture 1940 December 5 Ernest Cormier d. 1980 in architecture 1980 December 17 Wells Coates d. 1958 in architecture 1958 December 28 Vladimir Tatlin d. 1953 in architecture 1953 Deaths Empty section date March 2011 References reflist DEFAULTSORT 1885 In Architecture Category 1885 architecture fr 1885 en architecture mk 1885 no Arkitektur ret 1885 ... more details
Unreferenced date December 2009 Year nav topic2 1885 literature poetry The year 1885 in literature involved some significant new books. Events February 18 Mark Twain s Adventures of Huckleberry Finn is published for the first time May 19 Revised Version Old Testament published. Thomas Hardy moves to Max Gate . John Ormsby s English translation of Miguel de Cervantes s Don Quixote is published. For many years it is regarded as the most accurate translation of the novel. New books Hall Caine She s All the World to Me The Shadow of a Crime Lewis Carroll A Tangled Tale H. Rider Haggard King Solomon s Mines William Dean Howells Rise of Sylas Lapham Richard Jefferies After London Jerome K. Jerome On the Stage and Off Guy de Maupassant Bel Ami George Meredith Diana of the Crossways Daniel Owen Rhys Lewis Walter Pater Marius the Epicurean Robert Louis Stevenson Prince Otto Mark Twain Adventures of Huckleberry Finn Jules Vall s Jacques Vingtras Jules Verne Mathias Sandorf mile Zola Germinal novel Germinal Richard Francis Burton Sir Richard Burton The Arabian Nights Poetry See 1885 in poetry Non fiction Ant nor Firmin De l galit des Races Humaines On the Equality of Human Races Births January 16 Zhou Zuoren , Chinese vernacular writer d. 1967 in literature 1967 February 7 Sinclair Lewis , novelist d. 1951 in literature 1951 February 21 Sacha Guitry , dramatist and screenwriter d. 1957 in literature 1957 March 6 Ring Lardner , writer d. 1933 in literature 1933 May 2 Hedda Hopper , columnist d. 1966 in literature 1966 September 11 D. H. Lawrence , novelist and short story writer d. 1930 in literature 1930 October 3 Sophie Treadwell , dramatist and journalist d. 1970 in literature 1970 ... 1828 Awards DEFAULTSORT 1885 In Literature Category 1885 books fr 1885 en litt rature pl 1885 w literaturze pt 1885 na literatura ru 1885 sq 1885 n literatur sv Litteratur ret 1885 uk 1885 ... more details
Year nav topic2 1885 archaeology science The year 1885 in archaeology involved some significant events. Explorations Explorations continue in many places, from Latin America to Italy to Japan . Excavations At Ostia Antica near Rome , the Quattro Tempietti Four Small Temples are excavated in 1885 1886 by R. Lanciani The square in front was later excavated in the years 1911 in archaeology 1911 1915 in archaeology 1915 by D. Vaglieri and R. Paribeni . On the outskirts of Rome , Italy, the ruins of the Temple of Diana mythology Diana at Nemi are excavated by British Ambassador Lord John Savile of Rufford Abbey . In Wales , at Ffynnon Beuno Cave , Tremeirchion , Denbighshire , the cave complex is excavated occupational evidence includes Aurignacian and proto Solutrean flint work plus Pleistocene fauna Palaeolithic , Old Stone Age . In Japan , the Katsutachi Pit is excavated in 1885 Meiji period Meiji 18 under the leadership of Takuma Dan , an American trained engineer. At Susa , Marcel Auguste Dieulafoy and Jane Dieulafoy began French people French excavations. Finds Publications D sir Charnay s account of his explorations in Mesoamerica , Les Anciennes Villes du Nouveau Monde , published in Paris. William Collings Lukis Prehistoric Stone Monuments of the British Isles Cornwall with 40 tinted litho plates, accurately drawn to scale by W.C. Lukis and William Copeland Borlase W.C. Borlase , published by the Society of Antiquaries . Report of survey of certain megalithic monuments in Scotland, Cumberland and Westmoreland, executed in summer 1884 . Proceedings of the Society of Antiquaries pp. 302 11. American Journal of Archaeology first published. Births October 29 Alfred V. Kidder Deaths Category 1885 Archaeology Category Years in archaeology Category 1880s in science Archaeology Category 1885 in science Archaeology no Arkeologi ret 1885 ... more details
Year nav topic2 1885 paleontology science Year in paleontology header 1885 Dinosaurs New taxa border 0 style background transparent style width 100 width 90 width 5 width 5 style border 0px valign top class wikitable sortable align center width 100 Name Status colspan 2 Authors Notes Anchisaurus Valid style border right 0px valign top Othniel Charles Marsh style border left 0px valign top Camptosaurus Valid style border right 0px valign top Othniel Charles Marsh style border left 0px valign top Epicampodon Misidentification. style border right 0px valign top Richard Lydekker style border left 0px valign top Possible subjective synonym of Ankistrodon . Neosodon Valid style border right 0px valign top de la Moussaye style border left 0px valign top style border 0px valign top Comment style border 0px valign top border 0 style height 100 align right style background transparent style height 1px File Large marsh anchisaurus.jpg thumb center 100px Anchisaurus . style height 30px References references Category 1880s in paleontology Category 1885 in science Paleontology ... more details
See also 1884 in France , 1885 other events of 1885 , 1886 in France . Events from the year 1885 in France . Events 28 February Siege of Tuyen Quang ends, as French Foreign Legion is relieved after being besieged by forces of the Late Imperial China Empire of China . 23 March Battle of Bang Bo in Vietnam , significant battle of the Sino French War and French defeat. Led to the Tonkin Affair , a major political crisis. 28 March French abandon Lang Son. 9 June Sino French War ends as treaty is signed. 14 October French legislative election, 1885 Legislative Election held. 18 October French legislative election, 1885 Legislative Election held. Births January to June 8 January Charles Basle , motor racing driver d. 1962 in France 1962 . 22 January Eug ne Christophe , cyclist d. 1970 in France 1970 . 28 January Maurice Brocco , cyclist d. 1965 in France 1965 . 1 February Camille Chautemps , politician and three times Prime Minister of France d. 1963 in France 1963 . 6 March Yvonne Gall , opera tic soprano d. 1972 in France 1972 . 16 March Fernand Baldet , astronomer d. 1964 in France 1964 . 6 April Jules Goux , motor racing driver d. 1965 in France 1965 . 5 June Georges Mandel , politician and Resistance leader executed d. 1944 in France 1944 . 27 June Pierre Montet , Egyptologist d. 1966 in France 1966 . July to December 5 July Andr Lhote , sculptor and painter d. 1962 in France 1962 . 26 July Andr Maurois , author and man of letters d. 1967 in France 1967 . 26 August Jules Romains , poet and writer d. 1972 in France 1972 . 31 August Lucien Chopard , entomologist d. 1971 in France 1971 . 11 October Fran ois Mauriac , author , winner of the Nobel Prize in Literature d. 1970 in France 1970 . 25 October Xavier Lesage , horse rider and Olympic gold medallist d. 1969 in France ... 1800 . References reflist DEFAULTSORT 1885 In France Category 1885 in France Category Years of the 19th century in France fr 1885 en France ... more details
Events Glasgow Boys first exhibit collectively, at the Royal Glasgow Institute of the Fine Arts Glasgow Institute of the Fine Arts . Works Seealso Category 1885 paintings Thomas Eakins The Swimming Hole . Stanhope Forbes http www.flickr.com photos 32357038 N08 5039743853 A Fish Sale on a Cornish Beach . Juan Luna Odalisque painting Odalisque . John Everett Millais The Ruling Passion . Births 18 February Henri Laurens , sculptor d. 1954 in art 1954 31 March Pascin , painter and draftsman d. 1930 in art 1930 8 April Norman Clyde , American Mountaineering mountaineer , Nature photography nature photographer and natural history naturalist d. 1972 in art 1972 12 April Robert Delaunay , painter d. 1941 in art 1941 12 May Mario Sironi , Italian painter d. 1961 in art 1961 5 July Andr Lhote , painter d. 1962 in art 1962 11 July Roger de La Fresnaye , painter d. 1925 in art 1925 30 August Paul G sch , German artist and architect d. 1940 in art 1940 21 October Jan Altink , Netherlands Dutch Painting painter d. 1971 in art 1971 14 November Sonia Delaunay , Ukraine Ukrainian France French artist d. 1979 in art 1979 Deaths April 18 Rudolf Eitelberger , art historian b. 1817 in art 1817 June 13 Carl Arnold Gonzenbach , Swiss painter b. 1806 in art 1806 August 30 Thomas Thornycroft , sculptor b. 1815 in art 1815 September 6 Narc s Monturiol i Estarriol , Spanish artist and engineer b. 1819 in art 1819 September 23 Carl Spitzweg , painter b. 1808 in art 1808 October 9 John Bowes art collector John Bowes , art collector b. 1811 in art 1811 DEFAULTSORT 1885 In Art Category 1885 Art Category Years of the 19th century in art sv Konst ret 1885 ... more details
unreferenced date March 2009 wikisource Category Canada Acts of Parliament, 1885 Acts of Parliament, 1885 Events from the year 1885 in Canada . Events March 26 Louis Riel and the M tis people Canada M tis battle the North West Mounted Police at Battle of Duck Lake Duck Lake April 24 North West Rebellion Battle of Fish Creek fought between Canadian forces and the M tis May 2 North West Rebellion Battle of Cut Knife May 9 May 12 North West Rebellion Battle of Batoche the M tis are defeated in battle May 28 North West Rebellion Battle of Frenchman s Butte June 3 North West Rebellion Battle of Loon Lake . The last Cree resistance is shattered. July 2 Big Bear captured. September 15 Northwest Territories election, 1885 Northwest Territories election October 31 Newfoundland general election, 1885 Newfoundland election Robert Thorburn s Conservative parties in Newfoundland pre Confederation Reforms win a majority November 7 The transcontinental railway is completed. John A. Macdonald receives a telegram announcing that the first train from Montreal in Quebec is approaching the Pacific . November 16 Riel is execution legal executed in Regina, Saskatchewan . Full date unknown Banff National Park , the first national park in Canada is established A Chinese Immigration Act of 1885 head tax on Chinese immigrants is imposed by the federal government Canada outlaws the potlatch ceremony among Northwest Coast tribes. The law, often ignored, is repealed in 1951. Births Image Gordon Daniel Conant.jpg thumb right 150px Gordon Daniel Conant January to June January 11 Gordon Daniel Conant , lawyer, politician and 12th Premier of Ontario d. 1953 in Canada 1953 January 13 Alfred Fuller , businessman d. 1973 in Canada 1973 February 4 Cairine Wilson , Canada s first female Senator d. 1962 in Canada ... and M tis people Canada M tis leader b. 1844 in Canada 1844 Canada year nav Category 1885 in Canada Category Years of the 19th century in Canada Category 1885 by country Canada fr 1885 au Canada ... more details
Use dmy dates date January 2011 See also 1884 in Australia , 1885 other events of 1885 , 1886 in Australia and the Timeline of Australian history . Incumbents Governors Governors of the Australian states Governors of the Australian colonies Governors of New South Wales Governor of New South Wales Augustus Loftus Lord Augustus Loftus then Robert Wynn Carrington, 1st Marquess of Lincolnshire Charles Wynn Carington, 3rd Baron Carrington Governors of Queensland Governor of Queensland Anthony Musgrave Sir Anthony Musgrave Governors of South Australia Governor of South Australia William Cleaver Francis Robinson Sir William C.F. Robinson, GCMG Governors of Tasmania Governor of Tasmania George Strahan Major Sir George Strahan Governors of Victoria Governor of Victoria Henry Loch Sir Henry Loch Premiers Premiers of the Australian states Premiers of the Australian colonies Premiers of New South Wales Premier of New South Wales Alexander Stuart Australian politician Alexander Stuart then George Dibbs then John Robertson New South Wales Premier John Robertson Premiers of Queensland Premier of Queensland Samuel Griffith Premiers of South Australia Premier of South Australia John Colton until 16 June then John Downer Premiers of Tasmania Premier of Tasmania Adye Douglas Premiers of Victoria Premier of Victoria James Service Events 28 March HMQS Gayundah arrives in Brisbane. The Captain refuses to relinquish his command and is removed by a boarding party of Queensland Police. 10 August The BHP Billiton Broken Hill Proprietary Company later to become the world s largest mining company, BHP Billiton is registered as a company in Victoria. October Third Intercolonial Trades Union Congress held in Sydney. Exploration and settlement Science and technology 24 March Hugh Victor McKay patents ... 20 August Harry Ord b. 1819 , Governor of Western Australia See also 1885 1880s Notes reflist DEFAULTSORT 1885 In Australia Category 1885 by country Australia Category 1885 in Australia Category ... more details
Year in Wales header 1885 This article is about the particular significance of the year 1885 to Wales and Welsh people its people . Incumbents Prince of Wales Edward VII of the United Kingdom The Prince Albert Edward , son of Queen Victoria Princess of Wales Alexandra of Denmark Archdruid of the National Eisteddfod of Wales David Griffiths Clwydfardd Clwydfardd Events 24 November The United Kingdom general election, 1885 United Kingdom general election is the first in which the Liberal Party has a candidate in every Welsh constituency. The Liberals win 30 of the 34 available seats. 24 December 81 miners are killed in an accident at the Maerdy Colliery, Rhondda. The world s first passenger carrying ropeway comes into use over the River Aeron at Aberaeron . Opening of steelworks at Brymbo . By order of the Admiralty , only Welsh coal is to be used on ships of the Royal Navy . Three people are killed when fire breaks out at the University of Wales, Aberystwyth . Frances Hoggan is the first woman doctor registered in Wales. Opening of the first local authority secondary school in Cardiff. Under the Redistribution of Seats Act 1885 , the constituencies of Denbighshire UK Parliament constituency Denbighshire , Glamorganshire UK Parliament constituency Glamorganshire , North Monmouthshire UK Parliament constituency North and South Monmouthshire UK Parliament constituency South Monmouthshire are among those disestablished. Arts and literature Empty section date July 2010 Awards National Eisteddfod of Wales held at Aberdare Chair Watkin Hezekiah Williams Crown Griffith Tecwyn Parry New books Daniel James Gwyrosydd Caneuon Gwyrosydd Daniel Owen Rhys Lewis Music Empty section date March 2011 Sport Football soccer Football Druids win the Welsh Cup for the fourth time in its eight year ... , Welsh international rugby captain died 1976 21 November Robert Evans footballer born 1885 Robert ... 2011 Category 1885 by country Wales ... more details
Year in Norway 1885 Events in the year 1885 in Norway . Incumbents Prime Minister of Norway Johan Sverdrup Events Expand section date October 2010 Norwegian parliamentary election, 1885 Norwegian parliamentary election is won by the Liberal Party of Norway . Arts and literature Empty section date July 2010 Births January to March 8 January Anders Hove , politician d. 1978 in Norway 1978 8 January Anders Tj stolvsen Noddeland , politician d. 1960 in Norway 1960 16 January Kristian stervold , sailor and Olympic gold medallist d. 1960 in Norway 1960 26 February Odd Isaachsen Willoch , naval officer d. 1940 in Norway 1940 11 March Per Mathiesen , gymnast and Olympic gold medallist d. 1971 in Norway 1971 17 March Einar Str m , gymnast and Olympic gold medallist d. 1964 in Norway 1964 April to June 4 April Daniel Johansen , track and field athlete d. 1967 in Norway 1967 27 May Kristian Johan Bod gaard , politician d. 1971 in Norway 1971 2 June Tollef Tollefsen , rower and Olympic bronze medallist d. 1963 in Norway 1963 2 June Carl Julius Alvin Westerlund , politician d. 1952 in Norway 1952 15 June Ole Landmark , architect d. 1970 in Norway 1970 24 June Olaf Holtedahl , geologist d. 1975 in Norway 1975 July to September 28 July Jens Martin Arctander Jenssen , politician d. 1968 in Norway 1968 29 August Paul Martin Dahl , politician d. 1967 in Norway 1967 12 September Lars Sverkeson Romundstad , politician d. 1961 in Norway 1961 29 September Karl Johan Fjermeros , politician d. 1972 in Norway 1972 October to December 13 October Viggo Brun , mathematician d. 1978 in Norway 1978 23 November Sverre Gj rwad , politician d. 1969 in Norway 1969 26 November Ole Jensen Rong , politician d. 1953 in Norway 1953 6 December Helge Kl stad , judge d. 1965 in Norway 1965 9 December S ren Hans Smith S rensen , ship owner and politician d. 1973 in Norway 1973 Full date unknown Olav Gullv g , playwright ... the union with Sweden nav Use dmy dates date October 2010 DEFAULTSORT 1885 In Norway Category 1885 in Europe ... more details
Year nav topic 1885 music Events October 25 Johannes Brahms Symphony No. 4 Brahms Symphony No. 4 is premiered in Meiningen . Tin Pan Alley group of popular song writers & publishers forms in New York City Gilbert & Sullivan s The Mikado premieres in London Published popular music Image The Mikado Three Little Maids.jpg right thumb 200px Three Little Maids from School from Gilbert & Sullivan s The Mikado American Patrol m. F. W. Meacham The Boy In The Gallery w.m. George Ware Dars a Lock on de Chicken Coop Door by Sam Lucas Funny Things They Do Upon The Sly w. G. W. Hunter & John Cooke Jnr m. G. W. Hunter Open Road Johann Strauss II Saffi s Aria Johann Strauss II Some Sweet Day by Edward L. Park & William Howard Doane This Is The House That Jerry Built w. T. S. Lonsdale m. W. G. Eaton What Cheer Ria w. Will Herbert m. Bessie Bellwood From the score of The Mikado A More Humane Mikado Let the Punishment fit the Crime The Flowers That Bloom In The Spring There Is Beauty In The Bellow Of The Blast Three Little Maids From School A Wand ring Minstrel I Classical music Alexander Borodin String Quartet No. 2 Borodin String Quartet No. 2 in D Johannes Brahms Symphony No. 4 Brahms Symphony No. 4 op. 98 in E minor George Whitefield Chadwick String Quartet No. 3 in D ref cite web title Chadwick worklist BOT GENERATED TITLE url http www.geocities.com iambasboy chadwickworklist.html work archiveurl http www.webcitation.org 5keWhzDre archivedate 2009 10 19 deadurl yes ref Anton n Dvo k Symphony No. 7 Dvo k Symphony No. 7 op. 70 in D minor Alexander Glazunov Stenka Razin Jean Sibelius ... , hymn writer August Gottfried Ritter , organist and composer References reflist Category 1885 in music fr 1885 en musique mk 1885 pt 1885 na m sica sq 1885 n muzik sv Musik ret 1885 ... more details
YearInIrelandNav 1885 Events The Munster & Leinster Bank begins operations following the collapse of the Munster Bank see Allied Irish Banks . The Railway Tavern in Belfast is renovated and reopened as the Crown Liquor Saloon . The distinctive twin spires are added to St Peter s Cathedral, Belfast , which had been dedicated in 1860 in Ireland 1860 . Arts and literature Empty section date July 2010 Sport Football International 28 February England 4 0 Ireland in Manchester ref name DH cite book last Hayes, Dean year 2006 title Northern Ireland International Football Facts publisher Appletree Press location Belfast isbn 0 86281 874 5 page 150 ref 14 March Scotland 8 2 Ireland in Glasgow ref name DH 11 April Ireland 2 8 Wales in Belfast ref name DH Irish Cup Winners Distillery F.C. Distillery 2 0 Limavady Alexander F.C. Limavady Alexander Births 12 January Thomas Ashe , took part in the Easter Rising , died following forcible feeding while on hunger strike d. 1917 in Ireland 1917 . 12 January Maire O Neill , actress d. 1952 in Ireland 1952 . 18 January George Meldon , cricketer d. 1951 in Ireland 1951 . 19 January Joseph Connolly , Fianna F il politician d. 1961 in Ireland 1961 . 8 February Frederick William Hall , soldier, posthumous recipient of the Victoria Cross for gallantry in 1915 during the Second Battle of Ypres in Belgium d. 1915 in Ireland 1915 . 28 February Robert Quigg , soldier, recipient of the Victoria Cross for gallantry in 1916 at the Battle of the Somme d. 1955 in Northern Ireland 1955 . 25 May Gerald Boland , founder member of Fianna F il , served as Minister for Posts & Telegraphs, Minister for Lands and Minister for Justice d. 1973 in Ireland 1973 . 30 May Thomas Hughes VC Thomas Hughes , soldier, recipient of the Victoria Cross for gallantry in 1916 at Guillemont .... 1813 in Ireland 1813 . References reflist Category 1885 in Ireland Category 1880s in Ireland Category 1885 by country Ireland Category Years of the 19th century in Ireland Category 1885 in the United ... more details
1885 in sports describes the year s events in world sport. American football College championship NCAA Division I FBS National Football Championship College football national championship Princeton Tigers football Princeton Tigers Association football England FA Cup final Blackburn Rovers 2 0 Queen s Park F.C. Queen s Park Glasgow at The Oval 20 July Football Association the FA finally legitimises professionalism Millwall FC founded by workers on the Isle of Dogs as Millwall Rovers. Southampton FC founded as Southampton St Mary s by members of St Mary s Church YMCA. Scotland Scottish Cup final Renton F.C. Renton 3 1 Vale of Leven F.C. Vale of Leven at Hampden Park replay following 0 0 draw Baseball National championship National League v. American Association 19th century American Association Chicago Cubs Chicago NL ties Saint Louis Cardinals St Louis A s , 3 games to 3 with one tie. Events The Cuban Giants , composed mainly of African American players from Philadelphia, is the first black professional baseball team on a reasonably permanent basis. It will sometimes join a league and use a regular home park but more often tour independently. Boxing Events 29 August John L. Sullivan s six round defeat of Dominick McCaffrey in Chester Park, Cincinnati , inaugurates the modern World heavyweight boxing championship under Queensberry Rules . ref http www.cyberboxingzone.com boxing achamp.htm Cyber Boxing Zone Lineal Heavyweight Champions . Retrieved on 6 June 2009. http www.webcitation.org 5hNmFEqOV Archived 2009 06 08. ref The bout is described as being to decide the Marquess of Queensberry glove contest for the championship of the world . Sullivan will hold the title until 1892. ref name JLS http www.cyberboxingzone.com boxing sully.htm Cyber Boxing Zone John L Sullivan . Retrieved ... Category 1885 in sports fr 1885 en sport ja 1885 no Sports ret 1885 pt 1885 no desporto sl 1885 v portu sv Sport ret 1885 ... more details
Year in baseball top this year 1885 Champions Post season playoff Chicago White Stockings played St. Louis Browns. Series ended with both teams going 3 3 1 in a best of 7 series. Game 1 ended in a tie called after 8 inning due to darkness Game 2 was awarded to Chicago by forfeit after 6 innings because St. Louis refused to continue after disputing an umpiring decision. Both teams dispute series and claim championship. National League Chicago Cubs Chicago White Stockings American Association 19th century American Association St. Louis Cardinals St. Louis Browns Major league baseball final standings National League final standings cellpadding 1 width 350px style font size 90 border 1px solid gray align center style font size larger colspan 5 National League style background lightblue Club Wins Losses Win GB align center style vertical align middle style background lightblue Chicago Cubs ... Boston Beaneaters 46 66 .411 41 Detroit Wolverines 41 67 .380 44 Buffalo Bisons 1879 1885 Buffalo Bisons ... of his career. July 12 The Buffalo Bisons 1879 1885 Buffalo Bisons sell Pud Galvin to the Pittsburgh ... Bisons 1879 1885 Buffalo Bisons in a move that will be overturned by the National League . September 19 With former Buffalo Bisons 1879 1885 Buffalo players Dan Brouthers , Hardy Richardson , Jack ... the Buffalo Bisons 1879 1885 Bisons . Shaw beats them again in another 5 inning game in the nightcap. October 10 The Providence Grays sweep the Buffalo Bisons 1879 1885 Buffalo Bisons in a double ... League in 1890 in baseball 1890 . October 24 The final game of the 1885 World Series is played ... www.baseball reference.com leagues NL 1885.shtml 1885 National League season at baseball reference.com http www.baseball reference.com leagues AA 1885.shtml 1885 American Association season at baseball ... http retrosheet.org Retrosheet.org Year in baseball this year 1885 fr 1885 en baseball sh Bejzbol 1885 ... more details
Year nav topic2 1885 poetry literature Nationality words link to articles with information on the nation s poetry or literature for instance, Irish poetry Irish or French poetry France . Events Empty section date July 2010 Works published in English English poetry United Kingdom Robert Bridges , Eros and Psyche ref name cocel Cox, Michael, editor, The Concise Oxford Chronology of English Literature , Oxford University Press, 2004, ISBN 0 19 860634 6 ref C. S. Calverley , Literary Remains , ref name cocel posthumously published Jean Ingelow , Poems Third Series see also Poems 1863 in poetry 1863 , Poems 1880 in poetry 1880 ref name cocel William Morris , Chants for Socialists ref name cocel Robert Louis Stevenson , A Child s Garden of Verses ref name cocel Algernon Charles Swinburne , Marino Faliero Alfred Lord Tennyson , Tiresias, and Other Poems , including Balin and Balan , one of the Idylls of the King 1870 in poetry 1870 The Last Tournament 1871 in poetry 1871 Gareth and Lynette 1872 in poetry 1872 , Idylls of the King 1889 in poetry 1889 ref name cocel Katharine Tynan , Louise de la Valliere, and Other Poems ref name cocel American poetry United States Charles Follen Adams , Mother s Doughnuts ref http www.harpers.org archive 1885 06 0002738 Mother s doughnuts by Charles Follen Adams Harper s Magazine Bot generated title ref Thomas Bailey Aldrich , Poems ref name rmlaal Ludwig, Richard M., and Clifford A. Nault, Jr., Annals of American Literature 1602&ndash 1983 , 1986, New York Oxford University Press If the title page is one year later than the copyright date, we used the latter since publishers frequently postdate books published near the end of the calendar year. &mdash from the Preface, p vi ref Will Carleton , City Ballads ref name rmlaal William Ellery Channing , Eliot ref name rmlaal Paul Hamilton Hayne , The Broken Battalions ref name rmlaal Oliver Wendell ... of poets Category Years in poetry Category 1885 Poetry Category 1885 poems ... more details
The following elections occurred in the year 1885. TOC left Liberian general election, 1885 Newfoundland general election, 1885 North America Canada Newfoundland general election, 1885 Northwest Territories election, 1885 United States New York state election, 1885 United States Senate election in New York, 1885 Europe French legislative election, 1885 Norwegian parliamentary election, 1885 United Kingdom United Kingdom general election, 1885 See also Category 1885 elections Category Lists of elections by year ... more details
The 1885 Open Championship was a golf competition held at the Old Course at St Andrews . Bob Martin golfer Bob Martin won the championship. ref name opengolf.com cite web url http www.opengolf.com en History PreviousOpens.aspx?eventid 1885000&view title St Andrews 1885 accessdate 2010 07 17 work opengolf.com ref References reflist The Open Championships Category 1885 in sports Open Championship, 1885 Category Open Championship BritishOpen golf stub ... more details
Unreferenced date December 2009 See also 1884 in South Africa , 1885 other events of 1885 , 1886 in South Africa and the Timeline of South African history . Events The railway line from Cape Town to Kimberley, South Africa Kimberley was opened 26 February The Berlin Conference 1884 Berlin Conference ends and the Scramble for Africa starts Births 31 January Tinus de Jong Marthinus Johannes de Jong , a Landscape art landscape painter , is born in Amsterdam , the Netherlands Deaths DEFAULTSORT 1885 In South Africa Category Years in South Africa Category 1885 by country South Africa Category 1885 in South Africa ... more details
The list of ship commissionings in 1885 includes a chronological list of all ship s commissioned in 1885. NOTOC Class wikitable width 90 Operator Ship Flag Class and type Pennant Other notes 1 March navy Qing Dynasty Chinese turret ship Zhenyuan Zhenyuan Turret ship 29 October navy Qing Dynasty Chinese turret ship Dingyuan Dingyuan Turret ship Flagship of the fleet See also shipevents 1885 Expand list date August 2008 Category Lists of ship commissionings 1885 Category 1885 Ship commissionings ... more details
23 June 1885 28 January 1886 First Lord of the Treasury Stafford Northcote, 1st Earl of Iddesleigh The Earl of Iddesleigh 24 June 1885 Chancellor of the Exchequer br and Leader of the House of Commons Michael Hicks Beach, 1st Earl St Aldwyn Sir Michael Hicks Beach, Bt 24 June 1885 Parliamentary Secretary to the Treasury Aretas Akers Douglas 24 June 1885 rowspan 3 Financial ... 1885 rowspan 3 Matthew White Ridley, 1st Viscount Ridley Sir Matthew White Ridley William ... Lords of the Treasury Sir Charles Dalrymple, 1st Baronet Charles Dalrymple 29 June 1885 28 January 1886 rowspan 3 Sidney Herbert, 14th Earl of Pembroke Sidney Herbert 29 June 1885 28 January 1886 William Hood Walrond, 1st Baron Waleran William Hood Walrond 29 June 1885 28 January 1886 Lord Chancellor Hardinge Giffard, 1st Earl of Halsbury The Lord Halsbury 24 June 1885 Lord President of the Council Gathorne Hardy, 1st Earl of Cranbrook The Viscount Cranbrook 24 June 1885 Lord Privy Seal Dudley Ryder, 3rd Earl of Harrowby The Earl of Harrowby 24 June 1885 Secretary of State ... 1885 Under Secretary of State for the Home Department Charles Beilby Stuart Wortley, 1st Baron Stuart of Wortley Charles Stuart Wortley 30 June 1885 Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs Robert Gascoyne Cecil, 3rd Marquess of Salisbury The Marquess of Salisbury 24 June 1885 Parliamentary ... 25 June 1885 Secretary of State for War William Henry Smith politician William Henry Smith 24 June 1885 Under Secretary of State for War William Coutts Keppel, 7th Earl of Albemarle Viscount Bury 26 June 1885 Financial Secretary to the War Office Henry Stafford Northcote, 1st Baron Northcote Henry Stafford Northcote 26 June 1885 Surveyor General of the Ordnance Guy Dawnay politician Guy Dawnay 27 June 1885 Secretary of State for the Colonies Frederick Stanley, 16th Earl of Derby Frederick Arthur Stanley 24 June 1885 Under Secretary of State for the Colonies ... more details
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