What happened in 1885?

Serbo-Bulgarian War

Wars & Conflicts

1885 war between Serbia and Bulgaria

Third Anglo-Burmese War

Wars & Conflicts · Myanmar

19th century war between the Burmese and the British

Battle of Abu Klea

Wars & Conflicts · Khartoum

1885 battle of the Mahdist War

Battle of Pirot

Wars & Conflicts · Pirot

1885 battle during the Serbo-Bulgarian War

Battle of Slivnitsa

Wars & Conflicts · Slivnitsa

1885 decisive battle in Serbo-Bulgarian War

Battle of Shipu

Wars & Conflicts

1885 battle

Battle of Hòa Mộc

Wars & Conflicts

1885 battle

Battle of Dong Dang

Wars & Conflicts · Đồng Đăng

1885 battle of the Sino-French War in northern Vietnam

Battle of Zhenhai

Wars & Conflicts · Zhenhai District

Battle of Bang Bo

Wars & Conflicts

1885 battle

Battle of Chalchuapa

Wars & Conflicts · Chalchuapa

1885 battle in El Salvador

Battle of Nui Bop

Wars & Conflicts

1885 battle of the Sino-French War

Battle of Tofrek

Wars & Conflicts · Sudan

1885 battle

Battle of Cut Knife

Wars & Conflicts · Battle of Cut Knife Hill National Historic Site

1885 battle

Battle of Batoche

Wars & Conflicts · Batoche

1885 decisive battle of the North-West Rebellion

Battle of Ginnis

Wars & Conflicts · Sudan

1885 battle of the Mahdist War

Battle of Fish Creek

Wars & Conflicts · Fish Creek

1885 major Métis victory over the Canadian forces attempting to quell Louis Riel's North-West Rebellion

Battle of Duck Lake

Wars & Conflicts · Battle of Duck Lake National Historic Site

1885 battle

Battle of Frenchman's Butte

Wars & Conflicts · Frenchman Butte No. 501

1885 battle of the North-West Rebellion

Battle of Fort Pitt

Wars & Conflicts · Frenchman Butte No. 501

1885 battle of the North-West Rebellion

Battle of Loon Lake

Wars & Conflicts · Steele Narrows Provincial Park

Historic battle in Saskatchewan, Canada

Battle of Kula

Wars & Conflicts

1885 military engagement

1st Battle of Caribrod

Wars & Conflicts · Dimitrovgrad

Battle of the Serbo-Bulgarian War

Panjdeh Incident

Wars & Conflicts · Serhetabat

1885 battle between Russian Empire and Emirate of Afghanistan

Lạng Sơn Campaign

Wars & Conflicts · Lạng Sơn

1885 French offensive in Sino-French War

Pescadores Campaign

Wars & Conflicts · Penghu County

Battle of Sino-French War (March 29-30,1885)

Port Hamilton incident

Wars & Conflicts · Geomundo

1885–1887 British intervention in Korea

Madrid Protocol of 1885

Politics & Government · Madrid

1885 treaty between Great Britain, Germany and Spain

Japan–Korea Treaty of 1885

Politics & Government · Hanseongbu

1885 treaty between Japan and Korea regarding the Gapsin Coup

Convention of Tientsin

Politics & Government · Tianjin

1885 treaty between China and Japan

Osaka Incident

Politics & Government · Osaka

Henri Tresca died

People · Paris

French engineer (1814-1885)

Ulysses S. Grant died

People · Wilton

President of the United States from 1869 to 1877

Nikolai Severtzov died

People · Don

Died in Don. Russian ornithologist (1827-1885).

Gustav Hermann Nachtigal died

People · Cape Palmas

Died in Cape Palmas. German physician, consul-general and explorer of Central and West Africa (1834–1885).

Titian Peale died

People · Philadelphia

American ornithologist, entomologist, photographer, artist and explorer (1799-1885)

James W. Marshall died

People · Kelsey

American cabinetmaker,doctor of the California Gold Rush (1810-1885)

James Edward Alexander died

People · Ryde

Scottish soldier, traveller and author (1803-1885)

Joseph Alden died

People · New York City

Academic and pastor (1807-1885)

Charles George Gordon died

People · Khartoum

British army officer and administrator

Nikolay Danilevsky died

People · Tbilisi

Russian academic (1822-1885)

Thomas Andrews died

People · Belfast

Irish chemist and physicist (1813–1885)

Edmond Boissier died

People · Valeyres-sous-Rances

Swiss botanist, explorer and mathematician (1810-1885)

Narcís Monturiol i Estarriol died

People · Barcelona

Spanish submarine pioneer (1819-1885)

Hermann von Fehling died

People · Stuttgart

German chemist (1812–1885)

Gregor von Helmersen died

People · Saint Petersburg

Baltic German geologist (1803–1885)

Benedikt Roezl died

People · Prague

Czech traveller, writer and gardener (1823–1885)

John Lort Stokes died

People · Haverfordwest

Welsh officer of the British Royal Navy, sailed with Charles Darwin (1811-1885)

Robert von Schlagintweit died

People · Giessen

German explorer (1833–1885)

Emil Riebeck died

People · Feldkirch

German explorer and scientist (1853–1885)

Thomas Joseph Hutchinson died

People · County Kilkenny

Irish surgeon and explorer (1820-1885)

Daniël David Veth died

People · Benguela

Dutch explorer and photographer (1850–1885)

Henri Dupuy de Lôme died

People

French naval architect (1816-1885)

Sidney Gilchrist Thomas died

People · Paris

British inventor (1850–1885)

Ernest Goüin died

People · 8th arrondissement of Paris

French engineer and businessman (1815–1885)

Thomas Clausen died

People · Tartu

Danish mathematician and astronomer (1801–1885)

Joseph Alfred Serret died

People · Versailles

French mathematician (1819–1885)

William Benjamin Carpenter died

People · London

English biologist (1813–1885)

Fleeming Jenkin died

People · Edinburgh

Scottish engineer (1833-1885)

Benjamin B. Hotchkiss died

People · Paris

American engineer (1826–1885)

Ferdinand Minding died

People · Tartu

German-Russian mathematician (1806–1885)

Pieter Harting died

People · Amersfoort

Dutch biologist (1812-1885)

Heinrich Scherk died

People · Bremen

German mathematician (1798–1885)

Samuel Friedrich Stein died

People · Prague

German entomologist (1818–1885)

Alfred Enneper died

People · Hanover

German mathematician (1830-1885)

Mary Rosse died

People

British photographer (1813–1885)

Adam Prazmowski died

People · Ville-d'Avray

Polish astronomer (1821–1885)

Martin Baldwin Kittel died

People · Aschaffenburg

German botanist (1797-1885)

Paulin Talabot died

People · Paris

French politician and engineer (1799-1885)

Edward Davy died

People · Malmsbury

British doctor and scientist (1806–1885)

Friedrich Heeren died

People · Hanover

German chemist (1803–1885)

Robert Gerwig died

People · Karlsruhe

German politician (1820-1885)

Jean-Claude Bouquet died

People · Paris

French mathematician (1819–1885)

Mahmud Ahmad Hamdi al-Falaki died

People · Cairo

Egyptian scientist

Bernt Lund died

People · Våler Municipality

Norwegian writer and painter (1812-1885)

William Thomas Mulvany died

People · Düsseldorf

Irish entrepreneur in Germany

Norbert Metz died

People · Eich

Luxembourgian politician (1811-1885)

Ireneo Aleandri died

People · Macerata

Italian architect (1795–1885)

Benjamin Silliman Jr. died

People · New Haven

Professor of chemistry, Yale University (1816–1885)

Eduard Hendrik von Baumhauer died

People · Haarlem

Dutch chemist (1820-1885)

John W. Nystrom died

People · Philadelphia

American engineer

Harry Ord died

People · Bad Homburg vor der Höhe

British Army general and Governor of Western Australia (1819–1885)

Robert Francis Fairlie died

People · London

British engineer and locomotive designer (1831–1885)

Peter William Barlow died

People · London

English civil engineer (1809–1885)

Francesco Rossetti died

People · Padua

Italian experimental physicist (1833–1885)

Elizur Wright died

People · Canaan

American abolitionist and actuary (1804-1885)

Walter Weldon died

People · Burstow

British chemist and journalist (1832–1885)

Paul-Quentin Desains died

People · Paris

French physicist (1817–1885)

Arthur Henry Freeling died

People · Chelsea

Australian politician and surveyor (1820–1885)

Giuseppe Ravizza died

People · Livorno

Italian inventor (1811–1885)

Thomas Thornycroft died

People · Brenchley

English sculptor and engineer (1815-1885)

John Radford Young died

People · London

British mathematician (1799–1885)

Xaver Landerer died

People · Athens

Greek - German pharmacist and university professor

Victor Dessaignes died

People · Paris

French chemist (1800-1885)

Peter Scratchley died

People · Territory of Papua

British Army officer (1835-1885)

Alessandro Serpieri died

People · Badia Fiesolana

Italian astronomer and seismologist (1823-1885)

Sidi Mubarak Bombay died

People · East Africa

Tanzanian explorer

Bernhardt Holtermann died

People · St Leonards

Died in St Leonards. Australian politician (1838-1885).

Antoine Carre died

People · Petoskey

French explorer

Frances Batty Shand died

People · Montreux

Charity worker

Mary Hume Rothery died

People · Cheltenham

British writer and campaigner for medical reform

Caroline Ashurst Stansfeld died

People · London

English activist (1816–85)

C. A. Rosetti died

People · Bucharest

Romanian politician (1816–1885)

Leopold Damrosch died

People · New York City

German American conductor and composer (1832-1885)

Carl Baermann died

People · Munich

German composer, clarinettist and basset horn player

Ivan Samarin died

People · Moscow

Russian actor (1817–1885)

Thomas Bowers died

People · Philadelphia

African American concert artist (1823–1885)

José Zapiola Cortes died

People · Santiago

Chilean composer

August Sabac el Cher died

People · Berlin

Sudanese musician

Lorentz Skougaard-Severini died

People · New York City

Norwegian tenor

Joseph O'Kelly died

People · Paris

Irish composer, pianist and choral conductor

Carl Gustav Berndal died

People · Bad Gastein

German actor (1830–1885)

Clarence Whistler died

People · Melbourne

American professional and amateur wrestler (1856-1885)

Herman Paul died

People · Helsinki

Herman Paul (Sports & Entertainment).

Harry Jackson died

People · London

Harry Jackson (1836–1885)

Léon Beauvallet died

People · 14th arrondissement of Paris

French actor and playwright (1828-1885)

James O'Brien died

People · Swinford

Musician (1823–1885)

Karoline Stern died

People · Berlin

German operatic soprano

George Kunkel died

People · Baltimore

American actor and theatre manager

Edward Stephen died

People · Llanllechid

British composer (1822-1885)

Daniel Schwarz died

People · Harrogate

Musical artist

Sinclair Lewis born

People · Sauk Centre

Born in Sauk Centre. American writer and playwright (1885–1951).

François Mauriac born

People · Bordeaux

Born in Bordeaux. French writer (1885-1970).

Ezra Pound born

People · Hailey

Born in Hailey. American poet and critic (1885–1972).

D. H. Lawrence born

People · Eastwood

Born in Eastwood. English writer and poet (1885–1930).

George S. Patton born

People · San Gabriel Valley

Born in San Gabriel Valley. United States Army general (1885–1945).

Hermann Weyl born

People · Elmshorn

Born in Elmshorn. German mathematician (1885–1955).

André Maurois born

People · Elbeuf

Born in Elbeuf. French author (1885–1967).

Faisal I of Iraq born

People · Mecca

Born in Mecca. 1st king of Hashemite Iraq from 1921 to 1933.

Georg Lukács born

People · Budapest

Born in Budapest. Hungarian marxist philosopher and literary critic (1885–1971).

Will Durant born

People · North Adams

Born in North Adams. American historian, philosopher and writer (1885-1981).

Ernst Bloch born

People · Ludwigshafen

Born in Ludwigshafen. German philosopher (1885–1977).

Julius Streicher born

People · Fleinhausen

Born in Fleinhausen. German publisher, Nazi politician and convicted war criminal (1885-1946).

Mikhail Frunze born

People · Bishkek

Born in Bishkek. Soviet army officer (1885–1925).

Karen Horney born

People · Blankenese

Born in Blankenese. American-German psychoanalyst.

Velimir Khlebnikov born

People · Malye Derbety

Born in Malye Derbety. Russian writer (1885–1922).

Bess Truman born

People · Independence

Born in Independence. First Lady of the United States from 1945 to 1953.

Erich von Stroheim born

People · Vienna

Born in Vienna. Austrian actor and director (1885–1957).

Albert Kesselring born

People · Marktsteft

Born in Marktsteft. German Luftwaffe Generalfeldmarschall during World War II (1885–1960).

Heinrich Brüning born

People · Münster

Born in Münster. German chancellor (1885-1970).

Stanisław Ignacy Witkiewicz born

People · Warsaw

Born in Warsaw. Polish artist, dramatist and novelist (1885–1939).

Jules Romains born

People · Saint-Julien-Chapteuil

Born in Saint-Julien-Chapteuil. French writer (1885-1972).

Edna Ferber born

People · Kalamazoo

Born in Kalamazoo. American novelist, short story writer and playwright (1885–1968).

Friedrich Kellner born

People · Vaihingen an der Enz

Born in Vaihingen an der Enz. German Justice inspector (1885-1970).

Hermann Hoth born

People · Neuruppin

Born in Neuruppin. German general (1885-1971).

Tomoyuki Yamashita born

People · Akatsuka

Born in Akatsuka. Japanese general and war criminal (1885–1946).

Dezső Kosztolányi born

People · Subotica

Born in Subotica. Hungarian poet, writer and translator (1885–1936).

Ernst Busch born

People · Steele

Born in Steele. German field marshal (1885-1945).

Romano Guardini born

People · Verona

Born in Verona. German Catholic philosopher (1885–1968).

Franz Böhme born

People · Zeltweg

Born in Zeltweg. World War II Nazi war criminal (1885-1947).

Władysław Raczkiewicz born

People · Kutaisi

Born in Kutaisi. Polish politician, president of Poland from 1939 to 1947 (1885-1947).

Milan Vidmar born

People · Ljubljana

Born in Ljubljana. Slovenian chess player (1885–1962).

René Grousset born

People · Aubais

Born in Aubais. French historian (1885-1952).

Alexander Löhr born

People · Drobeta-Turnu Severin

Born in Drobeta-Turnu Severin. Austrian Air Force commander and German general (1885–1947).

Frank Knight born

People · McLean County

Born in McLean County. American economist (1885-1972).

Khải Định born

People · Huế

Born in Huế. Annamese emperor (1885–1925).

Nikolaus von Falkenhorst born

People · Wrocław

Born in Wrocław. German general (1885-1968).

Anna Louise Strong born

People · Friend

Born in Friend. American journalist.

Nikolai Krylenko born

People

Born. Russian revolutionary, politician and chess organiser (1885-1938).

Frank Jack Fletcher born

People · Marshalltown

Born in Marshalltown. United States Navy admiral, Medal of Honor recipient.

Seishirō Itagaki born

People · Numakunai

Born in Numakunai. Japanese general (1885-1948).

Soemu Toyoda born

People · Kitsuki

Born in Kitsuki. Japanese admiral (1885–1957).

Christian Wirth born

People · Balzheim

Born in Balzheim. Nazi German police chief, extermination camp commandant, Holocaust perpetrator (1885–1944).

Dimitrios Loundras born

People · Athens

Born in Athens. Greek gymnast (1885–1970).

Alain LeRoy Locke born

People · Philadelphia

Born in Philadelphia. American philosopher and writer (1885–1954).

Roque González Garza born

People · Saltillo

Born in Saltillo. President of Mexico (1885-1962).

François de La Rocque born

People · Lorient

Born in Lorient. French politician (1885-1946).

Constantin Sănătescu born

People · Craiova

Born in Craiova. Prime Minister of Romania (1885-1947).

Felicjan Sławoj Składkowski born

People · Gąbin

Born in Gąbin. Polish Prime Minister (1885-1962).

Roland Dorgelès born

People · Amiens

Born in Amiens. French writer (1885–1973).

Saneatsu Mushanokōji born

People · Kōjimachi-ku

Born in Kōjimachi-ku. Japanese artist (1885-1976).

Carl Joachim Hambro born

People · Bergen

Born in Bergen. Norwegian politician (1885-1964).

Boris Vilkitsky born

People · Pulkovo

Born in Pulkovo. Russian polar explorer (1885–1961).

Paul von Hase born

People · Hanover

Born in Hanover. German general and anti-Nazi fighter (1885–1944).

Vladimir Ćorović born

People · Mostar

Born in Mostar. Serbian historian (1885–1941).

Richmond K. Turner born

People · Portland

Born in Portland. Admiral in the United States Navy (1885-1961).

Eino Rahja born

People · Kronstadt

Born in Kronstadt. Finnish-Russian revolutionary (1885–1936).

Américo Castro born

People · Cantagalo

Born in Cantagalo. Spanish historian (1885–1972).

Mineichi Koga born

People · Arita

Born in Arita. Japanese admiral (1885–1944).

Alfonso XII of Spain died

People · Royal Palace of El Pardo

Died in Royal Palace of El Pardo. King of Spain from 1874 to 1885.

Sisavang Vong born

People · Luang Prabang

Born in Luang Prabang. King of Laos (1885-1959).

Princess Sophie of Schönburg-Waldenburg born

People · Potsdam

Born in Potsdam. Princess consort of Albania.

Max Volmer born

People · Hilden

Born in Hilden. German chemist (1885–1965).

Ranbir Singh I of Kashmir died

People · Jammu

Died in Jammu. Maharaja of Jammu and Kashmir (1830-1885).

Muzaffar bin Nasrullah died

People · Qarshi

Died in Qarshi. Emir of Bukhara from 1860 to 1885.

Dogsomyn Bodoo born

People · Qing dynasty

Born in Qing dynasty. Prime Minister of Mongolia.

Viktor Pepelyayev born

People · Narym

Born in Narym. Russian politician (1885-1920).

Arizona State University

Science & Technology

Public university in Tempe, Arizona, US

Bryn Mawr College

Science & Technology · Bryn Mawr

Liberal arts college in Pennsylvania, US

Michigan Technological University

Science & Technology

University in Houghton, Michigan

Chuo University

Science & Technology

Private university in Tokyo, Japan

Kharkiv Polytechnic Institute

Science & Technology · Kharkiv

University in Kharkiv

Rollins College

Science & Technology

Private liberal arts college in Winter Park, Florida, United States

Taisho University

Science & Technology

University

George Fox University

Science & Technology

University in Newberg, Oregon, USA

Astronomy tower of the Sorbonne

Science & Technology

Tower at Sorbonne University in France

Severance Hospital

Science & Technology

Hospital in Seoul, South Korea

Blue Hill Meteorological Observatory

Science & Technology · Blue Hills Reservation

Weather observatory in Milton, United States

Chang Jung Christian University

Science & Technology

University in Tainan, Taiwan

Hokkai-Gakuen University

Science & Technology

Private university in Sapporo, Hokkaido, Japan

Niuvanniemi hospital

Science & Technology · Niuva

Psychiatric hospital in Kuopio, Finland

Allegheny General Hospital

Science & Technology

Hospital in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Good Samaritan Hospital

Science & Technology

Hospital in Los Angeles, California, United States

Geological Survey of Finland

Science & Technology

Fukuoka Jo Gakuin University

Science & Technology

Higher education institution in Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan

Pfeiffer University

Science & Technology

University in North Carolina

Swiss Federal Institute for Forest, Snow and Landscape Research

Science & Technology

Swiss federal research institute

New Amsterdam Public Hospital

Science & Technology

Hospital in Guyana

Jejungwon

Science & Technology

Hospital in Seoul (1885–1894)

Croydon University Hospital

Science & Technology

Hospital in England

Vander Veer Botanical Park

Science & Technology

Botanical garden in the above historic district

Andhra-Christian College

Science & Technology

College in India

St. Francis' College

Science & Technology

Unaided Anglo-Indian school in Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India

Dakota Wesleyan University

Science & Technology

Private university in South Dakota, U.S.

Escola Municipal de Artes e Oficios de Vigo

Science & Technology

Educational institution in Vigo (Spain)

Oakland City University

Science & Technology

Four-year college located in Oakland City, Indiana

Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital New Brunswick

Science & Technology

Hospital in New Brunswick, New Jersey

Gouverneur Health

Science & Technology

Municipally owned healthcare facility in Manhattan, New York City

Guthrie Robert Packer Hospital

Science & Technology

Hospital in Sayre, Pennsylvania, United States

Stanford University

Science & Technology · Stanford

Private research university in Stanford, California, USA

University of Arizona

Science & Technology

Public university in Tucson, Arizona, United States

Georgia Tech

Science & Technology

Public research university in Atlanta, Georgia, United States

University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee

Science & Technology

University in Milwaukee

Academy of Arts, Architecture and Design in Prague

Science & Technology

Public university in Czech Republic

Shota Rustaveli Theatre and Film University

Science & Technology

Public university in Tbilisi, Georgia

Museum of Decorative Arts in Prague

Science & Technology

Art museum in Prague, Czech Republic

Sindh Madressatul Islam University

Science & Technology

Historical Institute in Sindh

Seoul National University Hospital

Science & Technology

Hospital in Seoul, South Korea

South Dakota School of Mines and Technology

Science & Technology

Public research university in Rapid City, South Dakota

Uruguay Military School

Science & Technology · Edificio del Comando del Ejército Nacional

Military school in Uruguay

University of St. Thomas

Science & Technology

Private Catholic university located in St. Paul and Minneapolis, Minnesota

Pai Chai University

Science & Technology

Private university in Daejeon, South Korea

Boxer at Rest

Exploration & Discovery · Museo Nazionale Romano

Hellenistic Greek bronze sculpture of a sitting nude boxer at rest

stele of Lemnos

Exploration & Discovery · Athens

Text in Tyrsenian Language found in Lemnos

Hellenistic Prince

Exploration & Discovery · Baths of Diocletian

Sculpture

São Vicente Caves

Exploration & Discovery

Lava tube in Madeira, Portugal

New Guinea Exploration Expedition (1885)

Exploration & Discovery · New Guinea

Research expedition including specimen collecting & anthropological research of Fly River Region in Papua New Guinea

Kutaisi Synagogue

Religion & Belief Systems · Kutaisi

Cultural heritage monument in Georgia

Our Lady of the Assumption Cathedral, Kaposvár

Religion & Belief Systems

Church in Kaposvár, Hungary

St Patrick's Cathedral

Religion & Belief Systems

Cathedral in Auckland, New Zealand

Sejny Synagogue

Religion & Belief Systems

Former Orthodox synagogue in Sejny, Poland

Taluksangay Mosque

Religion & Belief Systems

Mosque in Zamboanga, Philippines

Synagogue in Baia Mare

Religion & Belief Systems · Baia Mare

Heritage site in Maramureș County, Romania

University House

Religion & Belief Systems

Former synagogue in New Zealand

Synagogue in Trutnov

Religion & Belief Systems

Hussite church

Religion & Belief Systems · Masarykovo náměstí (Vyškov)

Church in Vyškov District of South Moravian region

Ottakringer Tempel

Religion & Belief Systems

Synagoge of the Israelitische Kultusgemeinde

Synagogue of Eisenach

Religion & Belief Systems

Demolished synagogue in Eisenach, Germany

St. Nicholas Cathedral (Kazan)

Religion & Belief Systems

Synagogue in Andrychów

Religion & Belief Systems

Destroyed synagogue in Andrychów, Poland

Congregation Beth Israel West Side Jewish Center

Religion & Belief Systems

Manhattan, New York

Pincuran Gadang Old Mosque

Religion & Belief Systems

Mosque in West Sumatra, Indonesia

Great Synagogue of Rishon LeZion

Religion & Belief Systems

A monumental synagogue in Rishon LeZion, Israel (built 1885–1889)

Synagogue in Wadowice

Religion & Belief Systems

Kazan Cathedral

Religion & Belief Systems · Ust-Medveditskaya Transfiguration Monastery

Sobor in Serafimovich, Russia

Rosh Pina synagogue

Religion & Belief Systems

Apatin Synagogue

Religion & Belief Systems

Saint Luke church in Zubrzyk

Religion & Belief Systems

Church building in Zubrzyk, Poland

Saint Mark church in Żywiec

Religion & Belief Systems

Historic church in Żywiec, Silesian Voivodeship, Poland

St. Peter's Cathedral Basilica, London

Religion & Belief Systems

Church in Ontario, Canada

Barasoain Church

Religion & Belief Systems

Historic Roman Catholic parish church in Malolos, Bulacan, Philippines

Cathedral of the Theotokos of Kazan

Religion & Belief Systems

Eastern Orthodox church building in Irkutsk, Russia

Free Church of Tonga

Religion & Belief Systems

Christian denomination in Nuku'alofa, Tonga

Church of the Nativity of Our Lady, Zenica

Religion & Belief Systems

Orthodox Church in Zenica

St. Andrew's Cathedral

Religion & Belief Systems

Cathedral Church of the Yokohama Diocese of the Nippon Sei Ko Kai, in Japan

St. James Catholic Church

Religion & Belief Systems

Church building in Washington, United States of America

Saint Demetrius of Rostov Church in Odesa

Religion & Belief Systems

Church building in Odesa, Ukraine

Gospel Church, Mianyang

Religion & Belief Systems

Protestant church in Mianyang, Sichuan

Institute of Santa Teresa

Religion & Belief Systems

Institute in Siena

Basílica do Sagrado Coração de Jesus

Religion & Belief Systems

Basilica in Diamantina, Minas Gerais, Brazil

St Michael's Cathedral

Religion & Belief Systems

Catholic cathedral in Australia

Collegiate Church of the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary in Krypno

Religion & Belief Systems

Church building in Krypno, Poland

St Laurence parish church

Religion & Belief Systems

Church building in Reichenburg in the canton of Schwyz, Switzerland

Temple protestant de Boissy-Saint-Léger

Religion & Belief Systems

Meeting house located in Val-de-Marne, in France

Pokrovsko-Vasilyevsky monastery

Religion & Belief Systems

Monastery in Pavlovsky Posad, Russia

Village church Danna

Religion & Belief Systems · Danna

Church building in Niedergörsdorf, Teltow-Fläming district, Brandenburg state, Germany

Grave of Yakovleff

Religion & Belief Systems · Père-Lachaise Cemetery - Division 82

Sepulchral chapel located in Paris, in France

Saints Quiricus and Julietta chapel, Vorobyi

Religion & Belief Systems

Orthodox chapel in Vorobyi, Russia

Saint Nicholas Chapel, Novosyolki

Religion & Belief Systems

Vanderbilt Family Cemetery and Mausoleum

Religion & Belief Systems

Vanderbilt Family Cemetery and Mausoleum in Staten Island, New York

Emmanuel Episcopal Church

Religion & Belief Systems

church building in Eastsound, Washington, United States of America

Church of the Holy Innocents

Religion & Belief Systems

church building in New Jersey, United States of America

Christ Episcopal Church

Religion & Belief Systems

church building in Monticello, United States of America

Dillingersville Union School and Church

Religion & Belief Systems

church building in Pennsylvania, United States of America

First Presbyterian Church

Religion & Belief Systems

Highlands, North Carolina, United States

First Presbyterian Church of Rumson

Religion & Belief Systems

church building in New Jersey, United States of America

Old Stone Church

Religion & Belief Systems

historic church in Buffalo, North Dakota

Saint Paul's Episcopal Church

Religion & Belief Systems

building in Waxahachie, Ellis County, Texas

Congregational Church

Religion & Belief Systems

church building in Massachusetts, United States of America

Church of St. John the Evangelist

Religion & Belief Systems

church building in Hunter, New York, United States

First Christian Church

Religion & Belief Systems

historic church in Russelville, Arkansas, United States

First Mission House

Religion & Belief Systems

Bethel, Alaska

Fredericktown Presbyterian Church

Religion & Belief Systems

church building in Ohio, United States of America

First Presbyterian Church of Marion, Iowa

Religion & Belief Systems

church building in Iowa, United States of America

Grace Episcopal Church

Religion & Belief Systems

historic church in North Carolina, United States

Richmond Avenue Methodist-Episcopal Church

Religion & Belief Systems

church building in New York, United States of America

Sherman City Union Church

Religion & Belief Systems

church building in Michigan, United States of America

St. Columba's Chapel

Religion & Belief Systems

church in Rhode Island, USA

Chapelle Saint-Joseph, Caluire-et-Cuire

Religion & Belief Systems

Chapel located in Rhône, in France

St. Fanz Xaver

Religion & Belief Systems

Chapel in Gmeinschwenden, a district of Bad Grönenbach

Packer Memorial Chapel

Religion & Belief Systems

Historic church on the campus of Lehigh University in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania

Chapel of St. Mary Magdalene

Religion & Belief Systems

Religious building in the village of Mniší, Czechia

Creu de terme

Religion & Belief Systems

Catholic Church of St. Mary

Religion & Belief Systems

Church building on Promenadenstrasse in the town of Schaffhausen, Switzerland

Church of St James, Twickenham

Religion & Belief Systems · Twickenham

Roman Catholic church in Twickenham, in the London Borough of Richmond upon Thames

Church of the Dormition of the Theotokos

Religion & Belief Systems

Eastern Orthodox church building in Likhoslavl, Russia

Wayside cross near Chapel of Saint Peter and Paul

Religion & Belief Systems

Pfarrhof Groß Schönebeck

Religion & Belief Systems · Groß Schönebeck

Listed vicarage in Groß Schönebeck, Schorfheide, Brandenburg state, Germany

Honeywell

Economy & Trade · Charlotte

American multinational conglomerate

DSB

Economy & Trade · Taastrup

Danish railway company

Crayola LLC

Economy & Trade · Forks Township

American art supply manufacturer

Nippon Yusen

Economy & Trade · Tokyo

Shipping company

Bianchi Bicycles

Economy & Trade · Treviglio

Italian bicycle producer

Johnson Controls

Economy & Trade · Cork

Irish tax-registered corporation

Landsbanki

Economy & Trade · Reykjavík

Icelandic bank

World Exhibition of Antwerp

Economy & Trade

1885 world's fair in Antwerp, Belgium

New Zealand Industrial Exhibition (1885)

Economy & Trade

Intertek

Economy & Trade · London

British multinational assurance, inspection, product testing, and certification company

AT&T Corporation

Economy & Trade · 550 Madison Avenue

Subsidiary of AT&T that provides voice, video, data, and Internet telecommunications

Avon Rubber

Economy & Trade · Melksham

Company

Kizlyar Brandy Factory

Economy & Trade · Kizlyar

Russian spirits producer

Arnold Jung Lokomotivfabrik

Economy & Trade · Kirchen

German locomotive manufacturer

Wilhelm Schimmel

Economy & Trade · Brunswick

Company

Turnbull & Asser

Economy & Trade · London

Gentleman's bespoke shirtmaker, clothier and tie maker established in 1885

HHLA

Economy & Trade · Hamburg

German logistics and transportations company

Trane

Economy & Trade · Dublin

Global provider of heating, ventilating and air conditioning systems and building management systems and controls

Carrera y Carrera

Economy & Trade · Madrid

Spanish jewelry company

Royal Brinkman

Economy & Trade · 's-Gravenzande

Dutch horticulture company

Ailsa Shipbuilding Company

Economy & Trade · Troon

Company

皇家雪兰莪

Economy & Trade · Kuala Lumpur

Royal Selangor

Performance Food Group

Economy & Trade · Goochland County

American company

Jules Destrooper

Economy & Trade · Lo-Reninge

Belgian food company

Woermann-Linie

Economy & Trade · Hamburg

Transport company

Porsgrunds Porselænsfabrik

Economy & Trade · Porsgrunn

Norwegian ceramics company

Irwin Industrial Tools

Economy & Trade · Huntersville

Manufacturer and distributor of hand tools and power tool accessories

WSP USA

Economy & Trade · One Penn Plaza

American engineering and design firm founded in 1885

Symington Family Estates

Economy & Trade · Vila Nova de Gaia

Wine company and Port wine house in Portugal

Alpargatas Argentina

Economy & Trade · Buenos Aires

Argentine company

Grace Bros.

Economy & Trade · Sydney

Defunct Australian department store chain

Società per le Strade Ferrate del Mediterraneo

Economy & Trade · Milan

Italian railway company (1885–1905)

Meidi-Ya

Economy & Trade · Tokyo

Japanese grocery retail chain

Tanaka Kikinzoku

Economy & Trade · Marunouchi

Japanese manufacturer

Saint-Ouen flea market

Economy & Trade

Complex of flea markets in Saint-Ouen-sur-Seine, France

Proshyan Brandy Factory

Economy & Trade · Yerevan

Alcohol factory in Armenia

Brussels Shot Tower

Economy & Trade

Historic building & National Heritage Site in Brussels, Belgium

Singer and Wolfner

Economy & Trade · Budapest

Hungarian publisher

Westclox

Economy & Trade · Peru

Clock manufacturer

Wilkin & Sons

Economy & Trade · Tiptree

English manufacturer of preserves and associated products

HSBC El Salvador

Economy & Trade · San Salvador

Defunct salvadorean bank

Transcom Group

Economy & Trade · Dhaka

Bangladeshi Conglomerates

Lenthéric

Economy & Trade · Paris

French company

Miller & Rhoads

Economy & Trade · Richmond

Defunct department store in Richmond, Virginia

E. W. Bliss Company

Economy & Trade · Brooklyn

American manufacturing company

Rock of Ages Corporation

Economy & Trade

Vermont based quarrying company

USM U. Schärer Söhne

Economy & Trade · Münsingen

Swiss furniture manufacturer

Colonial Ammunition Company

Economy & Trade · Auckland

Former ammunition manufacturing company from New Zealand

Ahlgrens

Economy & Trade · Gävle

Swedish confectionery company

SDV

Economy & Trade · Puteaux

Logistics company

XIT Ranch

Economy & Trade · Texas

Former cattle ranch in Texas, United States

Undurraga Winery

Economy & Trade · Talagante

Chilean winery based in Talagante, Maipo Valley, Chile

Morse Dry Dock and Repair Company

Economy & Trade · New York City

Defunct ship repair company in New York City

Szeged Transport Ltd.

Economy & Trade · Szeged

Public transport company of the city of Szeged, Hungary

Bryant Homes

Economy & Trade · Solihull

British house builder, part of Taylor Woodrow

Hillards

Economy & Trade · Cleckheaton

Defunct British supermarket chain

De Pinna

Economy & Trade · New York City

Men's and women's high end clothier from 1885-1969

Four Per Cent Industrial Dwellings Company

Economy & Trade · London

UK business

Gunn & Moore

Economy & Trade · Colwick

Sports equipment and apparel company

Boston Fruit Company

Economy & Trade · Boston

Defunct fruit production and import company

Rolfo

Economy & Trade · Bra

Italian manufacturer of trailers

Mercantile Investment and General Trust

Economy & Trade · London

Business

Pietro Barbaro (company)

Economy & Trade · Palermo

Italian ship transport company

Scranton Button Company

Economy & Trade · Scranton

US corporation, button manufacturer, from 1919 also a record company

Puerto Cabello and Valencia Railway

Economy & Trade · London

Defunct railroad in Venezuela

Hitzler Werft

Economy & Trade · Lauenburg/Elbe

Shipyard company in Lauenburg, Germany

Chr. Olesen A/S

Economy & Trade · Jægersborg

E.A. Pierce & Co.

Economy & Trade · New York City

Defunct American securities brokerage firm

Besins Healthcare

Economy & Trade · Bangkok

Pharmaceutical company based in Bangkok, Thailand

Barry-Wehmiller

Economy & Trade · St. Louis

Manufacturing technology company

Belden Brick Company

Economy & Trade · Canton

American brick manufacturer

Lend Lease Project Management & Construction

Economy & Trade · London

International project management and construction division

Brewery Vestfyen

Economy & Trade · Assens

Danish brewery based in Assens

Hudepohl Brewing Company

Economy & Trade · Cincinnati

Brewery in Cincinnati, Ohio, US

Broken Hill South Limited

Economy & Trade · Broken Hill

Australian mining company

Mortons of Horncastle

Economy & Trade · Horncastle

UK business

Royal District Nursing Service

Economy & Trade · Melbourne

Australian care provider

Mr Price Group

Economy & Trade · Durban

Retail company based in South Africa

Business NSW

Economy & Trade · North Sydney

Formerly Australian Business Limited, a business organisation

New Zealand Industrial Exhibition

Economy & Trade · Wellington

1885 exhibition in Wellington, New Zealand

1885 Bengal earthquake

Disasters & Pandemics

19th-century earthquake in Bengal

Rock Springs massacre

Disasters & Pandemics · Rock Springs

Incident that occurred on September 2, 1885 in Rock Springs

Frog Lake Massacre

Disasters & Pandemics · Frog Lake National Historic Site

Uprising during the North-West Rebellion in western Canada

North-West Rebellion

Social Movements & Revolutions · Saskatchewan

1885 resistance by the Métis and Cree peoples against Canada

Jambi Uprising

Social Movements & Revolutions · Jambi

Tacoma riot of 1885

Social Movements & Revolutions · Tacoma

Anti-Chinese riot and ethnic cleansing in Tacoma, Washington State, USA in 1885

Can Vuong

Social Movements & Revolutions · Vietnam

Melbourne Cricket Ground

Architecture & Engineering

Sports stadium in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

Church of Mary Magdalene

Architecture & Engineering

Church building in East Jerusalem

Palace Modello

Architecture & Engineering

St. Paul's Lutheran Church

Architecture & Engineering

Church in Riga, Latvia

St. Bartholomew the Apostle Church, Kafr Kanna

Architecture & Engineering

Church building in Kafr Kanna, Israel

Our Lady of Carmel Church

Architecture & Engineering

Church building in Macau, China

Church of Saint Anthony of Padua, Busovača

Architecture & Engineering

Church building in Busovača, Bosnia and Herzegovina

Honningsvåg Church

Architecture & Engineering · Honningsvåg

Church in Nordkapp, Norway

Rossfjord Church

Architecture & Engineering

Church in Lenvik, Norway

Lundring Church

Architecture & Engineering

Church in Trøndelag, Norway

Bjørnskinn Church

Architecture & Engineering

Church in Andøy, Norway

Vestbygd Church

Architecture & Engineering

Parish church in Lødingen, Norway

Malm Church

Architecture & Engineering

Church in Trøndelag, Norway

Haukedalen Church

Architecture & Engineering

Church building in Sunnfjord, Norway

Dragør Church

Architecture & Engineering · Dragør

Church building in Dragør Municipality, Denmark

Church of Saints Cyril and Methodius

Architecture & Engineering

Church building in Ganja, Azerbaijan

Hatlestrand Church

Architecture & Engineering

Church building in Kvinnherad Municipality, Norway

San Giorgio e Martiri Inglesi

Architecture & Engineering

Church building in Rome, Italy

Rødøy Church

Architecture & Engineering

Church in Rødøy, Norway

Vestermarie Church

Architecture & Engineering · Vestermarie

Church building in Bornholm Regional Municipality, Denmark

Edøy Church

Architecture & Engineering

Church building in Smøla, Møre og Romsdal, Norway

Varaldsøy Church

Architecture & Engineering

Church building in Kvinnherad, Norway

Førde Church

Architecture & Engineering

Church building in Sunnfjord, Norway

Søre Elvdal Church

Architecture & Engineering

Church in Engerdal, Innlandet, Norway

Ewen Fields

Architecture & Engineering

Sports venue

Church of Our Lady of Good Hope

Architecture & Engineering

Church in Canada

Santuário de Nossa Senhora de Caravaggio

Architecture & Engineering

Church building in Farroupilha, Brazil

St. Stephen's Church, Delhi

Architecture & Engineering

Church in Delhi, India

Church of San Dalmazzo, Turin

Architecture & Engineering

Church in Italy

San Gioachimo Church

Architecture & Engineering

Church in Milan, Italy

Chapel of the Good Shepherd, Carlett Park

Architecture & Engineering

Grade II listed church in Eastham, Wirral, Merseyside, England, UK

St Mary's Church, Dalton-in-Furness

Architecture & Engineering · Dalton-in-Furness

Church in Dalton-in-Furness, Cumbria, England, UK

Fremantle Grammar School

Architecture & Engineering

Heritage building in Fremantle, Western Australia

Emmanuel Baptist Church

Architecture & Engineering

Church building in Yangon, Myanmar

Church of the Epiphany

Architecture & Engineering

Church building in Illinois, United States of America

Church of the Good Shepherd

Architecture & Engineering

Church building in Christchurch, New Zealand

The Dripping Pan

Architecture & Engineering

Stadium in the UK

St Levan’s Church, Porthpean

Architecture & Engineering

Church building in St. Austell Bay, Cornwall, England, UK

St. Aloysius Catholic Church

Architecture & Engineering

Church building in Liverpool, United Kingdom

Robertson Street United Reformed Church

Architecture & Engineering

Church building in Hastings, East Sussex, England, UK

St John's Church, Wellington

Architecture & Engineering

Church building in Wellington Region, New Zealand

St. Bartholomew's Church, Thurstaston

Architecture & Engineering · Thurstaston

Church in Wirral, UK

Saint-Joachim de Pointe-Claire Church

Architecture & Engineering

Church building in Quebec, Canada

St John the Evangelist's Church, Kirkdale

Architecture & Engineering

Church in Liverpool, Merseyside, England, UK

St. Vincent DePaul Catholic Church, Convent, and School

Architecture & Engineering

Church building in Michigan, United States of America

St. Patrick's Church, Halifax

Architecture & Engineering

Church building in Halifax, Canada

St John the Evangelist's Church, Warrington

Architecture & Engineering · Higher Walton

Grade II* listed church in Higher Walton, Warrington, Cheshire, England, UK

All Saints Episcopal Church

Architecture & Engineering

Historic Carpenter Gothic Episcopal church located at Hall and Harrison streets, in DeQuincy, Louisiana in the United States

Christ Church

Architecture & Engineering · Georgetown

Church building in Washington, D.C., United States of America

Toyokuni Shrine

Architecture & Engineering

A Shinto shrine in Nagoya, Japan

Iwamizawa Shrine

Architecture & Engineering

Shinto shrine in Hokkaido, Japan

Leaning Tower of Teluk Intan

Architecture & Engineering

Leaning tower, Clock tower in Perak, Malaysia

Baron Bliss Light

Architecture & Engineering

Lighthouse in Belize

St. Mary Roman Catholic Church

Architecture & Engineering

Church building in Detroit, United States of America

Binnenhof Fountain

Architecture & Engineering · Centre

Fountain in The Hague, the Netherlands

All Saints’ Church, Feodosia

Architecture & Engineering

Nizhny Novgorod Manege

Architecture & Engineering

Historical building in Nizhny Novgorod, Russia

Nashinoki Shrine

Architecture & Engineering

Shinto shrine in Kyoto Prefecture, Japan

Church of the Holy All Savior (Batumi)

Architecture & Engineering · Batumi

Armenian Church in Batumi, Georgia

Andrews Geyser

Architecture & Engineering

fountain in McDowell County, North Carolina, United States of America

Strawberry Schoolhouse

Architecture & Engineering

historic one-room schoolhouse in Gila County, Arizona

Bissell Street Water Tower

Architecture & Engineering

water tower in St. Louis, United States of America

Broad Street United Methodist Church

Architecture & Engineering

church building in Ohio, United States of America

Free Methodist Church (Dayton, Oregon)

Architecture & Engineering

church building in Dayton, Oregon

Pansy Methodist Church

Architecture & Engineering

church building in Ohio, United States of America

Hufstedler Gravehouse

Architecture & Engineering

grave shelter, or grave house, near Linden, Tennessee

John T. Warfield House

Architecture & Engineering

historic site

Illinois Central Railroad Water Tower and Pump House

Architecture & Engineering

Kinmundy, Illinois, NRHP-listed

First Baptist Church

Architecture & Engineering

historic church in Chattanooga, Tennessee, United States

Walnut Grove Methodist Church

Architecture & Engineering

church building in Little Rock, United States of America

Oak Hill Cemetery Chapel

Architecture & Engineering

listed on the NRHP in Windham County

Fortress Mitterberg

Architecture & Engineering

Building in Sexten, Italy

Capel Rhondda

Architecture & Engineering · Pontypridd

Former chapel in Hopkinstown, Rhondda Cynon Taf, Wales

Saint Alexander Nevsky Chapel (Saint Petersburg, Primorsky District)

Architecture & Engineering

The Sino-French War Relic

Architecture & Engineering

Église de Cerbère

Architecture & Engineering

Church located in Pyrénées-Orientales, in France

Mary Magdalene church in Rozogi

Architecture & Engineering

Church building in Rozogi, Szczytno County, Poland

Croatian National Theatre Ivan pl. Zajc in Rijeka

Sports & Entertainment

Theater in Rijeka, Croatia

Teatro María Guerrero

Sports & Entertainment

Theatre in Madrid, Spain

Teatro La Caridad

Sports & Entertainment

Theatre in Cuba

Private Opera

Sports & Entertainment

Theatre in Moscow

Teatr Paradiz

Sports & Entertainment

Theatre in Moscow, Russia

Teatro Morelos

Sports & Entertainment

Theatre in Aguascalientes, Mexico

Chicago Opera House

Sports & Entertainment

Offices and Theater in Chicago, USA

Lyceum Theatre

Sports & Entertainment

Former theater (1885-1902) on Park Avenue South in Manhattan, New York City, United States

Sydney International

Sports & Entertainment · Sydney Olympic Park Tennis Centre

Tennis tournament in Sydney, Australia

The Amateur Championship

Sports & Entertainment · United Kingdom

Golf tournament

Manchester Senior Cup

Sports & Entertainment · Greater Manchester

Football tournament

British Covered Court Championships

Sports & Entertainment · London

Tennis tournament

Yanshui Beehive Fireworks

Sports & Entertainment · Yanshuei District

Yanshui Beehive Fireworks is one of Taiwan's most important religious events.

Congo Free State founded

Empires & Countries · Boma

Congo Free State was founded, with its capital at Boma.

German East Africa founded

Empires & Countries · Dar es Salaam

German East Africa was founded, with its capital at Dar es Salaam.

Konbaung dynasty dissolved

Empires & Countries · Shwebo

Konbaung dynasty ceased to exist, having been centered at Shwebo.

Bechuanaland Protectorate founded

Empires & Countries · Gaborone

Bechuanaland Protectorate was founded, with its capital at Gaborone.

Stellaland dissolved

Empires & Countries · Vryburg

Stellaland ceased to exist, having been centered at Vryburg.

International Association of the Congo dissolved

Empires & Countries

International Association of the Congo ceased to exist.

Upingtonia founded

Empires & Countries · Grootfontein

Upingtonia was founded, with its capital at Grootfontein.

United States of Stellaland dissolved

Empires & Countries · Vryburg

United States of Stellaland ceased to exist, having been centered at Vryburg.

Muar founded

Empires & Countries

Muar was founded.

Mahdist Sudan founded

Empires & Countries · Omdurman

Mahdist Sudan was founded, with its capital at Omdurman.

Protectorate of the Congo Portuguese founded

Empires & Countries

Protectorate of the Congo Portuguese was founded.

German New Guinea founded

Empires & Countries · Rabaul

German New Guinea was founded, with its capital at Rabaul.

Novomykolaivka founded

Empires & Countries

Novomykolaivka was founded.