What happened in 1885?
381 recorded events in 1885, including 151 in people, 79 in economy & trade and 49 in architecture & engineering. A further 4 events are dated only to the wider period.
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Wars & Conflicts 23
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Serbo-Bulgarian War
1885 war between Serbia and Bulgaria
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Third Anglo-Burmese War
19th century war between the Burmese and the British
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Battle of Abu Klea
1885 battle of the Mahdist War
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Battle of Pirot
1885 battle during the Serbo-Bulgarian War
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Battle of Slivnitsa
1885 decisive battle in Serbo-Bulgarian War
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Battle of Shipu
1885 battle
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Battle of Hòa Mộc
1885 battle
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Battle of Dong Dang
1885 battle of the Sino-French War in northern Vietnam
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Battle of Zhenhai
Battle of Zhenhai (Wars & Conflicts).
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Battle of Bang Bo
1885 battle
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Battle of Chalchuapa
1885 battle in El Salvador
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Battle of Nui Bop
1885 battle of the Sino-French War
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Battle of Tofrek
1885 battle
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Battle of Cut Knife
1885 battle
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Battle of Batoche
1885 decisive battle of the North-West Rebellion
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Battle of Ginnis
1885 battle of the Mahdist War
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Battle of Fish Creek
1885 major Métis victory over the Canadian forces attempting to quell Louis Riel's North-West Rebellion
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Battle of Duck Lake
1885 battle
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Battle of Frenchman's Butte
1885 battle of the North-West Rebellion
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Battle of Fort Pitt
1885 battle of the North-West Rebellion
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Battle of Loon Lake
Historic battle in Saskatchewan, Canada
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Battle of Kula
1885 military engagement
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1st Battle of Caribrod
Battle of the Serbo-Bulgarian War
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Politics & Government 1
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Madrid Protocol of 1885
1885 treaty between Great Britain, Germany and Spain
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People 151
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Henri Tresca died
French engineer (1814-1885)
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Ulysses S. Grant died
President of the United States from 1869 to 1877
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Nikolai Severtzov died
Russian ornithologist (1827-1885)
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Gustav Hermann Nachtigal died
German physician, consul-general and explorer of Central and West Africa (1834–1885)
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Titian Peale died
American ornithologist, entomologist, photographer, artist and explorer (1799-1885)
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James W. Marshall died
American cabinetmaker,doctor of the California Gold Rush (1810-1885)
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James Edward Alexander died
Scottish soldier, traveller and author (1803-1885)
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Joseph Alden died
Academic and pastor (1807-1885)
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Charles George Gordon died
British army officer and administrator
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Nikolay Danilevsky died
Russian academic (1822-1885)
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Thomas Andrews died
Irish chemist and physicist (1813–1885)
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Edmond Boissier died
Swiss botanist, explorer and mathematician (1810-1885)
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Narcís Monturiol i Estarriol died
Spanish submarine pioneer (1819-1885)
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Hermann von Fehling died
German chemist (1812–1885)
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Gregor von Helmersen died
Baltic German geologist (1803–1885)
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Benedikt Roezl died
Czech traveller, writer and gardener (1823–1885)
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John Lort Stokes died
Welsh officer of the British Royal Navy, sailed with Charles Darwin (1811-1885)
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Robert von Schlagintweit died
German explorer (1833–1885)
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Emil Riebeck died
German explorer and scientist (1853–1885)
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Thomas Joseph Hutchinson died
Irish surgeon and explorer (1820-1885)
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Daniël David Veth died
Dutch explorer and photographer (1850–1885)
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Henri Dupuy de Lôme died
French naval architect (1816-1885)
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Sidney Gilchrist Thomas died
British inventor (1850–1885)
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Ernest Goüin died
French engineer and businessman (1815–1885)
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Thomas Clausen died
Danish mathematician and astronomer (1801–1885)
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Joseph Alfred Serret died
French mathematician (1819–1885)
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William Benjamin Carpenter died
English biologist (1813–1885)
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Fleeming Jenkin died
Scottish engineer (1833-1885)
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Benjamin B. Hotchkiss died
American engineer (1826–1885)
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Ferdinand Minding died
German-Russian mathematician (1806–1885)
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Pieter Harting died
Dutch biologist (1812-1885)
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Heinrich Scherk died
German mathematician (1798–1885)
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Samuel Friedrich Stein died
German entomologist (1818–1885)
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Alfred Enneper died
German mathematician (1830-1885)
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Mary Rosse died
British photographer (1813–1885)
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Adam Prazmowski died
Polish astronomer (1821–1885)
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Martin Baldwin Kittel died
German botanist (1797-1885)
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Paulin Talabot died
French politician and engineer (1799-1885)
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Edward Davy died
British doctor and scientist (1806–1885)
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Friedrich Heeren died
German chemist (1803–1885)
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Robert Gerwig died
German politician (1820-1885)
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Jean-Claude Bouquet died
French mathematician (1819–1885)
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Mahmud Ahmad Hamdi al-Falaki died
Egyptian scientist
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Bernt Lund died
Norwegian writer and painter (1812-1885)
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William Thomas Mulvany died
Irish entrepreneur in Germany
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Norbert Metz died
Luxembourgian politician (1811-1885)
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Ireneo Aleandri died
Italian architect (1795–1885)
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Benjamin Silliman Jr. died
Professor of chemistry, Yale University (1816–1885)
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Eduard Hendrik von Baumhauer died
Dutch chemist (1820-1885)
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John W. Nystrom died
American engineer
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Harry Ord died
British Army general and Governor of Western Australia (1819–1885)
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Robert Francis Fairlie died
British engineer and locomotive designer (1831–1885)
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Peter William Barlow died
English civil engineer (1809–1885)
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Francesco Rossetti died
Italian experimental physicist (1833–1885)
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Elizur Wright died
American abolitionist and actuary (1804-1885)
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Walter Weldon died
British chemist and journalist (1832–1885)
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Paul-Quentin Desains died
French physicist (1817–1885)
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Arthur Henry Freeling died
Australian politician and surveyor (1820–1885)
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Giuseppe Ravizza died
Italian inventor (1811–1885)
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Thomas Thornycroft died
English sculptor and engineer (1815-1885)
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John Radford Young died
British mathematician (1799–1885)
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Xaver Landerer died
Greek - German pharmacist and university professor
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Victor Dessaignes died
French chemist (1800-1885)
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Peter Scratchley died
British Army officer (1835-1885)
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Alessandro Serpieri died
Italian astronomer and seismologist (1823-1885)
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Sidi Mubarak Bombay died
Tanzanian explorer
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Bernhardt Holtermann died
Australian politician (1838-1885)
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Antoine Carre died
French explorer
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Frances Batty Shand died
Charity worker
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Mary Hume Rothery died
British writer and campaigner for medical reform
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Caroline Ashurst Stansfeld died
English activist (1816–85)
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C. A. Rosetti died
Romanian politician (1816–1885)
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Leopold Damrosch died
German American conductor and composer (1832-1885)
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Carl Baermann died
German composer, clarinettist and basset horn player
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Ivan Samarin died
Russian actor (1817–1885)
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Thomas Bowers died
African American concert artist (1823–1885)
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José Zapiola Cortes died
Chilean composer
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August Sabac el Cher died
Sudanese musician
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Lorentz Skougaard-Severini died
Norwegian tenor
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Joseph O'Kelly died
Irish composer, pianist and choral conductor
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Carl Gustav Berndal died
German actor (1830–1885)
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Clarence Whistler died
American professional and amateur wrestler (1856-1885)
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Herman Paul died
Herman Paul (Sports & Entertainment).
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Harry Jackson died
Harry Jackson (1836–1885)
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Léon Beauvallet died
French actor and playwright (1828-1885)
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James O'Brien died
Musician (1823–1885)
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Karoline Stern died
German operatic soprano
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George Kunkel died
American actor and theatre manager
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Edward Stephen died
British composer (1822-1885)
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Daniel Schwarz died
Musical artist
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Sinclair Lewis born
Born in Sauk Centre. American writer and playwright (1885–1951).
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François Mauriac born
Born in Bordeaux. French writer (1885-1970).
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Ezra Pound born
Born in Hailey. American poet and critic (1885–1972).
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D. H. Lawrence born
Born in Eastwood. English writer and poet (1885–1930).
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George S. Patton born
Born in San Gabriel Valley. United States Army general (1885–1945).
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Hermann Weyl born
Born in Elmshorn. German mathematician (1885–1955).
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André Maurois born
Born in Elbeuf. French author (1885–1967).
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Faisal I of Iraq born
Born in Mecca. 1st king of Hashemite Iraq from 1921 to 1933.
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Georg Lukács born
Born in Budapest. Hungarian marxist philosopher and literary critic (1885–1971).
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Will Durant born
Born in North Adams. American historian, philosopher and writer (1885-1981).
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Ernst Bloch born
Born in Ludwigshafen. German philosopher (1885–1977).
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Julius Streicher born
Born in Fleinhausen. German publisher, Nazi politician and convicted war criminal (1885-1946).
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Mikhail Frunze born
Born in Bishkek. Soviet army officer (1885–1925).
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Karen Horney born
Born in Blankenese. American-German psychoanalyst.
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Velimir Khlebnikov born
Born in Malye Derbety. Russian writer (1885–1922).
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Bess Truman born
Born in Independence. First Lady of the United States from 1945 to 1953.
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Erich von Stroheim born
Born in Vienna. Austrian actor and director (1885–1957).
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Albert Kesselring born
Born in Marktsteft. German Luftwaffe Generalfeldmarschall during World War II (1885–1960).
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Heinrich Brüning born
Born in Münster. German chancellor (1885-1970).
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Stanisław Ignacy Witkiewicz born
Born in Warsaw. Polish artist, dramatist and novelist (1885–1939).
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Jules Romains born
Born in Saint-Julien-Chapteuil. French writer (1885-1972).
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Edna Ferber born
Born in Kalamazoo. American novelist, short story writer and playwright (1885–1968).
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Friedrich Kellner born
Born in Vaihingen an der Enz. German Justice inspector (1885-1970).
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Hermann Hoth born
Born in Neuruppin. German general (1885-1971).
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Tomoyuki Yamashita born
Born in Akatsuka. Japanese general and war criminal (1885–1946).
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Dezső Kosztolányi born
Born in Subotica. Hungarian poet, writer and translator (1885–1936).
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Ernst Busch born
Born in Steele. German field marshal (1885-1945).
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Romano Guardini born
Born in Verona. German Catholic philosopher (1885–1968).
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Franz Böhme born
Born in Zeltweg. World War II Nazi war criminal (1885-1947).
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Władysław Raczkiewicz born
Born in Kutaisi. Polish politician, president of Poland from 1939 to 1947 (1885-1947).
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Milan Vidmar born
Born in Ljubljana. Slovenian chess player (1885–1962).
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René Grousset born
Born in Aubais. French historian (1885-1952).
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Alexander Löhr born
Born in Drobeta-Turnu Severin. Austrian Air Force commander and German general (1885–1947).
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Frank Knight born
Born in McLean County. American economist (1885-1972).
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Khải Định born
Born in Huế. Annamese emperor (1885–1925).
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Nikolaus von Falkenhorst born
Born in Wrocław. German general (1885-1968).
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Anna Louise Strong born
Born in Friend. American journalist.
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Nikolai Krylenko born
Born in Q4086038. Russian revolutionary, politician and chess organiser (1885-1938).
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Frank Jack Fletcher born
Born in Marshalltown. United States Navy admiral, Medal of Honor recipient.
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Seishirō Itagaki born
Born in Numakunai. Japanese general (1885-1948).
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Soemu Toyoda born
Born in Kitsuki. Japanese admiral (1885–1957).
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Christian Wirth born
Born in Balzheim. Nazi German police chief, extermination camp commandant, Holocaust perpetrator (1885–1944).
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Dimitrios Loundras born
Born in Athens. Greek gymnast (1885–1970).
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Alain LeRoy Locke born
Born in Philadelphia. American philosopher and writer (1885–1954).
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Roque González Garza born
Born in Saltillo. President of Mexico (1885-1962).
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François de La Rocque born
Born in Lorient. French politician (1885-1946).
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Constantin Sănătescu born
Born in Craiova. Prime Minister of Romania (1885-1947).
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Felicjan Sławoj Składkowski born
Born in Gąbin. Polish Prime Minister (1885-1962).
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Roland Dorgelès born
Born in Amiens. French writer (1885–1973).
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Saneatsu Mushanokōji born
Born in Kōjimachi-ku. Japanese artist (1885-1976).
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Carl Joachim Hambro born
Born in Bergen. Norwegian politician (1885-1964).
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Boris Vilkitsky born
Born in Pulkovo. Russian polar explorer (1885–1961).
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Paul von Hase born
Born in Hanover. German general and anti-Nazi fighter (1885–1944).
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Vladimir Ćorović born
Born in Mostar. Serbian historian (1885–1941).
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Richmond K. Turner born
Born in Portland. Admiral in the United States Navy (1885-1961).
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Eino Rahja born
Born in Kronstadt. Finnish-Russian revolutionary (1885–1936).
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Américo Castro born
Born in Cantagalo. Spanish historian (1885–1972).
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Mineichi Koga born
Born in Arita. Japanese admiral (1885–1944).
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Nikolai Severtzov died
Died in Don. Russian ornithologist (1827-1885).
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Gustav Hermann Nachtigal died
Died in Cape Palmas. German physician, consul-general and explorer of Central and West Africa (1834–1885).
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Bernhardt Holtermann died
Died in St Leonards. Australian politician (1838-1885).
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Science & Technology 32
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Arizona State University
Public university in Tempe, Arizona, US
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Bryn Mawr College
Liberal arts college in Pennsylvania, US
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Michigan Technological University
University in Houghton, Michigan
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Chuo University
Private university in Tokyo, Japan
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Kharkiv Polytechnic Institute
University in Kharkiv
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Rollins College
Private liberal arts college in Winter Park, Florida, United States
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Taisho University
University
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George Fox University
University in Newberg, Oregon, USA
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Astronomy tower of the Sorbonne
Tower at Sorbonne University in France
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Severance Hospital
Hospital in Seoul, South Korea
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Blue Hill Meteorological Observatory
Weather observatory in Milton, United States
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Chang Jung Christian University
University in Tainan, Taiwan
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Hokkai-Gakuen University
Private university in Sapporo, Hokkaido, Japan
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Niuvanniemi hospital
Psychiatric hospital in Kuopio, Finland
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Allegheny General Hospital
Hospital in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
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Good Samaritan Hospital
Hospital in Los Angeles, California, United States
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Geological Survey of Finland
Geological Survey of Finland (Science & Technology).
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Fukuoka Jo Gakuin University
Higher education institution in Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan
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Pfeiffer University
University in North Carolina
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Swiss Federal Institute for Forest, Snow and Landscape Research
Swiss federal research institute
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New Amsterdam Public Hospital
Hospital in Guyana
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Jejungwon
Hospital in Seoul (1885–1894)
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Croydon University Hospital
Hospital in England
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Vander Veer Botanical Park
Botanical garden in the above historic district
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Andhra-Christian College
College in India
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St. Francis' College
Unaided Anglo-Indian school in Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India
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Dakota Wesleyan University
Private university in South Dakota, U.S.
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Escola Municipal de Artes e Oficios de Vigo
Educational institution in Vigo (Spain)
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Oakland City University
Four-year college located in Oakland City, Indiana
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Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital New Brunswick
Hospital in New Brunswick, New Jersey
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Gouverneur Health
Municipally owned healthcare facility in Manhattan, New York City
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Guthrie Robert Packer Hospital
Hospital in Sayre, Pennsylvania, United States
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Exploration & Discovery 4
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Boxer at Rest
Hellenistic Greek bronze sculpture of a sitting nude boxer at rest
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stele of Lemnos
Text in Tyrsenian Language found in Lemnos
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Hellenistic Prince
Sculpture
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São Vicente Caves
Lava tube in Madeira, Portugal
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Religion & Belief Systems 22
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Kutaisi Synagogue
Cultural heritage monument in Georgia
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Our Lady of the Assumption Cathedral, Kaposvár
Church in Kaposvár, Hungary
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St Patrick's Cathedral
Cathedral in Auckland, New Zealand
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Sejny Synagogue
Former Orthodox synagogue in Sejny, Poland
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Taluksangay Mosque
Mosque in Zamboanga, Philippines
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Synagogue in Baia Mare
Heritage site in Maramureș County, Romania
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University House
Former synagogue in New Zealand
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Synagogue in Trutnov
Synagogue in Trutnov (Religion & Belief Systems).
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Hussite church
Church in Vyškov District of South Moravian region
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Ottakringer Tempel
Synagoge of the Israelitische Kultusgemeinde
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Synagogue of Eisenach
Demolished synagogue in Eisenach, Germany
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St. Nicholas Cathedral (Kazan)
St. Nicholas Cathedral (Kazan) (Religion & Belief Systems).
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Synagogue in Andrychów
Destroyed synagogue in Andrychów, Poland
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Congregation Beth Israel West Side Jewish Center
Manhattan, New York
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Pincuran Gadang Old Mosque
Mosque in West Sumatra, Indonesia
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Great Synagogue of Rishon LeZion
A monumental synagogue in Rishon LeZion, Israel (built 1885–1889)
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Synagogue in Wadowice
Synagogue in Wadowice (Religion & Belief Systems).
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Kazan Cathedral
Sobor in Serafimovich, Russia
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Rosh Pina synagogue
Rosh Pina synagogue (Religion & Belief Systems).
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Apatin Synagogue
Apatin Synagogue (Religion & Belief Systems).
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Saint Luke church in Zubrzyk
Church building in Zubrzyk, Poland
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Saint Mark church in Żywiec
Historic church in Żywiec, Silesian Voivodeship, Poland
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Economy & Trade 79
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Honeywell
American multinational conglomerate
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DSB
Danish railway company
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Crayola LLC
American art supply manufacturer
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Nippon Yusen
Shipping company
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Bianchi Bicycles
Italian bicycle producer
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Johnson Controls
Irish tax-registered corporation
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Landsbanki
Icelandic bank
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World Exhibition of Antwerp
1885 world's fair in Antwerp, Belgium
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New Zealand Industrial Exhibition (1885)
New Zealand Industrial Exhibition (1885) (Economy & Trade).
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Intertek
British multinational assurance, inspection, product testing, and certification company
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AT&T Corporation
Subsidiary of AT&T that provides voice, video, data, and Internet telecommunications
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Avon Rubber
Company
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Kizlyar Brandy Factory
Russian spirits producer
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Arnold Jung Lokomotivfabrik
German locomotive manufacturer
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Wilhelm Schimmel
Company
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Turnbull & Asser
Gentleman's bespoke shirtmaker, clothier and tie maker established in 1885
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HHLA
German logistics and transportations company
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Trane
Global provider of heating, ventilating and air conditioning systems and building management systems and controls
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Carrera y Carrera
Spanish jewelry company
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Royal Brinkman
Dutch horticulture company
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Ailsa Shipbuilding Company
Company
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皇家雪兰莪
Royal Selangor
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Performance Food Group
American company
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Jules Destrooper
Belgian food company
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Woermann-Linie
Transport company
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Porsgrunds Porselænsfabrik
Norwegian ceramics company
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Irwin Industrial Tools
Manufacturer and distributor of hand tools and power tool accessories
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WSP USA
American engineering and design firm founded in 1885
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Symington Family Estates
Wine company and Port wine house in Portugal
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Alpargatas Argentina
Argentine company
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Grace Bros.
Defunct Australian department store chain
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Società per le Strade Ferrate del Mediterraneo
Italian railway company (1885–1905)
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Meidi-Ya
Japanese grocery retail chain
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Tanaka Kikinzoku
Japanese manufacturer
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Saint-Ouen flea market
Complex of flea markets in Saint-Ouen-sur-Seine, France
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Proshyan Brandy Factory
Alcohol factory in Armenia
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Brussels Shot Tower
Historic building & National Heritage Site in Brussels, Belgium
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Singer and Wolfner
Hungarian publisher
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Westclox
Clock manufacturer
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Wilkin & Sons
English manufacturer of preserves and associated products
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HSBC El Salvador
Defunct salvadorean bank
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Transcom Group
Bangladeshi Conglomerates
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Lenthéric
French company
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Miller & Rhoads
Defunct department store in Richmond, Virginia
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E. W. Bliss Company
American manufacturing company
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Rock of Ages Corporation
Vermont based quarrying company
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USM U. Schärer Söhne
Swiss furniture manufacturer
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Colonial Ammunition Company
Former ammunition manufacturing company from New Zealand
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Ahlgrens
Swedish confectionery company
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SDV
Logistics company
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XIT Ranch
Former cattle ranch in Texas, United States
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Undurraga Winery
Chilean winery based in Talagante, Maipo Valley, Chile
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Morse Dry Dock and Repair Company
Defunct ship repair company in New York City
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Szeged Transport Ltd.
Public transport company of the city of Szeged, Hungary
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Bryant Homes
British house builder, part of Taylor Woodrow
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Hillards
Defunct British supermarket chain
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De Pinna
Men's and women's high end clothier from 1885-1969
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Four Per Cent Industrial Dwellings Company
UK business
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Gunn & Moore
Sports equipment and apparel company
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Boston Fruit Company
Defunct fruit production and import company
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Rolfo
Italian manufacturer of trailers
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Mercantile Investment and General Trust
Business
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Pietro Barbaro (company)
Italian ship transport company
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Scranton Button Company
US corporation, button manufacturer, from 1919 also a record company
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Puerto Cabello and Valencia Railway
Defunct railroad in Venezuela
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Hitzler Werft
Shipyard company in Lauenburg, Germany
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Chr. Olesen A/S
Chr. Olesen A/S (Economy & Trade).
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E.A. Pierce & Co.
Defunct American securities brokerage firm
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Besins Healthcare
Pharmaceutical company based in Bangkok, Thailand
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Barry-Wehmiller
Manufacturing technology company
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Belden Brick Company
American brick manufacturer
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Lend Lease Project Management & Construction
International project management and construction division
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Brewery Vestfyen
Danish brewery based in Assens
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Hudepohl Brewing Company
Brewery in Cincinnati, Ohio, US
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Broken Hill South Limited
Australian mining company
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Mortons of Horncastle
UK business
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Royal District Nursing Service
Australian care provider
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Mr Price Group
Retail company based in South Africa
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Business NSW
Formerly Australian Business Limited, a business organisation
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Disasters & Pandemics 1
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1885 Bengal earthquake
19th-century earthquake in Bengal
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Social Movements & Revolutions 3
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North-West Rebellion
1885 resistance by the Métis and Cree peoples against Canada
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Jambi Uprising
Jambi Uprising (Social Movements & Revolutions).
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Tacoma riot of 1885
Anti-Chinese riot and ethnic cleansing in Tacoma, Washington State, USA in 1885
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Architecture & Engineering 49
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Melbourne Cricket Ground
Sports stadium in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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Church of Mary Magdalene
Church building in East Jerusalem
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Palace Modello
Palace Modello (Architecture & Engineering).
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St. Paul's Lutheran Church
Church in Riga, Latvia
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St. Bartholomew the Apostle Church, Kafr Kanna
Church building in Kafr Kanna, Israel
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Our Lady of Carmel Church
Church building in Macau, China
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Church of Saint Anthony of Padua, Busovača
Church building in Busovača, Bosnia and Herzegovina
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Honningsvåg Church
Church in Nordkapp, Norway
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Rossfjord Church
Church in Lenvik, Norway
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Lundring Church
Church in Trøndelag, Norway
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Bjørnskinn Church
Church in Andøy, Norway
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Vestbygd Church
Parish church in Lødingen, Norway
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Malm Church
Church in Trøndelag, Norway
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Haukedalen Church
Church building in Sunnfjord, Norway
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Dragør Church
Church building in Dragør Municipality, Denmark
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Church of Saints Cyril and Methodius
Church building in Ganja, Azerbaijan
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Hatlestrand Church
Church building in Kvinnherad Municipality, Norway
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San Giorgio e Martiri Inglesi
Church building in Rome, Italy
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Rødøy Church
Church in Rødøy, Norway
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Vestermarie Church
Church building in Bornholm Regional Municipality, Denmark
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Edøy Church
Church building in Smøla, Møre og Romsdal, Norway
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Varaldsøy Church
Church building in Kvinnherad, Norway
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Førde Church
Church building in Sunnfjord, Norway
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Søre Elvdal Church
Church in Engerdal, Innlandet, Norway
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Ewen Fields
Sports venue
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Church of Our Lady of Good Hope
Church in Canada
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Santuário de Nossa Senhora de Caravaggio
Church building in Farroupilha, Brazil
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St. Stephen's Church, Delhi
Church in Delhi, India
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Church of San Dalmazzo, Turin
Church in Italy
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San Gioachimo Church
Church in Milan, Italy
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Chapel of the Good Shepherd, Carlett Park
Grade II listed church in Eastham, Wirral, Merseyside, England, UK
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St Mary's Church, Dalton-in-Furness
Church in Dalton-in-Furness, Cumbria, England, UK
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Fremantle Grammar School
Heritage building in Fremantle, Western Australia
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Emmanuel Baptist Church
Church building in Yangon, Myanmar
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Church of the Epiphany
Church building in Illinois, United States of America
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Church of the Good Shepherd
Church building in Christchurch, New Zealand
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The Dripping Pan
Stadium in the UK
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St Levan’s Church, Porthpean
Church building in St. Austell Bay, Cornwall, England, UK
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St. Aloysius Catholic Church
Church building in Liverpool, United Kingdom
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Robertson Street United Reformed Church
Church building in Hastings, East Sussex, England, UK
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St John's Church, Wellington
Church building in Wellington Region, New Zealand
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St. Bartholomew's Church, Thurstaston
Church in Wirral, UK
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Saint-Joachim de Pointe-Claire Church
Church building in Quebec, Canada
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St John the Evangelist's Church, Kirkdale
Church in Liverpool, Merseyside, England, UK
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St. Vincent DePaul Catholic Church, Convent, and School
Church building in Michigan, United States of America
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St. Patrick's Church, Halifax
Church building in Halifax, Canada
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St John the Evangelist's Church, Warrington
Grade II* listed church in Higher Walton, Warrington, Cheshire, England, UK
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All Saints Episcopal Church
Historic Carpenter Gothic Episcopal church located at Hall and Harrison streets, in DeQuincy, Louisiana in the United States
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Christ Church
Church building in Washington, D.C., United States of America
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Sports & Entertainment 8
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Croatian National Theatre Ivan pl. Zajc in Rijeka
Theater in Rijeka, Croatia
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Teatro María Guerrero
Theatre in Madrid, Spain
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Teatro La Caridad
Theatre in Cuba
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Private Opera
Theatre in Moscow
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Teatr Paradiz
Theatre in Moscow, Russia
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Teatro Morelos
Theatre in Aguascalientes, Mexico
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Chicago Opera House
Offices and Theater in Chicago, USA
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Lyceum Theatre
Former theater (1885-1902) on Park Avenue South in Manhattan, New York City, United States
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Empires & Countries 8
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Congo Free State founded
Congo Free State was founded, with its capital at Boma.
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German East Africa founded
German East Africa was founded, with its capital at Dar es Salaam.
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Konbaung dynasty dissolved
Konbaung dynasty ceased to exist, having been centered at Shwebo.
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Bechuanaland Protectorate founded
Bechuanaland Protectorate was founded, with its capital at Gaborone.
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Stellaland dissolved
Stellaland ceased to exist, having been centered at Vryburg.
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International Association of the Congo dissolved
International Association of the Congo ceased to exist.
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Upingtonia founded
Upingtonia was founded, with its capital at Grootfontein.
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United States of Stellaland dissolved
United States of Stellaland ceased to exist, having been centered at Vryburg.
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Dated to the wider period
Wikidata records these 4 entries only to a century, decade or millennium rather than to a specific year. They are listed here because 1885 is where that broader date falls, not because they are known to have happened in 1885.
1880s 4
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Church of All Saints
Church in Keokuk, Iowa
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West-Park Presbyterian Church
Church in New York City
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Siksik Mosque
Mosque in Jaffa, Israel
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Schmidt Compound
Building ensemble in Jerusalem
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