In the year 1885
182 Notable deaths
Ulysses S. Grant
President of the united states from 1869 to 1877.
Born April 27th, 1822 in Point Pleasant.
Died July 23rd, 1885 at 63 years old in Wilton (laryngeal cancer).
Victor Hugo
French novelist, poet, dramatist and politician (1802–1885).
Born February 26th, 1802 in Besançon. [ref]
Died May 22nd, 1885 at 83 years old in Paris (pneumonia).
George Brinton McClellan
American soldier and politician (1826–1885).
Born December 3rd, 1826 in Philadelphia. [ref]
Died October 29th, 1885 at 58 years old in Orange (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Charles George Gordon
British army officer and administrator.
Born January 28th, 1833 in Woolwich. [ref]
Died January 26th, 1885 at 51 years old in Khartoum (decapitation). [ref]
Louis Riel
Métis leader in canada (1844–1885).
Born October 22nd, 1844 in Saint Boniface.
Died November 16th, 1885 at 41 years old in Regina (hanging to death).
William Henry Vanderbilt
American businessman and philanthropist (1821–1885).
Born May 8th, 1821 in New Brunswick.
Died December 8th, 1885 at 64 years old in Manhattan.
Schuyler Colfax
Vice president of the united states from 1869 to 1873 (1823–1885).
Born March 23rd, 1823 in New York City.
Died January 13th, 1885 at 61 years old in Mankato (myocardial infarction).
Alfonso XII of Spain
King of spain from 1874 to 1885.
Born November 28th, 1857 in Royal Palace of Madrid.
Died November 25th, 1885 at 27 years old in Royal Palace of El Pardo (tuberculosis, dysentery).
Thomas A. Hendricks
American politician (1819–1885).
Born September 7th, 1819 in Zanesville.
Died November 25th, 1885 at 66 years old in Indianapolis.
Zuo Zongtang
Qing dynasty general (1812-1885).
Born November 10th, 1812 in Xiangyin County.
Died September 5th, 1885 at 72 years old in Fuzhou (disease).
James W. Marshall
American cabinetmaker,doctor of the california gold rush (1810-1885).
Born October 8th, 1810 in Hopewell Township.
Died August 10th, 1885 at 74 years old in Kelsey.
Ferdinand II of Portugal
King of portugal (1816–1885).
Born October 29th, 1818 in Vienna.
Died December 17th, 1885 at 67 years old in Lisbon.
Bharatendu Harishchandra
Indian writer (1850-1885).
Born September 9th, 1850 in Varanasi.
Died January 6th, 1885 at 34 years old in Varanasi.
Emma of Hawaii
Queen consort of king kamehameha iv from 1856 to his death in 1863.
Born January 2nd, 1836 in Honolulu.
Died April 25th, 1885 at 49 years old in Honolulu.
Anthony Ashley-Cooper, 7th Earl of Shaftesbury
British politician (1801-1885).
Born April 28th, 1801 in London.
Died October 1st, 1885 at 84 years old in Folkestone.
Martin R. Delany
United states army officer and physician, abolitionist, journalist, and writer (1812–1885).
Born May 6th, 1812 in Charles Town.
Died January 24th, 1885 at 72 years old in Wilberforce (tuberculosis).
Irvin McDowell
American general (1818–1885).
Born October 15th, 1818 in Columbus.
Died May 4th, 1885 at 66 years old in San Francisco.
Helen Hunt Jackson
American novelist, poet, writer, activist (1830–1885).
Born October 15th, 1830 in Amherst.
Died September 12th, 1885 at 54 years old in San Francisco (stomach cancer). [ref]
Iwasaki Yatarō
Japanese industrialist; founder of mitsubishi (1835–1885).
Born January 9th, 1835 in Inokuchi.
Died February 7th, 1885 at 50 years old in Tokyo (stomach cancer).
Duke Alexander of Württemberg
Great-great-grandfather of elizabeth ii of the united kingdom.
Born September 9th, 1804 in Saint Petersburg.
Died July 4th, 1885 at 80 years old in Laško.
Alexander Karađorđević, Prince of Serbia
Prince of serbia (1806–1885).
Born October 11th, 1806 in Topola.
Died May 3rd, 1885 at 78 years old in Timișoara.
Robert Toombs
American politician (1810-1885).
Born July 2nd, 1810 in Washington.
Died December 15th, 1885 at 75 years old in Georgia.
Carl Spitzweg
German painter (1808–1885).
Born February 5th, 1808 in Munich. [ref]
Died September 23rd, 1885 at 77 years old in Munich. [ref]
Hugh Rose, 1st Baron Strathnairn
British field marshal (1801-1885).
Born April 6th, 1801 in Berlin.
Died October 16th, 1885 at 84 years old in Paris.
Yap Ah Loy
Malaysian politician (1837-1885).
Born March 14th, 1837 in Huizhou.
Died April 15th, 1885 at 48 years old in Kuala Lumpur.
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Do not fear death so much but rather the inadequate life. Bertolt Brecht