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In the year 1885
182 Notable deaths
Michele Novaro
Italian composer; composer of the italian anthem (1818/1822–1885).
Born December 23rd, 1822 in Genoa. [ref]
Died October 21st, 1885 at 62 years old in Genoa.
Edmond François Valentin About
French writer and critic (1828-1885).
Born February 14th, 1828 in Dieuze.
Died January 17th, 1885 at 56 years old in rue de Douai.
Richard Ansdell
British artist (1815-1885).
Born May 11th, 1815 in Liverpool.
Died April 20th, 1885 at 69 years old in Farnborough.
Jules Vallès
French journalist and author (1832-1885).
Born June 11th, 1832 in Le Puy-en-Velay.
Died February 14th, 1885 at 52 years old in 5th arrondissement of Paris (diabetes).
André Gill
French caricaturist (1840-1885).
Born October 17th, 1840 in Paris.
Died May 1st, 1885 at 44 years old in Charenton-le-Pont.
John Francis Campbell
Scottish author and celticist (1821–1885).
Born December 29th, 1822 in Islay.
Died February 17th, 1885 at 62 years old in Cannes.
Harry Smith Parkes
British diplomat (1828-1885).
Born February 24th, 1828.
Died March 22nd, 1885 at 57 years old in Beijing.
Prince August of Württemberg
German prince and general (1813–1885).
Born January 24th, 1813 in Stuttgart.
Died January 12th, 1885 at 71 years old in Zehdenick.
Julius Benedict
German-born composer and conductor (1804–1885).
Born November 27th, 1804 in Stuttgart.
Died June 5th, 1885 at 80 years old in London.
Ernst Laas
German philosopher (1837–1885).
Born June 16th, 1837 in Fürstenwalde.
Died July 25th, 1885 at 48 years old in Strasbourg.
Henri Dupuy de Lôme
French naval architect (1816-1885).
Born October 15th, 1816 in Ploemeur.
Died February 1st, 1885 at 68 years old
B. Gratz Brown
American politician, missouri (1826-1885).
Born May 28th, 1826 in Lexington.
Died December 13th, 1885 at 59 years old in Kirkwood.
Franz Abt
German composer and choral conductor (1819–1885).
Born December 22nd, 1819 in Eilenburg.
Died March 31st, 1885 at 65 years old in Wiesbaden.
Ludwig Nohl
German writer and musicologist (1831–1885).
Born December 5th, 1831 in Iserlohn.
Died December 15th, 1885 at 54 years old in Heidelberg.
Leopold Damrosch
German american conductor and composer (1832-1885).
Born October 22nd, 1832 in Poznań. [ref]
Died February 15th, 1885 at 52 years old in New York City.
Thomas Andrews
Irish chemist and physicist (1813–1885).
Born December 19th, 1813 in Belfast.
Died November 26th, 1885 at 71 years old in Belfast.
Mariano Ospina Rodríguez
Colombian politician (1805–1885); president of colombia from 1857 to 1861.
Born November 12th, 1805 in Guasca.
Died January 11th, 1885 at 79 years old in Cali.
Wilhelm Camphausen
German artist (1818-1885).
Born February 8th, 1818 in Düsseldorf.
Died June 18th, 1885 at 67 years old in Düsseldorf.
Jens Jacob Asmussen Worsaae
Danish archaeologist, historian, politician and second director of the national museum of denmark (1821-1885).
Born March 14th, 1821 in Vejle.
Died August 15th, 1885 at 64 years old in Hagestedgaard.
Ernest Trumpp
German missionary.
Born March 13th, 1828 in Ilsfeld.
Died April 5th, 1885 at 57 years old in Munich.
Mykola Kostomarov
Russian-ukrainian historian, founder of modern ukrainian historiography, and a leader of the ukrainian national revival (1817-1885).
Born May 16th, 1817 in Yurasovka.
Died April 19th, 1885 at 67 years old in Saint Petersburg.
Peretz Smolenskin
Jewish writer and publicist (1842-1885).
Born February 25th, 1842 in Monastyrshchina.
Died February 1st, 1885 at 42 years old in Merano.
James Edward Alexander
Scottish soldier, traveller and author (1803-1885).
Born October 16th, 1803 in Stirling.
Died April 2nd, 1885 at 81 years old in Ryde.
Karl Anton, Prince of Hohenzollern
Prince of hohenzollern-sigmaringen (1811–1885).
Born September 7th, 1811 in Krauchenwies.
Died June 2nd, 1885 at 73 years old in Sigmaringen.
Sidney Gilchrist Thomas
British inventor (1850-1885).
Born April 16th, 1850 in London.
Died February 1st, 1885 at 34 years old in Paris (tuberculosis).
Deaths 76 to 100 of 182
The boundaries which divide Life from Death are at best shadowy and vague. Who shall say where the one ends, and where the other begins? Edgar Allan Poe