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In the year 1885
182 Notable deaths
Eugène Emmanuel Amaury Duval
French painter (1808-1885).
Born April 13th, 1808 in Montrouge. [ref]
Died December 26th, 1885 at 77 years old in 9th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Bernhard Horwitz
German-british chess player (1807–1885).
Born May 10th, 1807 in Neustrelitz.
Died August 29th, 1885 at 78 years old in London.
Prince Adolf of Auersperg
Austrian politician (1821-1885).
Born July 21st, 1821 in Vlašim.
Died January 5th, 1885 at 63 years old in St. Pölten, Goldegg, Schloss Goldegg.
Sarah Miriam Peale
Painter from the united states (1800-1885).
Born May 19th, 1800 in Philadelphia. [ref]
Died February 4th, 1885 at 84 years old in Philadelphia. [ref]
Friedrich Kiel
German composer and music teacher (1821–1885).
Born October 7th, 1821 in Puderbach.
Died September 13th, 1885 at 63 years old in Berlin (traffic collision).
Juan Bautista Topete
Prime minister of spain (1821-1885).
Born May 24th, 1821 in San Andrés Tuxtla.
Died October 29th, 1885 at 64 years old in Madrid.
Ernest Hello
French literary critic (1828–1885).
Born November 4th, 1828 in Lorient.
Died July 14th, 1885 at 56 years old in Lorient.
Hermann von Fehling
German chemist (1812–1885).
Born June 9th, 1811 in Lübeck. [ref]
Died July 1st, 1885 at 74 years old in Stuttgart.
Thérèse Couderc
Co-founder of the sisters of cenacle.
Born February 1st, 1805 in Sablières.
Died September 26th, 1885 at 80 years old in 5th arrondissement of Lyon. [ref]
Ludovico of Casoria
Italian priest (1814–1885).
Born March 11th, 1814 in Casoria.
Died March 30th, 1885 at 71 years old in Naples.
Stjepan Jovanović
Austrian military personnel (1828–1885).
Born January 5th, 1828 in Donje Pazarište.
Died December 8th, 1885 at 57 years old in Zadar.
Arthur Purves Phayre
British indian army officer and colonial administrator (1812-1885).
Born May 7th, 1812 in Shrewsbury.
Died December 14th, 1885 at 73 years old in Bray.
Konstantin Kavelin
Russian academic, lawyer, historian.
Born November 16th, 1818 in Saint Petersburg.
Died May 15th, 1885 at 66 years old in Saint Petersburg.
Karl Theodor Ernst von Siebold
German physiologist and zoologist (1804-1885).
Born February 15th, 1804 in Würzburg.
Died April 7th, 1885 at 81 years old in Munich.
Juliusz Zarębski
Polish composer, pianist (1854–1885).
Born March 3rd, 1854 in Zhytomyr.
Died September 15th, 1885 at 31 years old in Zhytomyr (tuberculosis).
Gaudenzio Marconi
Italian-swiss photographer.
Born March 12th, 1842 in Comologno.
Died September 29th, 1885 at 43 years old in Milan.
Vicente Cerna Sandoval
Guatemalan president (1815-1885).
Born January 22nd, 1815 in Jutiapa.
Died June 28th, 1885 at 70 years old in Guatemala City.
Edmond Boissier
Swiss botanist, explorer and mathematician (1810-1885).
Born May 25th, 1810 in Geneva. [ref]
Died September 25th, 1885 at 75 years old in Valeyres-sous-Rances.
Rodolphe Bresdin
French artist (1822–1885).
Born August 12th, 1822 in Montrelais.
Died January 14th, 1885 at 62 years old in Sèvres.
Eustorgio Salgar
President of colombia (1831-1885).
Born November 1st, 1831 in Bogotá.
Died November 25th, 1885 at 54 years old in Bogotá.
Nísia Floresta
Brazilian writer (1810–1885).
Born October 12th, 1810 in Nísia Floresta.
Died April 24th, 1885 at 74 years old in Rouen (pneumonia).
Miša Anastasijević
19th century serbian businessman.
Born February 24th, 1803 in Donji Milanovac.
Died January 27th, 1885 at 81 years old in Bucharest.
Thomas Clausen
Danish mathematician and astronomer (1801–1885).
Born January 28th, 1801 in Øster Snogbæk.
Died May 24th, 1885 at 84 years old in Tartu. [ref]
Théodore Ballu
French architect (1817-1885).
Born June 8th, 1817 in former 5th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Died May 22nd, 1885 at 67 years old in Paris.
Theo van Lynden van Sandenburg
Dutch politician (1826-1885).
Born February 24th, 1826 in Utrecht.
Died November 18th, 1885 at 59 years old in Langbroek.
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