Famous People Who Died In 1885

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Discover the most famous people died who died in the year 1885. This list includes people like Ulysses S. Grant, Victor Hugo, Charles George Gordon, Muhammad Ahmad, Schuyler Colfax and many more. This list of celebrities is loosely sorted by popularity. People featured on this list, include political leaders, military leaders, poets and n who died in 1885. This list includes people from United States and many more countries.
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 1 
Ulysses S. Grant
(Civil War Hero and the 18th President of the United States)
Ulysses S. Grant
44
Listed In: Leaders
Birthdate: April 27, 1822
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Point Pleasant, Ohio, United States
Died: July 23
 2 
Victor Hugo
(French Writer of the Romantic Movement Best Known for His Novel 'Les Misérables' and Play 'Ruy Blas')
Victor Hugo
26
Listed In: Writers
Birthdate: February 26, 1802
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Besançon, Doubs, France
Died: May 22
 3 
Louis Riel
(Canadian Political Leader and Founder of the Province of 'Manitoba')
Louis Riel
29
Listed In: Leaders
Birthdate: October 22, 1844
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Red River Colony, Canada
Died: November 16
 4 
William Henry Vanderbilt
(Businessman)
William Henry Vanderbilt
3
Listed In: Business People
Birthdate: May 8, 1821
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: New Brunswick, New Jersey, United States
Died: December 8
 5 
Charles George Gordon
(British Army Officer Who Led The 'Ever Victorious Army' in China)
Charles George Gordon
3
Listed In: Leaders
Birthdate: January 28, 1833
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: London
Died: January 26
 6 
Thomas C. Durant
2
Listed In: Business People
Birthdate: February 6, 1820
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Lee, Massachusetts, United States
Died: October 5
 7 
Schuyler Colfax
(17th Vice President of the U.S.A)
Schuyler Colfax
1
Listed In: Leaders
Birthdate: March 23, 1823
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: New York City
Died: January 13
 8 
Thomas A. Hendricks
(21st Vice President of the U.S.A.)
Thomas A. Hendricks
1
Listed In: Leaders
Birthdate: September 7, 1819
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Fultonham
Died: November 25
 9 
Muhammad Ahmad
(Ruler of Sudan from 1881 to 1885)
Muhammad Ahmad
9
Birthdate: August 12, 1844
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Dongola, Sudan
Died: June 22
 10 
Martin Delany
(Journalist)
Martin Delany
2
Birthdate: May 6, 1812
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Charles Town, Virginia, United States
Died: January 24
 11 
Ferdinand II of Portugal
(Prince)
Ferdinand II of Portugal
0
Birthdate: October 29, 1816
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Palais Coburg, Vienna, Austria
Died: December 15
 12 
Prince Friedrich Karl of Prussia
(Military officer)
Prince Friedrich Karl of Prussia
0
Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: March 20, 1828
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Berlin, Germany
Died: June 15
 13 
Karl Anton, Prince of Hohenzollern
(Politician)
Karl Anton, Prince of Hohenzollern
0
Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: September 7, 1811
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Krauchenwies, Germany
Died: June 2
 14 
John McCloskey
(American Archbishop)
John McCloskey
0
Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: March 10, 1810
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Brooklyn, New York, United States
Died: October 10
 15 
Jens Peter Jacobsen
(Danish Novelist, Poet, and Scientist)
Jens Peter Jacobsen
0
Listed In: Writers
Birthdate: April 7, 1847
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Thisted, Denmark
Died: April 30
 16 
Peter Christen Asbjørnsen
(Norwegian Writer and Scholar)
Peter Christen Asbjørnsen
0
Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: January 15, 1812
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Oslo, Norway
Died: January 5
 17 
Friedrich, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glucksburg
(Second-Eldest son of Friedrich Wilhelm, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg)
Friedrich, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glucksburg
1
Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: October 23, 1814
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Schleswig, Duchy of Schleswig, Germany
Died: November 27
 18 
Fleeming Jenkin
(Scottish Engineer and Inventor of the 'Cable Car' or 'Telpherage')
Fleeming Jenkin
0
Birthdate: March 25, 1833
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Dungeness, England
Died: June 12
 19 
Nikolay Yakovlevich Danilevsky
(Philosopher)
Nikolay Yakovlevich Danilevsky
0
Birthdate: December 10, 1822
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Obertse, Russia
Died: November 19
 20 
Sarah Miriam Peale
(Painter)
Sarah Miriam Peale
0
Birthdate: May 19, 1800
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
Died: February 4
 21 
Thomas Andrews
(Physicist, Chemist)
Thomas Andrews
0
Listed In: Scientists
Birthdate: December 19, 1813
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Belfast, Ireland
Died: November 26
 22 
Alfonso XII of Spain
(King of Spain)
Alfonso XII of Spain
1
Birthdate: November 28, 1857
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Madrid, Spain
Died: November 25
 23 
Sidney Gilchrist Thomas
(Inventor)
Sidney Gilchrist Thomas
0
Birthdate: April 16, 1850
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: London, England
Died: February 1
 24 
Hugh Rose, 1st Baron Strathnairn
(Field marshal)
Hugh Rose, 1st Baron Strathnairn
0
Listed In: Leaders
Birthdate: April 6, 1801
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Berlin, Germany
Died: October 16
 25 
George B. McClellan
6
Listed In: Leaders
Birthdate: December 3, 1826
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
Died: October 29
 26 
Helen Hunt Jackson
(Poet)
Helen Hunt Jackson
1
Listed In: Writers
Birthdate: October 15, 1830
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Amherst, Massachusetts, United States
Died: August 12
 27 
John B. Jervis
(American Cvil Engineer who Helped Build Canals, Railroads, and Water-Supply Systems in the United States. )
John B. Jervis
1
Listed In: Engineers
Birthdate: December 14, 1795
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Huntington, New York, United States
Died: January 12
 28 
Abdul Momin
(24th Sultan of Brunei)
Abdul Momin
0
Birthdate: May 21, 1788
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Bandar Seri Begawan, Brunei
Died: May 30
 29 
Zuo Zongtang
Zuo Zongtang
1
Listed In: Leaders
Birthdate: November 10, 1812
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Xiangyin County
Died: September 5
 30 
James W. Marshall
(Joiner, Carpenter)
James W. Marshall
0
Birthdate: October 8, 1810
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Hopewell Township
Died: August 10
 31 
Francis Hincks
(Businessman)
Francis Hincks
0
Listed In: Business People
Birthdate: December 14, 1807
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Cork, Ireland
Died: August 18
 32 
Clarina I. H. Nichols
(Journalist)
Clarina I. H. Nichols
0
Birthdate: January 25, 1810
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Townshend, Vermont, United States
Died: January 11
 33 
Anthony W. Gardiner
(Politician)
Anthony W. Gardiner
0
Listed In: Leaders
Birthdate: January 24, 1820
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Southampton County, Virginia, United States
Died: 1885 AD
 34 
Moses Montefiore
(Financier)
Moses Montefiore
1
Listed In: Business People
Birthdate: October 24, 1784
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Livorno, Italy
Died: July 28
 35 
Robert A. Toombs
(Politician)
Robert A. Toombs
1
Listed In: Lawyers & Judges
Birthdate: July 2, 1810
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Wilkes, Georgia, United States
Died: December 15
 36 
Iosif Kotek
(Violinist, Composer Remembered for his association with Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky)
Iosif Kotek
0
Listed In: Musicians
Birthdate: November 6, 1855
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Kam'yanets'-Podil's'kyi, Ukraine
Died: January 4
 37 
Irvin McDowell
(Officer)
Irvin McDowell
2
Listed In: Leaders
Birthdate: October 15, 1818
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Columbus
Died: May 4
 38 
Yap Ah Loy
(Malaysian Politician)
Yap Ah Loy
0
Listed In: Leaders
Birthdate: March 14, 1837
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Huiyang District, Guangdong, China
Died: April 15
 39 
Francisco Serrano, 1st Duke of la Torre
(Spanish Statesman and Marshal)
Francisco Serrano, 1st Duke of la Torre
0
Listed In: Leaders
Birthdate: December 17, 1810
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Isla de León
Died: November 25
 40 
Susanna Moodie
(British-Born Canadian Author Who Wrote About Her Experiences as a Settler in Canada)
Susanna Moodie
0
Listed In: Writers
Birthdate: December 6, 1803
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Bungay, England
Died: April 8
 41 
Samuel Birch
(Egyptologist)
Samuel Birch
0
Birthdate: November 3, 1813
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: St Mary Woolnoth, London, England, United Kingdom
Died: December 27
 42 
Carl Spitzweg
(Painter)
Carl Spitzweg
0
Birthdate: February 5, 1808
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Germering, Germany
Died: September 23
 43 
Pavel Pavlovich Demidov, 2nd Prince of San Donato
(Former Industrialist)
Pavel Pavlovich Demidov, 2nd Prince of San Donato
0
Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: October 9, 1839
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Weimar, Germany
Died: January 26
 44 
Iwasaki Yatarō
(The Founder of 'Mitsubishi' Multinational Company)
Iwasaki Yatarō
1
Listed In: Business People
Birthdate: January 9, 1835
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Tosa, Japan
Died: February 7
 45 
Rosalía de Castro
(Spanish Poet)
Rosalía de Castro
0
Listed In: Writers
Birthdate: February 24, 1837
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Santiago de Compostela, Spain
Died: July 15
 46 
Anthony Ashley-Cooper, 7th Earl of Shaftesbury
(British Politician, Philanthropist, and Social Reformer)
Anthony Ashley-Cooper, 7th Earl of Shaftesbury
2
Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: April 28, 1801
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: London, England
Died: October 1
 47 
Louis Leroy
(Painter)
Louis Leroy
0
Birthdate: January 1, 1812
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Paris, France
Died: January 1
 48 
Ernest Trumpp
(Philologist, Linguist)
Ernest Trumpp
0
Birthdate: March 13, 1828
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Ilsfeld, Germany
Died: April 5
 49 
James Hannington
(Missionary)
James Hannington
0
Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: September 3, 1847
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Hurstpierpoint, England
Died: October 29
 50 
Harry Ord
(10th Governor of Western Australia)
Harry Ord
0
Listed In: Leaders
Birthdate: June 17, 1819
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: North Cray, Kent, England
Died: August 20