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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Birthdate: April 27, 1822
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Point Pleasant, Ohio, United States
Died: July 23
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Victor Hugo(French Writer of the Romantic Movement Best Known for His Novel 'Les Misérables' and Play 'Ruy Blas')
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')
Birthdate: October 22, 1844
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Red River Colony, Canada
Died: November 16
4
William Henry Vanderbilt
(Businessman)
Birthdate: May 8, 1821
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: New Brunswick, New Jersey, United States
Died: December 8
Birthdate: January 28, 1833
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: London
Died: January 26
Birthdate: February 6, 1820
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Lee, Massachusetts, United States
Died: October 5
Birthdate: March 23, 1823
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: New York City
Died: January 13
Birthdate: September 7, 1819
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Fultonham
Died: November 25
Birthdate: August 12, 1844
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Dongola, Sudan
Died: June 22
10
Martin Delany
(Journalist)
Birthdate: May 6, 1812
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Charles Town, Virginia, United States
Died: January 24
11
Ferdinand II of Portugal
(Prince)
Birthdate: October 29, 1816
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Palais Coburg, Vienna, Austria
Died: December 15
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Prince Friedrich Karl of Prussia
(Military officer)
Birthdate: March 20, 1828
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Berlin, Germany
Died: June 15
13
Karl Anton, Prince of Hohenzollern
(Politician)
Birthdate: September 7, 1811
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Krauchenwies, Germany
Died: June 2
14
John McCloskey
(American Archbishop)
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)
Birthdate: April 7, 1847
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Thisted, Denmark
Died: April 30
16
Peter Christen Asbjørnsen
(Norwegian Writer and Scholar)
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)
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')
Birthdate: March 25, 1833
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Dungeness, England
Died: June 12
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Nikolay Yakovlevich Danilevsky
(Philosopher)
Birthdate: December 10, 1822
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Obertse, Russia
Died: November 19
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Sarah Miriam Peale
(Painter)
Birthdate: May 19, 1800
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
Died: February 4
21
Thomas Andrews
(Physicist, Chemist)
Birthdate: December 19, 1813
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Belfast, Ireland
Died: November 26
22
Alfonso XII of Spain
(King of Spain)
Birthdate: November 28, 1857
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Madrid, Spain
Died: November 25
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Sidney Gilchrist Thomas
(Inventor)
Birthdate: April 16, 1850
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: London, England
Died: February 1
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Hugh Rose, 1st Baron Strathnairn
(Field marshal)
Birthdate: April 6, 1801
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Berlin, Germany
Died: October 16
Birthdate: December 3, 1826
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
Died: October 29
Birthdate: October 15, 1830
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Amherst, Massachusetts, United States
Died: August 12
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John B. Jervis
(American Cvil Engineer who Helped Build Canals, Railroads, and Water-Supply Systems in the United States. )
Birthdate: December 14, 1795
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Huntington, New York, United States
Died: January 12
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Abdul Momin
(24th Sultan of Brunei)
Birthdate: May 21, 1788
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Bandar Seri Begawan, Brunei
Died: May 30
Birthdate: November 10, 1812
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Xiangyin County
Died: September 5
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James W. Marshall
(Joiner, Carpenter)
Birthdate: October 8, 1810
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Hopewell Township
Died: August 10
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Francis Hincks
(Businessman)
Birthdate: December 14, 1807
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Cork, Ireland
Died: August 18
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Clarina I. H. Nichols
(Journalist)
Birthdate: January 25, 1810
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Townshend, Vermont, United States
Died: January 11
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Anthony W. Gardiner
(Politician)
Birthdate: January 24, 1820
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Southampton County, Virginia, United States
Died: 1885 AD
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Moses Montefiore
(Financier)
Birthdate: October 24, 1784
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Livorno, Italy
Died: July 28
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Robert A. Toombs
(Politician)
Birthdate: July 2, 1810
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Wilkes, Georgia, United States
Died: December 15
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Iosif Kotek
(Violinist, Composer Remembered for his association with Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky)
Birthdate: November 6, 1855
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Kam'yanets'-Podil's'kyi, Ukraine
Died: January 4
Birthdate: October 15, 1818
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Columbus
Died: May 4
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Yap Ah Loy
(Malaysian Politician)
Birthdate: March 14, 1837
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Huiyang District, Guangdong, China
Died: April 15
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Francisco Serrano, 1st Duke of la Torre
(Spanish Statesman and Marshal)
Birthdate: December 17, 1810
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Isla de León
Died: November 25
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Susanna Moodie
(British-Born Canadian Author Who Wrote About Her Experiences as a Settler in Canada)
Birthdate: December 6, 1803
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Bungay, England
Died: April 8
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Samuel Birch
(Egyptologist)
Birthdate: November 3, 1813
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: St Mary Woolnoth, London, England, United Kingdom
Died: December 27
Birthdate: February 5, 1808
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Germering, Germany
Died: September 23
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Pavel Pavlovich Demidov, 2nd Prince of San Donato
(Former Industrialist)
Birthdate: October 9, 1839
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Weimar, Germany
Died: January 26
44
Iwasaki Yatarō
(The Founder of 'Mitsubishi' Multinational Company)
Birthdate: January 9, 1835
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Tosa, Japan
Died: February 7
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Rosalía de Castro
(Spanish Poet)
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)
Birthdate: April 28, 1801
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: London, England
Died: October 1
Birthdate: January 1, 1812
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Paris, France
Died: January 1
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Ernest Trumpp
(Philologist, Linguist)
Birthdate: March 13, 1828
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Ilsfeld, Germany
Died: April 5
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James Hannington
(Missionary)
Birthdate: September 3, 1847
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Hurstpierpoint, England
Died: October 29
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Harry Ord
(10th Governor of Western Australia)
Birthdate: June 17, 1819
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: North Cray, Kent, England
Died: August 20