What Happened In January 1885 - Historical Events 1885 January

Historical Events for January, 1885

3rd » Sino-French War: Beginning of the Battle of Núi Bop
17th » A British force defeats a large Dervish army at the Battle of Abu Klea in the Sudan.
26th » Troops loyal to Muhammad Ahmad called The Mahdi conquer Siege of Khartoum named Khartoum, killing the Governor-General Charles George Gordon.

1st » Béla Balogh, Hungarian director (d. 1945)
2nd » Gordon Flowerdew, Canadian lieutenant, Victoria Cross recipient (d. 1918)
3rd » Harry Elkins Widener, American businessman (d. 1912)
5th » Humbert Wolfe, Italian-English poet (d. 1940)
7th » Edwin Swatek, American swimmer and water polo player (d. 1966)
8th » John Curtin, Australian politician, 14th Prime Minister of Australia (d. 1945)
8th » A. J. Muste, Dutch-American clergyman and activist (d. 1967)
11th » Jack Hoxie, American actor and rodeo performer (d. 1965)
11th » Alice Paul, American activist (d. 1977)
13th » Alfred Fuller, Canadian-American businessman, founded the Fuller Brush Company (d. 1973)
15th » Lorenz Böhler, Austrian physician (d. 1973)
15th » Miles Burke, American boxer (d. 1928)
15th » Huang Yuanyong, Chinese journalist and author (d. 1915)
15th » Grover Lowdermilk, American baseball player (d. 1968)
16th » Zhou Zuoren, Chinese author (d. 1967)
21st » Ernst Gustav Kühnert, Estonian-German architect and historian (d. 1961)
21st » Umberto Nobile, Italian engineer (d. 1978)
25th » Kitahara Hakushū, Japanese poet and author (d. 1942)
26th » Michael Considine, Irish-Australian politician (d. 1959)
27th » Jerome Kern, American composer (d. 1945)
27th » Eduard Künneke, German composer (d. 1953)
27th » Maeda Seison, Japanese painter (d. 1977)
28th » Vahan Terian, Armenian poet and activist (d. 1920)

6th » Peter Christen Asbjørnsen, Norwegian author and scholar (b. 1812)
6th » Bhartendu Harishchandra, Indian author (b. 1850)
13th » Schuyler Colfax, American politician, 17th Vice President of the United States (b. 1823)
15th » Leopold Damrosch, German-American conductor (b. 1832)
26th » Edward Davy, English-Australian physician and engineer (b. 1806)
26th » Charles George Gordon, English general (b. 1833)