January–March 1. January 3–4 – Sino-French War – Battle of Núi Bop: French troops under General Oscar de Négrier defeat a numerically superior Qing Chinese force, in northern Vietnam. 2. January 4 – The first successful appendectomy is performed by Dr. William W. Grant, on Mary Gartside. 3. Janua…
April–June 1. April 2 – Frog Lake Massacre: Cree warriors led by Wandering Spirit kill 9 settlers at Frog Lake in the Northwest Territories. 2. April 3 – Gottlieb Daimler is granted a German patent, for his single-cylinder water-cooled enginedesign. 3. April 11 – Luton Town Football Clubis created by t…
The following is an overview of the events of 1885 in film, including a list of notable births.. Events. American inventors George Eastman and Hannibal Goodwin each invent a sensitized …