1885

Centuries:	18th century 19th century 20th century
Decades:	1860s 1870s 1880s 1890s 1900s
Years:	1882 1883 1884 1885 1886 1887 1888
Categories:	Births - Deaths - Declarations Establishments - Publications
Media:	1885 (Events)

1885 was a common year of the Gregorian calendar and a common year of the Julian calendar, the 1885th year of the Common Era (CE), the 85th year of the 19th century, and the 6th year of the 1880s decade. As of the start of 1885, the Gregorian calendar was 12 days ahead of the Julian calendar, which remained in localized use until 1923. 1885 corresponds to the years 41–42 of the Bahá'í Era (BE) according to the Badi calendar.

Births

• Malcolm King, Knight of Bahá’u’lláh named for pioneering to British Guiana.
• March 27: Charles Dunning, Knight of Bahá’u’lláh named for pioneering to the Orkney Islands.
• September 13: Alain LeRoy Locke, Bahá'í philosopher known as the "Dean of the Harlem Renaissance", in Philadelphia.