1885 in Germany

Events in the year 1885 in Germany.

1885
in
Germany

Decades:
  • 1860s
  • 1870s
  • 1880s
  • 1890s
  • 1900s
See also:Other events of 1885
History of Germany   Timeline   Years

Incumbents

National level

Kingdoms

Grand Duchies

Principalities

Duchies

Colonial Governors

Events

Undated

The Benz Patent Motorwagen was built in 1885
The Reitwagen (riding car), the first internal combustion motorcycle (1885)

Births

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Deaths

References

  1. German Wituland, a colonial rarity Archived 2004-04-07 at the Wayback Machine Afrol News, retrieved 28 October 2011
  2. Benz, Carl Friedrich (1925). Lebensfahrt eines deutschen erfinders; erinnerungen eines achtzigjahrigen. Leipzig: Koehler & Amelang.
  3. Gardiner, Mark (1997). Classic motorcycles. MetroBooks. p. 16. ISBN 1-56799-460-1.
  4. Brown, Roland (2005). The Ultimate History of Fast Motorcycles. Bath: Parragon. p. 6. ISBN 1-4054-5466-0.
  5. Wilson, Hugo (1993). The Ultimate Motorcycle Book. Dorling Kindersley. pp. 8–9. ISBN 1-56458-303-1.
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