Vance Palmer, Australian author and critic (born 1885)

Edward Vivian "Vance" Palmer was an Australian novelist, dramatist, essayist and critic.

1885 (MDCCCLXXXV) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar and a common year starting on Tuesday of the Julian calendar, the 1885th year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations, the 885th year of the 2nd millennium, 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.

July 15 is the 196th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar; 169 days remain until the end of the year.