{--page_num--}Famous Personalities Born In 1785

Jan 04 Jacob Ludwig Carl Grimm, Germany, librarian (fairy tale collector) was born on this day in history.  

Jan 04 Jakob Grimm, German philologist and folklorist (d. 1863) was born in the year 1785.  

Jan 23 On this day in history birth of carl A Agardh, Sweden, botanist/bishop of Karlstad  

Feb 12 In the year 1785 birth of pierre Louis Dulong, French physicist (d. 1838)  

Feb 15 Claude Louis Marie Navier was born on this day in history.  

Feb 21 In the year 1785 birth of karl A Varnhagen von Ense, German officer/author (Die Sterner)  

Mar 06 In the year 1785 birth of karol Kazimierz Kurpinski, composer  

Mar 07 Alessandro Manzoni, Italy, poet/novelist (Betrothed) was born in the year 1785.  

Mar 11 In the year 1785 birth of john McLean, U.S. Supreme Court Justice (d. 1861)  

Mar 19 On this day in history birth of pierre-Joseph-Guillaume Zimmermann, composer  

Mar 27 Louis XVII Charles, king of France (1793-95) was born in the year 1785.  

Apr 01 J H Ferdinand Olivier, German painter was born on this day in history.  

Apr 04 Bettina Brentano, composer was born on this day in history.  

Apr 04 Bettina von Arnim, German writer (This Book Belongs to the King) was born on this day in history.  

Apr 09 On this day in history birth of sibrand Acker Stratingh, Dutch physician/chemist (electric car 1835)  

Apr 19 In the year 1785 birth of alexandre Pierre Francois Boely, composer  

Apr 26 On this day in history birth of john James Audubon, Haiti, bird watcher/artist  

May 06 Arvir A Afzelius, Swedish story teller was born in the year 1785.  

May 09 James Pollard Espy, Penns, meteorologist (Philosphy of Storms) was born on this day in history.  

May 18 In the year 1785 birth of john Wilson, Scottish writer (d. 1854)  

Jul 06 William J Hooker, English botanist/director (Kew Gardens) was born in the year 1785.  

Jul 14 Mordecai Manuel Noah, American writer, journalist (d. 1851) was born on this day in history.  

Jul 20 On this day in history birth of mahmud II, sultan of Turkey (1808-39)/Westernizer/reformer  

Aug 15 In the year 1785 birth of thomas De Quincey, Eng, writer (Confessions of English Opium Eater)  

Aug 19 In the year 1785 birth of seth Thomas, pioneer in mass production of clocks  

Aug 20 On this day in history birth of oliver Hazard Perry, US Naval hero ("We have met the enemy")  

Sep 25 In the year 1785 birth of george Frederic Pinto, composer  

Sep 28 David Walker, Wilmington NC, abolitionist (Appeal to Colored Citizens) was born in the year 1785.  

Oct 15 Jose Miguel Carrera, president of Chile (1811-14) was born in the year 1785.  

Oct 18 In the year 1785 birth of thomas Love Peacock, English author (Headlong Hall)  

Oct 20 George Ormerod, English historian and antiquarian (d. 1873) was born on this day in history.  

Oct 31 In the year 1785 birth of george F Kersting, German painter  

Nov 02 Frederic Kalkbrenner, composer was born in the year 1785.  

Nov 02 On this day in history birth of johann Leopold Fuchs, composer  

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Jan 03 On this day in history death of baldassare Galuppi, Italian composer (b. 1706)  

Jan 06 Haym Salomon, dies in Phila at 44, helped finance the revolution on this day in history.  

Jan 19 On this day in history death of jonathan Toup, English classical scholar and critic (b. 1713)  

Jan 23 On this day in history death of matthew Stewart, Scottish mathematician (b. 1717)  

Feb 06 In the year 1785 iman Willem Falck, Dutch governor of Ceylon (1765-83), dies at 48  

Feb 19 In the year 1785 johann Christoph Richter, composer, dies at 84  

Feb 24 In the year 1785 carlo Bonaparte, Corsican attorney, dies at 39  

Apr 14 On this day in history death of william Whitehead, English writer (b. 1715)