Historical Events In 1785

Jan 01   "Daily Universal Register" (Times of London) publishes 1st issue on this day in history.   

Jan 01   On this day in history "Daily Universal Register" (Times of London) publishes first issue   

Jan 04   In the year 1785 jacob Ludwig Carl Grimm, Germany, librarian (fairy tale collector)   

Jan 06   Haym Salomon, dies in Phila at 44, helped finance the revolution in the year 1785.   

Jan 07   On this day in history 1st balloon flight across English Channel (Blanchard & Jeffries)   

Jan 07   The first balloon flight across English Channel (Blanchard &Jeffries) in the year 1785.   

Jan 11   Continental Congress convenes in New York City on this day in history.   

Jan 11   Continental Congress convenes in New York City NY in the year 1785.   

Jan 11   On this day in history continental Congress convenes in NYC   

Jan 13   John Walter publishes 1st issue of London Times in the year 1785.   

Jan 13   John Walter publishes first issue of London Times on this day in history.   

Jan 14   In the year 1785 mozart completes "Dissonantenkwartet" (opus 10)   

Jan 15   Mozarts string quartet opus 10 premieres on this day in history.   

Jan 20   Samuel Ellis advertises to sell Oyster Island (Ellis Is), no takers in the year 1785.   

Jan 20   Samuel Ellis advertises to sell Oyster Island (Ellis Island), no takers in the year 1785.   

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

Jan 27   1st US state university chartered, Athens Georgia in the year 1785.   

Jan 27   First US state university chartered, Athens GA in the year 1785.   

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

Feb 15   On this day in history claude Louis Marie Navier   

Feb 19   Johann Christoph Richter, composer, dies at 84 in the year 1785.   

Feb 21   Karl A Varnhagen von Ense, German officer/author (Die Sterner) in the year 1785.   

Feb 24   Carlo Bonaparte, Corsican attorney, dies at 39 in the year 1785.   

Mar 01   On this day in history philadelphia Society for the Promotion of Agriculture organized   

Mar 06   In the year 1785 karol Kazimierz Kurpinski, composer   

Mar 07   On this day in history alessandro Manzoni, Italy, poet/novelist (Betrothed)   

Mar 19   Pierre-Joseph-Guillaume Zimmermann, composer in the year 1785.   

Mar 27   Louis XVII Charles, king of France (1793-95) on this day in history.   

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

Apr 04   Bettina Brentano, composer in the year 1785.   

Apr 09   Sibrand Acker Stratingh, Dutch physician/chemist (electric car 1835) in the year 1785.   

Apr 19   On this day in history alexandre Pierre Francois Boely, composer   

Apr 21   Russian tsarina Catharina II ends noble privileges on this day in history.   

Apr 26   John James Audubon, Haiti, bird watcher/artist on this day in history.   

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Jan 04   Jacob Ludwig Carl Grimm, Germany, librarian (fairy tale collector) was born in the year 1785.   

Jan 04   Jakob Grimm, German philologist and folklorist (d. 1863) was born on this day in history.   

Jan 23   In the year 1785 birth of carl A Agardh, Sweden, botanist/bishop of Karlstad   

Feb 12   Pierre Louis Dulong, French physicist (d. 1838) was born on this day in history.   

Feb 15   On this day in history birth of claude Louis Marie Navier   

Feb 21   Karl A Varnhagen von Ense, German officer/author (Die Sterner) was born in the year 1785.   

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

Mar 07   On this day in history birth of alessandro Manzoni, Italy, poet/novelist (Betrothed)   

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

Jan 06   In the year 1785 haym Salomon, dies in Phila at 44, helped finance the revolution   

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

Jan 23   Matthew Stewart, Scottish mathematician (b. 1717) died on this day in history.   

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

Feb 19   On this day in history johann Christoph Richter, composer, dies at 84   

Feb 24   Carlo Bonaparte, Corsican attorney, dies at 39 in the year 1785.   

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