Historical Events In 1785

Apr 26   Karl Siegmund von Seckendorff, composer, dies at 40 on this day in history.   

Apr 26   The birth of John James Audubon, American naturalist painter on this day in history.   

Apr 30   Frederick Philipse 3, land owner (Bronx, Westch & Putnam), dies at 65 in the year 1785.   

May 01   In the year 1785 kamehameha, the king of HawaiÊ»i defeats Kalanikupule and establishes the Kingdom of HawaiÊ»i.   

May 06   Arvir A Afzelius, Swedish story teller on this day in history.   

May 08   Pietro Longhi, painter, dies on this day in history.   

May 09   In the year 1785 british inventor Joseph Bramah patents beer-pump handle   

May 09   In the year 1785 franz Xaver Schnitzer, composer, dies at 44   

May 09   On this day in history james Pollard Espy, Penns, meteorologist (Philosphy of Storms)   

May 09   Joseph Bramah receives British patent for beer pump handles on this day in history.   

May 10   Etienne Joseph Floquet, composer, dies at 36 on this day in history.   

May 15   Karel Blazej Kopriva, composer, dies at 29 in the year 1785.   

May 23   On this day in history benjamin Franklin announces his invention of bifocals   

May 23   William Woollett, engraver, dies on this day in history.   

Jun 05   In the year 1785 gottfried August Homilius, composer, dies at 71   

Jun 06   In the year 1785 johann Michael Demmler, composer, dies at 36   

Jun 15   On this day in history 2 French balloonists die in world's 1st fatal aviation accident   

Jun 15   In the year 1785 2 French balloonists die in world's first fatal aviation accident   

Jun 25   Pierre Talon, composer, dies at 63 in the year 1785.   

Jun 27   Egbert de Free Temminck, Amsterdam regent, dies at 84 on this day in history.   

Jul 06   Congress resolves US currency named "dollar" & adopts decimal coinage on this day in history.   

Jul 06   The birth of John Paul Jones, American War of Independence hero in the year 1785.   

Jul 06   On this day in history william J Hooker, English botanist/director (Kew Gardens)   

Jul 12   1st manned flight by gas balloon in Netherlands in the year 1785.   

Jul 13   Stephen Hopkins, US judge/signer (Decl of Independence), dies at 78 in the year 1785.   

Jul 20   Mahmud II, sultan of Turkey (1808-39)/Westernizer/reformer on this day in history.   

Aug 01   In the year 1785 caroline Herschel becomes 1st woman discoverer of a comet   

Aug 01   Caroline Herschel becomes first woman discoverer of a comet on this day in history.   

Aug 14   John William Fletcher, evangelist, dies on this day in history.   

Aug 15   In the year 1785 french cardinal De Rohan arrested   

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

Aug 17   On this day in history jonathan Trumbull, US patriot, dies   

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

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

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

Jan 04   In the year 1785 birth of jakob Grimm, German philologist and folklorist (d. 1863)   

Jan 23   On this day in history 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   In the year 1785 birth of claude Louis Marie Navier   

Feb 21   Karl A Varnhagen von Ense, German officer/author (Die Sterner) was born on this day in history.   

Mar 06   On this day in history birth of karol Kazimierz Kurpinski, composer   

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

Jan 03   Baldassare Galuppi, Italian composer (b. 1706) died on this day in history.   

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

Jan 19   Jonathan Toup, English classical scholar and critic (b. 1713) died on this day in history.   

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

Feb 06   Iman Willem Falck, Dutch governor of Ceylon (1765-83), dies at 48 on this day in history.   

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

Feb 24   Carlo Bonaparte, Corsican attorney, dies at 39 on this day in history.   

Apr 14   William Whitehead, English writer (b. 1715) died in the year 1785.