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

Jan 04 On this day in history birth of jacob Ludwig Carl Grimm, Germany, librarian (fairy tale collector)  

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

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 in the year 1785.  

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

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

Mar 06 Karol Kazimierz Kurpinski, composer was born in the year 1785.  

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

Mar 11 John McLean, U.S. Supreme Court Justice (d. 1861) was born in the year 1785.  

Mar 19 In the year 1785 birth of pierre-Joseph-Guillaume Zimmermann, composer  

Mar 27 In the year 1785 birth of louis XVII Charles, king of France (1793-95)  

Apr 01 In the year 1785 birth of j H Ferdinand Olivier, German painter  

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

Apr 04 On this day in history birth of bettina von Arnim, German writer (This Book Belongs to the King)  

Apr 09 In the year 1785 birth of sibrand Acker Stratingh, Dutch physician/chemist (electric car 1835)  

Apr 19 Alexandre Pierre Francois Boely, composer was born on this day in history.  

Apr 26 John James Audubon, Haiti, bird watcher/artist was born in the year 1785.  

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

May 09 In the year 1785 birth of james Pollard Espy, Penns, meteorologist (Philosphy of Storms)  

May 18 John Wilson, Scottish writer (d. 1854) was born on this day in history.  

Jul 06 In the year 1785 birth of william J Hooker, English botanist/director (Kew Gardens)  

Jul 14 In the year 1785 birth of mordecai Manuel Noah, American writer, journalist (d. 1851)  

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

Aug 15 On this day in history birth of thomas De Quincey, Eng, writer (Confessions of English Opium Eater)  

Aug 19 Seth Thomas, pioneer in mass production of clocks was born on this day in history.  

Aug 20 Oliver Hazard Perry, US Naval hero ("We have met the enemy") was born on this day in history.  

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

Sep 28 On this day in history birth of david Walker, Wilmington NC, abolitionist (Appeal to Colored Citizens)  

Oct 15 In the year 1785 birth of jose Miguel Carrera, president of Chile (1811-14)  

Oct 18 Thomas Love Peacock, English author (Headlong Hall) was born on this day in history.  

Oct 20 In the year 1785 birth of george Ormerod, English historian and antiquarian (d. 1873)  

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

Nov 02 On this day in history birth of frederic Kalkbrenner, composer  

Nov 02 Johann Leopold Fuchs, composer was born in the year 1785.  

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Jan 03 In the year 1785 death of baldassare Galuppi, Italian composer (b. 1706)  

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

Jan 19 In the year 1785 death of jonathan Toup, English classical scholar and critic (b. 1713)  

Jan 23 In the year 1785 death of matthew Stewart, Scottish mathematician (b. 1717)  

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

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

Feb 24 On this day in history carlo Bonaparte, Corsican attorney, dies at 39  

Apr 14 In the year 1785 death of william Whitehead, English writer (b. 1715)