Famous Deaths Happened In 1785

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 in the year 1785.  

Jan 19 Jonathan Toup, English classical scholar and critic (b. 1713) died in the year 1785.  

Jan 23 Matthew Stewart, Scottish mathematician (b. 1717) died in the year 1785.  

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

Feb 19 On this day in history 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 on this day in history.  

Apr 26 Karl Siegmund von Seckendorff, composer, dies at 40 in the year 1785.  

Apr 30 Frederick Philipse 3, land owner (Bronx, Westch & Putnam), dies at 65 on this day in history.  

May 08 On this day in history pietro Longhi, painter, dies  

May 09 Franz Xaver Schnitzer, composer, dies at 44 on this day in history.  

May 10 Etienne Joseph Floquet, composer, dies at 36 in the year 1785.  

May 15 Karel Blazej Kopriva, composer, dies at 29 on this day in history.  

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

Jun 02 In the year 1785 death of jean Paul de Gua de Malves, French mathematician (b. 1713)  

Jun 05 Gottfried August Homilius, composer, dies at 71 on this day in history.  

Jun 06 On this day in history johann Michael Demmler, composer, dies at 36  

Jun 25 Pierre Talon, composer, dies at 63 on this day in history.  

Jun 27 Egbert de Free Temminck, Amsterdam regent, dies at 84 in the year 1785.  

Jun 30 James Oglethorpe, English general and founder of the state of Georgia (b. 1696) died in the year 1785.  

Jul 13 Stephen Hopkins, US judge/signer (Decl of Independence), dies at 78 on this day in history.  

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

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

Aug 21 Jean B Pigalle, French sculptor (Child with Pigeon), dies in the year 1785.  

Aug 26 On this day in history death of george Germain, 1st Viscount Sackville, British soldier and politician (b. 1716)  

Oct 04 David Brearly, American statesman (b. 1703) died on this day in history.  

Oct 24 Jean-Jacques Robson, composer, dies at 64 in the year 1785.  

Oct 30 In the year 1785 gustaf P Creutz, Swedish diplomat/poet (Daphne), dies at 54  

Nov 18 Louis Philip I, Duke of Orléans, French soldier and writer (b. 1725) died on this day in history.  

Nov 19 Bernard de Bury, composer, dies at 65 in the year 1785.  

Nov 25 Richard Glover, British poet (b. 1712) died on this day in history.  

Nov 28 On this day in history william Whipple, merchant/judge/signer (Decl of Independ), dies at 55  

Dec 08 In the year 1785 antonio Maria Mazzoni, composer, dies at 68  

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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 Carl A Agardh, Sweden, botanist/bishop of Karlstad was born on this day in history.  

Feb 12 Pierre Louis Dulong, French physicist (d. 1838) was born in the year 1785.  

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 in the year 1785.  

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

Mar 07 Alessandro Manzoni, Italy, poet/novelist (Betrothed) was born on this day in history.