Famous Deaths Happened In 1785

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

Jan 06 On this day in history 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 In the year 1785 death of matthew Stewart, Scottish mathematician (b. 1717)  

Feb 06 On this day in history 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 William Whitehead, English writer (b. 1715) died on this day in history.  

Apr 26 In the year 1785 karl Siegmund von Seckendorff, composer, dies at 40  

Apr 30 In the year 1785 frederick Philipse 3, land owner (Bronx, Westch & Putnam), dies at 65  

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

May 09 Franz Xaver Schnitzer, composer, dies at 44 in the year 1785.  

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

May 15 On this day in history karel Blazej Kopriva, composer, dies at 29  

May 23 In the year 1785 william Woollett, engraver, dies  

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 On this day in history pierre Talon, composer, dies at 63  

Jun 27 On this day in history egbert de Free Temminck, Amsterdam regent, dies at 84  

Jun 30 In the year 1785 death of james Oglethorpe, English general and founder of the state of Georgia (b. 1696)  

Jul 13 In the year 1785 stephen Hopkins, US judge/signer (Decl of Independence), dies at 78  

Aug 14 In the year 1785 john William Fletcher, evangelist, dies  

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

Aug 21 In the year 1785 jean B Pigalle, French sculptor (Child with Pigeon), dies  

Aug 26 In the year 1785 death of george Germain, 1st Viscount Sackville, British soldier and politician (b. 1716)  

Oct 04 David Brearly, American statesman (b. 1703) died in the year 1785.  

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 In the year 1785 death of louis Philip I, Duke of Orléans, French soldier and writer (b. 1725)  

Nov 19 Bernard de Bury, composer, dies at 65 on this day in history.  

Nov 25 In the year 1785 death of richard Glover, British poet (b. 1712)  

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

Dec 08 Antonio Maria Mazzoni, composer, dies at 68 in the year 1785.  

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

Jan 04 On this day in history 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 On this day in history birth of pierre Louis Dulong, French physicist (d. 1838)  

Feb 15 Claude Louis Marie Navier was born in the year 1785.  

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