Historical Events In 1785

Jan 01   "Daily Universal Register" (Times of London) publishes 1st issue in the year 1785.   

Jan 01   "Daily Universal Register" (Times of London) publishes first issue in the year 1785.   

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

Jan 06   On this day in history haym Salomon, dies in Phila at 44, helped finance the revolution   

Jan 07   1st balloon flight across English Channel (Blanchard & Jeffries) in the year 1785.   

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

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

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

Jan 11   Continental Congress convenes in NYC in the year 1785.   

Jan 13   In the year 1785 john Walter publishes 1st issue of London Times   

Jan 13   In the year 1785 john Walter publishes first issue of London Times   

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   On this day in history samuel Ellis advertises to sell Oyster Island (Ellis Is), no takers   

Jan 20   On this day in history samuel Ellis advertises to sell Oyster Island (Ellis Island), no takers   

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

Jan 27   On this day in history 1st US state university chartered, Athens Georgia   

Jan 27   First US state university chartered, Athens GA on this day in history.   

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 on this day in history.   

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   Philadelphia Society for the Promotion of Agriculture organized on this day in history.   

Mar 06   In the year 1785 karol Kazimierz Kurpinski, composer   

Mar 07   In the year 1785 alessandro Manzoni, Italy, poet/novelist (Betrothed)   

Mar 19   On this day in history pierre-Joseph-Guillaume Zimmermann, composer   

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

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

Apr 04   On this day in history bettina Brentano, composer   

Apr 09   Sibrand Acker Stratingh, Dutch physician/chemist (electric car 1835) on this day in history.   

Apr 19   Alexandre Pierre Francois Boely, composer in the year 1785.   

Apr 21   Russian tsarina Catharina II ends noble privileges in the year 1785.   

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

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

Jan 04   Jakob Grimm, German philologist and folklorist (d. 1863) was born in the year 1785.   

Jan 23   Carl A Agardh, Sweden, botanist/bishop of Karlstad was born in the year 1785.   

Feb 12   On this day in history birth of pierre Louis Dulong, French physicist (d. 1838)   

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 on this day in history.   

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

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   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   Johann Christoph Richter, composer, dies at 84 on this day in history.   

Feb 24   In the year 1785 carlo Bonaparte, Corsican attorney, dies at 39   

Apr 14   William Whitehead, English writer (b. 1715) died on this day in history.