Historical Events In 1785

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

Apr 26   In the year 1785 the birth of John James Audubon, American naturalist painter   

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

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

May 06   On this day in history arvir A Afzelius, Swedish story teller   

May 08   In the year 1785 pietro Longhi, painter, dies   

May 09   On this day in history british inventor Joseph Bramah patents beer-pump handle   

May 09   On this day in history franz Xaver Schnitzer, composer, dies at 44   

May 09   James Pollard Espy, Penns, meteorologist (Philosphy of Storms) on this day in history.   

May 09   On this day in history joseph Bramah receives British patent for beer pump handles   

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

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

May 23   Benjamin Franklin announces his invention of bifocals in the year 1785.   

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

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

Jun 06   On this day in history 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 on this day in history.   

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

Jul 06   Congress resolves US currency named "dollar" & adopts decimal coinage in the year 1785.   

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

Jul 06   William J Hooker, English botanist/director (Kew Gardens) on this day in history.   

Jul 12   On this day in history 1st manned flight by gas balloon in Netherlands   

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

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

Aug 01   Caroline Herschel becomes 1st woman discoverer of a comet in the year 1785.   

Aug 01   On this day in history caroline Herschel becomes first woman discoverer of a comet   

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

Aug 15   French cardinal De Rohan arrested in the year 1785.   

Aug 15   Thomas De Quincey, Eng, writer (Confessions of English Opium Eater) in the year 1785.   

Aug 17   Jonathan Trumbull, US patriot, dies on this day in history.   

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

Aug 20   In the year 1785 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   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   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   In the year 1785 birth of karl A Varnhagen von Ense, German officer/author (Die Sterner)   

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

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

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 on this day in history.   

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 in the year 1785.   

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

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 in the year 1785.