Page 2: Historical Events In 1785

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

Apr 26   The birth of John James Audubon, American naturalist painter in the year 1785.   

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

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

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

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

May 09   In the year 1785 british inventor Joseph Bramah patents beer-pump handle   

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

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

May 09   Joseph Bramah receives British patent for beer pump handles on this day in history.   

May 10   In the year 1785 etienne Joseph Floquet, composer, dies at 36   

May 15   Karel Blazej Kopriva, composer, dies at 29 in the year 1785.   

May 23   Benjamin Franklin announces his invention of bifocals on this day in history.   

May 23   William Woollett, engraver, dies in the year 1785.   

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

Jun 06   Johann Michael Demmler, composer, dies at 36 on this day in history.   

Jun 15   On this day in history 2 French balloonists die in world's 1st fatal aviation accident   

Jun 15   2 French balloonists die in world's first fatal aviation accident in the year 1785.   

Jun 25   In the year 1785 pierre Talon, composer, dies at 63   

Jun 27   In the year 1785 egbert de Free Temminck, Amsterdam regent, dies at 84   

Jul 06   In the year 1785 congress resolves US currency named "dollar" & adopts decimal coinage   

Jul 06   The birth of John Paul Jones, American War of Independence hero on this day in history.   

Jul 06   On this day in history william J Hooker, English botanist/director (Kew Gardens)   

Jul 12   1st manned flight by gas balloon in Netherlands in the year 1785.   

Jul 13   Stephen Hopkins, US judge/signer (Decl of Independence), dies at 78 in the year 1785.   

Jul 20   Mahmud II, sultan of Turkey (1808-39)/Westernizer/reformer on this day in history.   

Aug 01   Caroline Herschel becomes 1st woman discoverer of a comet on this day in history.   

Aug 01   In the year 1785 caroline Herschel becomes first woman discoverer of a comet   

Aug 14   John William Fletcher, evangelist, dies in the year 1785.   

Aug 15   In the year 1785 french cardinal De Rohan arrested   

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

Aug 17   Jonathan Trumbull, US patriot, dies in the year 1785.   

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   In the year 1785 birth of jakob Grimm, German philologist and folklorist (d. 1863)   

Jan 23   On this day in history birth of carl A Agardh, Sweden, botanist/bishop of Karlstad   

Feb 12   In the year 1785 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   Alessandro Manzoni, Italy, poet/novelist (Betrothed) was born on this day in history.   

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

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   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.