Page 2: Historical Events In 1785

Apr 26   On this day in history karl Siegmund von Seckendorff, composer, dies at 40   

Apr 26   On this day in history the birth of John James Audubon, American naturalist painter   

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

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

May 06   Arvir A Afzelius, Swedish story teller on this day in history.   

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

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

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

May 09   James Pollard Espy, Penns, meteorologist (Philosphy of Storms) in the year 1785.   

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 in the year 1785.   

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

May 23   On this day in history benjamin Franklin announces his invention of bifocals   

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

Jun 05   On this day in history gottfried August Homilius, composer, dies at 71   

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

Jun 15   In the year 1785 2 French balloonists die in world's 1st fatal aviation accident   

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

Jun 25   Pierre Talon, composer, dies at 63 in the year 1785.   

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

Jul 06   Congress resolves US currency named "dollar" & adopts decimal coinage on this day in history.   

Jul 06   On this day in history the birth of John Paul Jones, American War of Independence hero   

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

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

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

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 in the year 1785.   

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

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

Aug 15   On this day in history 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   Seth Thomas, pioneer in mass production of clocks on this day in history.   

Aug 20   Oliver Hazard Perry, US Naval hero ("We have met the enemy") on this day in history.   

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Jan 04   On this day in history birth of jacob Ludwig Carl Grimm, Germany, librarian (fairy tale collector)   

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 in the year 1785.   

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

Feb 15   In the year 1785 birth of claude Louis Marie Navier   

Feb 21   On this day in history 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   On this day in history birth of alessandro Manzoni, Italy, poet/novelist (Betrothed)   

Jan 03   In the year 1785 death of baldassare Galuppi, Italian composer (b. 1706)   

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   On this day in history death of matthew Stewart, Scottish mathematician (b. 1717)   

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

Feb 19   In the year 1785 johann Christoph Richter, composer, dies at 84   

Feb 24   Carlo Bonaparte, Corsican attorney, dies at 39 in the year 1785.   

Apr 14   On this day in history death of william Whitehead, English writer (b. 1715)