Page 2: Historical Events In 1785

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

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 in the year 1785.   

May 01   Kamehameha, the king of HawaiÊ»i defeats Kalanikupule and establishes the Kingdom of HawaiÊ»i on this day in history.   

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

May 08   Pietro Longhi, painter, dies in the year 1785.   

May 09   British inventor Joseph Bramah patents beer-pump handle in the year 1785.   

May 09   In the year 1785 franz Xaver Schnitzer, composer, dies at 44   

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

May 09   In the year 1785 joseph Bramah receives British patent for beer pump handles   

May 10   On this day in history etienne Joseph Floquet, composer, dies at 36   

May 15   In the year 1785 karel Blazej Kopriva, composer, dies at 29   

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

May 23   William Woollett, engraver, dies on this day in history.   

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

Jun 06   In the year 1785 johann Michael Demmler, composer, dies at 36   

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

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

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 in the year 1785.   

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   Stephen Hopkins, US judge/signer (Decl of Independence), dies at 78 on this day in history.   

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   Caroline Herschel becomes first woman discoverer of a comet on this day in history.   

Aug 14   On this day in history john William Fletcher, evangelist, dies   

Aug 15   French cardinal De Rohan arrested on this day in history.   

Aug 15   Thomas De Quincey, Eng, writer (Confessions of English Opium Eater) on this day in history.   

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

Aug 19   Seth Thomas, pioneer in mass production of clocks on this day in history.   

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 on this day in history.   

Jan 04   Jakob Grimm, German philologist and folklorist (d. 1863) was born on this day in history.   

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

Feb 12   Pierre Louis Dulong, French physicist (d. 1838) was born on this day in history.   

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   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   Baldassare Galuppi, Italian composer (b. 1706) died in the year 1785.   

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   Matthew Stewart, Scottish mathematician (b. 1717) died in the year 1785.   

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

Feb 19   Johann Christoph Richter, composer, dies at 84 on this day in history.   

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

Apr 14   In the year 1785 death of william Whitehead, English writer (b. 1715)