Historical Events In 1785

Apr 26   Karl Siegmund von Seckendorff, composer, dies at 40 on this day in history.  

Apr 26   The birth of John James Audubon, American naturalist painter on this day in history.  

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

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 on this day in history.  

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

May 09   British inventor Joseph Bramah patents beer-pump handle on this day in history.  

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

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

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   Gottfried August Homilius, composer, dies at 71 in the year 1785.  

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

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

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

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

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

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

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 in the year 1785.  

Aug 15   On this day in history french cardinal De Rohan arrested  

Aug 15   On this day in history thomas De Quincey, Eng, writer (Confessions of English Opium Eater)  

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

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

Jan 04   On this day in history birth of jakob Grimm, German philologist and folklorist (d. 1863)  

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

Feb 12   Pierre Louis Dulong, French physicist (d. 1838) was born in the year 1785.  

Feb 15   On this day in history 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   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 in the year 1785.  

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   On this day in history iman Willem Falck, Dutch governor of Ceylon (1765-83), dies at 48  

Feb 19   Johann Christoph Richter, composer, dies at 84 in the year 1785.  

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

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