Historical Events In 1785

Jan 01   "Daily Universal Register" (Times of London) publishes 1st issue on this day in history.  

Jan 01   On this day in history "Daily Universal Register" (Times of London) publishes first issue  

Jan 04   Jacob Ludwig Carl Grimm, Germany, librarian (fairy tale collector) on this day in history.  

Jan 06   On this day in history haym Salomon, dies in Phila at 44, helped finance the revolution  

Jan 07   On this day in history 1st balloon flight across English Channel (Blanchard & Jeffries)  

Jan 07   In the year 1785 the first balloon flight across English Channel (Blanchard &Jeffries)  

Jan 11   Continental Congress convenes in New York City on this day in history.  

Jan 11   On this day in history continental Congress convenes in New York City NY  

Jan 11   On this day in history continental Congress convenes in NYC  

Jan 13   John Walter publishes 1st issue of London Times in the year 1785.  

Jan 13   John Walter publishes first issue of London Times in the year 1785.  

Jan 14   Mozart completes "Dissonantenkwartet" (opus 10) on this day in history.  

Jan 15   In the year 1785 mozarts string quartet opus 10 premieres  

Jan 20   On this day in history samuel Ellis advertises to sell Oyster Island (Ellis Is), no takers  

Jan 20   In the year 1785 samuel Ellis advertises to sell Oyster Island (Ellis Island), no takers  

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

Jan 27   1st US state university chartered, Athens Georgia in the year 1785.  

Jan 27   First US state university chartered, Athens GA in the year 1785.  

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

Feb 15   Claude Louis Marie Navier in the year 1785.  

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

Feb 21   In the year 1785 karl A Varnhagen von Ense, German officer/author (Die Sterner)  

Feb 24   Carlo Bonaparte, Corsican attorney, dies at 39 on this day in history.  

Mar 01   Philadelphia Society for the Promotion of Agriculture organized in the year 1785.  

Mar 06   Karol Kazimierz Kurpinski, composer in the year 1785.  

Mar 07   Alessandro Manzoni, Italy, poet/novelist (Betrothed) in the year 1785.  

Mar 19   Pierre-Joseph-Guillaume Zimmermann, composer on this day in history.  

Mar 27   Louis XVII Charles, king of France (1793-95) in the year 1785.  

Apr 01   J H Ferdinand Olivier, German painter in the year 1785.  

Apr 04   Bettina Brentano, composer on this day in history.  

Apr 09   Sibrand Acker Stratingh, Dutch physician/chemist (electric car 1835) on this day in history.  

Apr 19   In the year 1785 alexandre Pierre Francois Boely, composer  

Apr 21   On this day in history russian tsarina Catharina II ends noble privileges  

Apr 26   In the year 1785 john James Audubon, Haiti, bird watcher/artist  

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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   Carl A Agardh, Sweden, botanist/bishop of Karlstad was born on this day in history.  

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

Feb 15   Claude Louis Marie Navier was born in the year 1785.  

Feb 21   Karl A Varnhagen von Ense, German officer/author (Die Sterner) was born in the year 1785.  

Mar 06   Karol Kazimierz Kurpinski, composer was born in the year 1785.  

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   Haym Salomon, dies in Phila at 44, helped finance the revolution in the year 1785.  

Jan 19   In the year 1785 death of jonathan Toup, English classical scholar and critic (b. 1713)  

Jan 23   In the year 1785 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   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   William Whitehead, English writer (b. 1715) died in the year 1785.