Famous Personalities Born In 1785

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

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 Karl A Varnhagen von Ense, German officer/author (Die Sterner) was born on this day in history.  

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

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

Mar 11 On this day in history birth of john McLean, U.S. Supreme Court Justice (d. 1861)  

Mar 19 Pierre-Joseph-Guillaume Zimmermann, composer was born in the year 1785.  

Mar 27 In the year 1785 birth of louis XVII Charles, king of France (1793-95)  

Apr 01 J H Ferdinand Olivier, German painter was born on this day in history.  

Apr 04 In the year 1785 birth of bettina Brentano, composer  

Apr 04 In the year 1785 birth of bettina von Arnim, German writer (This Book Belongs to the King)  

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

Apr 19 Alexandre Pierre Francois Boely, composer was born on this day in history.  

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

May 06 In the year 1785 birth of arvir A Afzelius, Swedish story teller  

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

May 18 John Wilson, Scottish writer (d. 1854) was born in the year 1785.  

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

Jul 14 In the year 1785 birth of mordecai Manuel Noah, American writer, journalist (d. 1851)  

Jul 20 In the year 1785 birth of mahmud II, sultan of Turkey (1808-39)/Westernizer/reformer  

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

Aug 19 Seth Thomas, pioneer in mass production of clocks was born in the year 1785.  

Aug 20 In the year 1785 birth of oliver Hazard Perry, US Naval hero ("We have met the enemy")  

Sep 25 In the year 1785 birth of george Frederic Pinto, composer  

Sep 28 In the year 1785 birth of david Walker, Wilmington NC, abolitionist (Appeal to Colored Citizens)  

Oct 15 In the year 1785 birth of jose Miguel Carrera, president of Chile (1811-14)  

Oct 18 Thomas Love Peacock, English author (Headlong Hall) was born on this day in history.  

Oct 20 In the year 1785 birth of george Ormerod, English historian and antiquarian (d. 1873)  

Oct 31 On this day in history birth of george F Kersting, German painter  

Nov 02 Frederic Kalkbrenner, composer was born on this day in history.  

Nov 02 In the year 1785 birth of johann Leopold Fuchs, composer  

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Jan 03 On this day in history death of baldassare Galuppi, Italian composer (b. 1706)  

Jan 06 Haym Salomon, dies in Phila at 44, helped finance the revolution on this day in history.  

Jan 19 Jonathan Toup, English classical scholar and critic (b. 1713) died on this day in history.  

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 On this day in history johann Christoph Richter, composer, dies at 84  

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)