Famous Personalities Born In 1785

Jan 04 Jacob Ludwig Carl Grimm, Germany, librarian (fairy tale collector) was born in the year 1785.  

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 on this day in history.  

Feb 12 In the year 1785 birth of pierre Louis Dulong, French physicist (d. 1838)  

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 in the year 1785.  

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 John McLean, U.S. Supreme Court Justice (d. 1861) was born in the year 1785.  

Mar 19 In the year 1785 birth of pierre-Joseph-Guillaume Zimmermann, composer  

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

Apr 01 On this day in history birth of j H Ferdinand Olivier, German painter  

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

Apr 04 On this day in history birth of bettina von Arnim, German writer (This Book Belongs to the King)  

Apr 09 On this day in history birth of sibrand Acker Stratingh, Dutch physician/chemist (electric car 1835)  

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

Apr 26 John James Audubon, Haiti, bird watcher/artist was born on this day in history.  

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

May 09 On this day in history birth of james Pollard Espy, Penns, meteorologist (Philosphy of Storms)  

May 18 On this day in history birth of john Wilson, Scottish writer (d. 1854)  

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

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 In the year 1785 birth of thomas De Quincey, Eng, writer (Confessions of English Opium Eater)  

Aug 19 On this day in history birth of seth Thomas, pioneer in mass production of clocks  

Aug 20 On this day in history birth of oliver Hazard Perry, US Naval hero ("We have met the enemy")  

Sep 25 George Frederic Pinto, composer was born in the year 1785.  

Sep 28 On this day in history birth of david Walker, Wilmington NC, abolitionist (Appeal to Colored Citizens)  

Oct 15 Jose Miguel Carrera, president of Chile (1811-14) was born on this day in history.  

Oct 18 In the year 1785 birth of thomas Love Peacock, English author (Headlong Hall)  

Oct 20 On this day in history birth of george Ormerod, English historian and antiquarian (d. 1873)  

Oct 31 George F Kersting, German painter was born in the year 1785.  

Nov 02 In the year 1785 birth of frederic Kalkbrenner, composer  

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

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

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

Apr 14 William Whitehead, English writer (b. 1715) died in the year 1785.