Famous Deaths Happened In 1785

Jan 03 Baldassare Galuppi, Italian composer (b. 1706) died on this day in history.  

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

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

Jan 23 Matthew Stewart, Scottish mathematician (b. 1717) died on this day in history.  

Feb 06 Iman Willem Falck, Dutch governor of Ceylon (1765-83), dies at 48 on this day in history.  

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)  

Apr 26 On this day in history karl Siegmund von Seckendorff, composer, dies at 40  

Apr 30 In the year 1785 frederick Philipse 3, land owner (Bronx, Westch & Putnam), dies at 65  

May 08 Pietro Longhi, painter, dies on this day in history.  

May 09 Franz Xaver Schnitzer, composer, dies at 44 on this day in history.  

May 10 Etienne Joseph Floquet, composer, dies at 36 on this day in history.  

May 15 Karel Blazej Kopriva, composer, dies at 29 in the year 1785.  

May 23 In the year 1785 william Woollett, engraver, dies  

Jun 02 On this day in history death of jean Paul de Gua de Malves, French mathematician (b. 1713)  

Jun 05 Gottfried August Homilius, composer, dies at 71 on this day in history.  

Jun 06 Johann Michael Demmler, composer, dies at 36 on this day in history.  

Jun 25 On this day in history pierre Talon, composer, dies at 63  

Jun 27 In the year 1785 egbert de Free Temminck, Amsterdam regent, dies at 84  

Jun 30 James Oglethorpe, English general and founder of the state of Georgia (b. 1696) died on this day in history.  

Jul 13 In the year 1785 stephen Hopkins, US judge/signer (Decl of Independence), dies at 78  

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

Aug 17 Jonathan Trumbull, US patriot, dies in the year 1785.  

Aug 21 In the year 1785 jean B Pigalle, French sculptor (Child with Pigeon), dies  

Aug 26 In the year 1785 death of george Germain, 1st Viscount Sackville, British soldier and politician (b. 1716)  

Oct 04 David Brearly, American statesman (b. 1703) died on this day in history.  

Oct 24 On this day in history jean-Jacques Robson, composer, dies at 64  

Oct 30 Gustaf P Creutz, Swedish diplomat/poet (Daphne), dies at 54 on this day in history.  

Nov 18 On this day in history death of louis Philip I, Duke of Orléans, French soldier and writer (b. 1725)  

Nov 19 Bernard de Bury, composer, dies at 65 on this day in history.  

Nov 25 Richard Glover, British poet (b. 1712) died on this day in history.  

Nov 28 In the year 1785 william Whipple, merchant/judge/signer (Decl of Independ), dies at 55  

Dec 08 In the year 1785 antonio Maria Mazzoni, composer, dies at 68  

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

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

Mar 07 In the year 1785 birth of alessandro Manzoni, Italy, poet/novelist (Betrothed)