Famous Deaths Happened In 1785

Jan 03 In the year 1785 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 in the year 1785.  

Jan 23 On this day in history death of matthew Stewart, Scottish mathematician (b. 1717)  

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

Feb 19 In the year 1785 johann Christoph Richter, composer, dies at 84  

Feb 24 On this day in history carlo Bonaparte, Corsican attorney, dies at 39  

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

Apr 26 Karl Siegmund von Seckendorff, composer, dies at 40 in the year 1785.  

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

May 08 On this day in history pietro Longhi, painter, dies  

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

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

May 15 Karel Blazej Kopriva, composer, dies at 29 on this day in history.  

May 23 William Woollett, engraver, dies on this day in history.  

Jun 02 Jean Paul de Gua de Malves, French mathematician (b. 1713) died on this day in history.  

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 Pierre Talon, composer, dies at 63 on this day in history.  

Jun 27 Egbert de Free Temminck, Amsterdam regent, dies at 84 on this day in history.  

Jun 30 On this day in history death of james Oglethorpe, English general and founder of the state of Georgia (b. 1696)  

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

Aug 14 John William Fletcher, evangelist, dies in the year 1785.  

Aug 17 Jonathan Trumbull, US patriot, dies on this day in history.  

Aug 21 Jean B Pigalle, French sculptor (Child with Pigeon), dies in the year 1785.  

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 Jean-Jacques Robson, composer, dies at 64 in the year 1785.  

Oct 30 In the year 1785 gustaf P Creutz, Swedish diplomat/poet (Daphne), dies at 54  

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

Nov 19 On this day in history bernard de Bury, composer, dies at 65  

Nov 25 In the year 1785 death of richard Glover, British poet (b. 1712)  

Nov 28 On this day in history william Whipple, merchant/judge/signer (Decl of Independ), dies at 55  

Dec 08 Antonio Maria Mazzoni, composer, dies at 68 on this day in history.  

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

Jan 04 Jakob Grimm, German philologist and folklorist (d. 1863) was born on this day in history.  

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 on this day in history.  

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 On this day in history birth of karol Kazimierz Kurpinski, composer  

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