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 Jonathan Toup, English classical scholar and critic (b. 1713) died in the year 1785.  

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 on this day in history.  

Feb 19 On this day in history 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 On this day in history karl Siegmund von Seckendorff, composer, dies at 40  

Apr 30 On this day in history 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 In the year 1785 etienne Joseph Floquet, composer, dies at 36  

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

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

Jun 02 Jean Paul de Gua de Malves, French mathematician (b. 1713) died in the year 1785.  

Jun 05 On this day in history gottfried August Homilius, composer, dies at 71  

Jun 06 In the year 1785 johann Michael Demmler, composer, dies at 36  

Jun 25 Pierre Talon, composer, dies at 63 on this day in history.  

Jun 27 Egbert de Free Temminck, Amsterdam regent, dies at 84 in the year 1785.  

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 In the year 1785 john William Fletcher, evangelist, dies  

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

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

Aug 26 George Germain, 1st Viscount Sackville, British soldier and politician (b. 1716) died in the year 1785.  

Oct 04 On this day in history death of david Brearly, American statesman (b. 1703)  

Oct 24 Jean-Jacques Robson, composer, dies at 64 on this day in history.  

Oct 30 On this day in history gustaf P Creutz, Swedish diplomat/poet (Daphne), dies at 54  

Nov 18 In the year 1785 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 On this day in history death of richard Glover, British poet (b. 1712)  

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

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

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

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 On this day in history birth of karl A Varnhagen von Ense, German officer/author (Die Sterner)  

Mar 06 On this day in history birth of karol Kazimierz Kurpinski, composer  

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