Famous Deaths In 1785

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

Jan 06 In the year 1785 haym Salomon, dies in Phila at 44, helped finance the revolution

Jan 19 On this day in history death of jonathan Toup, English classical scholar and critic (b. 1713)

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 Johann Christoph Richter, composer, dies at 84 on this day in history.

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

Apr 14 In the year 1785 death of william Whitehead, English writer (b. 1715)

Apr 26 Karl Siegmund von Seckendorff, composer, dies at 40 on this day in history.

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

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 In the year 1785 karel Blazej Kopriva, composer, dies at 29

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

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

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

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

Aug 17 On this day in history jonathan Trumbull, US patriot, dies

Aug 21 On this day in history 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 In the year 1785 death of david Brearly, American statesman (b. 1703)

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 in the year 1785.

Nov 18 Louis Philip I, Duke of Orléans, French soldier and writer (b. 1725) died in the year 1785.

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

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

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 In the year 1785 birth of jacob Ludwig Carl Grimm, Germany, librarian (fairy tale collector)

Jan 04 Jakob Grimm, German philologist and folklorist (d. 1863) was born in the year 1785.

Jan 23 On this day in history birth of carl A Agardh, Sweden, botanist/bishop of Karlstad

Feb 12 Pierre Louis Dulong, French physicist (d. 1838) was born in the year 1785.

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 in the year 1785.

Mar 06 Karol Kazimierz Kurpinski, composer was born on this day in history.

Mar 07 Alessandro Manzoni, Italy, poet/novelist (Betrothed) was born on this day in history.