Famous Deaths In 1785

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

Jan 23 In the year 1785 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 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 William Whitehead, English writer (b. 1715) died on this day in history.  

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

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

May 08 Pietro Longhi, painter, dies in the year 1785.  

May 09 Franz Xaver Schnitzer, composer, dies at 44 in the year 1785.  

May 10 On this day in history etienne Joseph Floquet, composer, dies at 36  

May 15 On this day in history 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 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 On this day in history 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 in the year 1785.  

Jul 13 Stephen Hopkins, US judge/signer (Decl of Independence), dies at 78 in the year 1785.  

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 George Germain, 1st Viscount Sackville, British soldier and politician (b. 1716) died on this day in history.  

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

Nov 18 Louis Philip I, Duke of Orléans, French soldier and writer (b. 1725) died on this day in history.  

Nov 19 Bernard de Bury, composer, dies at 65 in the year 1785.  

Nov 25 Richard Glover, British poet (b. 1712) died in the year 1785.  

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

Dec 08 Antonio Maria Mazzoni, composer, dies at 68 in the year 1785.  

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Jan 04 On this day in history birth of jacob Ludwig Carl Grimm, Germany, librarian (fairy tale collector)  

Jan 04 In the year 1785 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 Pierre Louis Dulong, French physicist (d. 1838) was born on this day in history.  

Feb 15 In the year 1785 birth of claude Louis Marie Navier  

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