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 in the year 1785.  

Jan 19 Jonathan Toup, English classical scholar and critic (b. 1713) died on this day in history.  

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 On this day in history johann Christoph Richter, composer, dies at 84  

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 In the year 1785 karl Siegmund von Seckendorff, composer, dies at 40  

Apr 30 Frederick Philipse 3, land owner (Bronx, Westch & Putnam), dies at 65 in the year 1785.  

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

May 09 In the year 1785 franz Xaver Schnitzer, composer, dies at 44  

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

May 15 On this day in history karel Blazej Kopriva, composer, dies at 29  

May 23 On this day in history 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 In the year 1785 gottfried August Homilius, composer, dies at 71  

Jun 06 Johann Michael Demmler, composer, dies at 36 in the year 1785.  

Jun 25 Pierre Talon, composer, dies at 63 in the year 1785.  

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 in the year 1785.  

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 on this day in history.  

Aug 17 In the year 1785 jonathan Trumbull, US patriot, dies  

Aug 21 On this day in history jean B Pigalle, French sculptor (Child with Pigeon), dies  

Aug 26 On this day in history death of george Germain, 1st Viscount Sackville, British soldier and politician (b. 1716)  

Oct 04 David Brearly, American statesman (b. 1703) died in the year 1785.  

Oct 24 Jean-Jacques Robson, composer, dies at 64 in the year 1785.  

Oct 30 On this day in history 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 Bernard de Bury, composer, dies at 65 in the year 1785.  

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 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 Carl A Agardh, Sweden, botanist/bishop of Karlstad was born in the year 1785.  

Feb 12 In the year 1785 birth of pierre Louis Dulong, French physicist (d. 1838)  

Feb 15 On this day in history 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 In the year 1785 birth of alessandro Manzoni, Italy, poet/novelist (Betrothed)