Famous Deaths Happened In 1785

Jan 03 On this day in history death of baldassare Galuppi, Italian composer (b. 1706)  

Jan 06 Haym Salomon, dies in Phila at 44, helped finance the revolution on this day in history.  

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 on this day in history.  

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

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 William Whitehead, English writer (b. 1715) died on this day in history.  

Apr 26 On this day in history karl Siegmund von Seckendorff, composer, dies at 40  

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

May 08 In the year 1785 pietro Longhi, painter, dies  

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

May 10 Etienne Joseph Floquet, composer, dies at 36 in the year 1785.  

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

May 23 William Woollett, engraver, dies in the year 1785.  

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

Jun 05 In the year 1785 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 in the year 1785.  

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

Jun 30 James Oglethorpe, English general and founder of the state of Georgia (b. 1696) died on this day in history.  

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

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 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 David Brearly, American statesman (b. 1703) died on this day in history.  

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

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 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 on this day in history.  

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

Dec 08 On this day in history 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 Jakob Grimm, German philologist and folklorist (d. 1863) was born in the year 1785.  

Jan 23 Carl A Agardh, Sweden, botanist/bishop of Karlstad was born in the year 1785.  

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

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

Feb 21 On this day in history birth of karl A Varnhagen von Ense, German officer/author (Die Sterner)  

Mar 06 Karol Kazimierz Kurpinski, composer was born in the year 1785.  

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