Famous Deaths Happened In 1785

Jan 03 Baldassare Galuppi, Italian composer (b. 1706) died in the year 1785.  

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 On this day in history death of matthew Stewart, Scottish mathematician (b. 1717)  

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

Feb 19 In the year 1785 johann Christoph Richter, composer, dies at 84  

Feb 24 Carlo Bonaparte, Corsican attorney, dies at 39 in the year 1785.  

Apr 14 William Whitehead, English writer (b. 1715) died in the year 1785.  

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

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

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

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

May 10 In the year 1785 etienne Joseph Floquet, composer, dies at 36  

May 15 In the year 1785 karel Blazej Kopriva, composer, dies at 29  

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

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

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 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 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 In the year 1785 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 on this day in history.  

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

Oct 30 In the year 1785 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 in the year 1785.  

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

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 in the year 1785.  

Feb 12 On this day in history birth of pierre Louis Dulong, French physicist (d. 1838)  

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 on this day in history.  

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.