Historical Events In 1785

Jan 01   In the year 1785 "Daily Universal Register" (Times of London) publishes 1st issue   

Jan 01   "Daily Universal Register" (Times of London) publishes first issue in the year 1785.   

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

Jan 06   Haym Salomon, dies in Phila at 44, helped finance the revolution in the year 1785.   

Jan 07   On this day in history 1st balloon flight across English Channel (Blanchard & Jeffries)   

Jan 07   On this day in history the first balloon flight across English Channel (Blanchard &Jeffries)   

Jan 11   Continental Congress convenes in New York City on this day in history.   

Jan 11   In the year 1785 continental Congress convenes in New York City NY   

Jan 11   In the year 1785 continental Congress convenes in NYC   

Jan 13   John Walter publishes 1st issue of London Times in the year 1785.   

Jan 13   John Walter publishes first issue of London Times on this day in history.   

Jan 14   On this day in history mozart completes "Dissonantenkwartet" (opus 10)   

Jan 15   Mozarts string quartet opus 10 premieres in the year 1785.   

Jan 20   Samuel Ellis advertises to sell Oyster Island (Ellis Is), no takers in the year 1785.   

Jan 20   On this day in history samuel Ellis advertises to sell Oyster Island (Ellis Island), no takers   

Jan 23   Carl A Agardh, Sweden, botanist/bishop of Karlstad on this day in history.   

Jan 27   1st US state university chartered, Athens Georgia on this day in history.   

Jan 27   In the year 1785 first US state university chartered, Athens GA   

Feb 06   Iman Willem Falck, Dutch governor of Ceylon (1765-83), dies at 48 in the year 1785.   

Feb 15   Claude Louis Marie Navier on this day in history.   

Feb 19   Johann Christoph Richter, composer, dies at 84 in the year 1785.   

Feb 21   Karl A Varnhagen von Ense, German officer/author (Die Sterner) in the year 1785.   

Feb 24   On this day in history carlo Bonaparte, Corsican attorney, dies at 39   

Mar 01   Philadelphia Society for the Promotion of Agriculture organized in the year 1785.   

Mar 06   On this day in history karol Kazimierz Kurpinski, composer   

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

Mar 19   Pierre-Joseph-Guillaume Zimmermann, composer in the year 1785.   

Mar 27   Louis XVII Charles, king of France (1793-95) in the year 1785.   

Apr 01   J H Ferdinand Olivier, German painter on this day in history.   

Apr 04   In the year 1785 bettina Brentano, composer   

Apr 09   In the year 1785 sibrand Acker Stratingh, Dutch physician/chemist (electric car 1835)   

Apr 19   Alexandre Pierre Francois Boely, composer in the year 1785.   

Apr 21   Russian tsarina Catharina II ends noble privileges on this day in history.   

Apr 26   John James Audubon, Haiti, bird watcher/artist in the year 1785.   

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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 on this day in history.   

Jan 23   Carl A Agardh, Sweden, botanist/bishop of Karlstad was born on this day in history.   

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 in the year 1785.   

Mar 07   In the year 1785 birth of alessandro Manzoni, Italy, poet/novelist (Betrothed)   

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

Jan 06   On this day in history haym Salomon, dies in Phila at 44, helped finance the revolution   

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   In the year 1785 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   On this day in history carlo Bonaparte, Corsican attorney, dies at 39   

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