Historical Events In 1785

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

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

Jan 04   Jacob Ludwig Carl Grimm, Germany, librarian (fairy tale collector) in the year 1785.   

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

Jan 07   1st balloon flight across English Channel (Blanchard & Jeffries) in the year 1785.   

Jan 07   The first balloon flight across English Channel (Blanchard &Jeffries) on this day in history.   

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   On this day in history continental Congress convenes in NYC   

Jan 13   John Walter publishes 1st issue of London Times on this day in history.   

Jan 13   In the year 1785 john Walter publishes first issue of London Times   

Jan 14   Mozart completes "Dissonantenkwartet" (opus 10) in the year 1785.   

Jan 15   On this day in history mozarts string quartet opus 10 premieres   

Jan 20   Samuel Ellis advertises to sell Oyster Island (Ellis Is), no takers on this day in history.   

Jan 20   Samuel Ellis advertises to sell Oyster Island (Ellis Island), no takers on this day in history.   

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

Jan 27   In the year 1785 1st US state university chartered, Athens Georgia   

Jan 27   First US state university chartered, Athens GA on this day in history.   

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

Feb 15   On this day in history claude Louis Marie Navier   

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

Mar 01   Philadelphia Society for the Promotion of Agriculture organized on this day in history.   

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

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

Mar 19   In the year 1785 pierre-Joseph-Guillaume Zimmermann, composer   

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   Bettina Brentano, composer on this day in history.   

Apr 09   On this day in history sibrand Acker Stratingh, Dutch physician/chemist (electric car 1835)   

Apr 19   On this day in history alexandre Pierre Francois Boely, composer   

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

Apr 26   In the year 1785 john James Audubon, Haiti, bird watcher/artist   

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

Jan 23   In the year 1785 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   Johann Christoph Richter, composer, dies at 84 in the year 1785.   

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

Apr 14   William Whitehead, English writer (b. 1715) died on this day in history.