Historical Events In 1785

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

Jan 01   On this day in history "Daily Universal Register" (Times of London) publishes first issue  

Jan 04   Jacob Ludwig Carl Grimm, Germany, librarian (fairy tale collector) on this day in history.  

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

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

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 in the year 1785.  

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

Jan 11   Continental Congress convenes in NYC on this day in history.  

Jan 13   On this day in history john Walter publishes 1st issue of London Times  

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

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

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

Jan 20   In the year 1785 samuel Ellis advertises to sell Oyster Island (Ellis Is), no takers  

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 in the year 1785.  

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

Jan 27   First US state university chartered, Athens GA 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 15   Claude Louis Marie Navier in the year 1785.  

Feb 19   On this day in history johann Christoph Richter, composer, dies at 84  

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

Feb 24   Carlo Bonaparte, Corsican attorney, dies at 39 on this day in history.  

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

Mar 06   In the year 1785 karol Kazimierz Kurpinski, composer  

Mar 07   On this day in history alessandro Manzoni, Italy, poet/novelist (Betrothed)  

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   On this day in history j H Ferdinand Olivier, German painter  

Apr 04   On this day in history bettina Brentano, composer  

Apr 09   Sibrand Acker Stratingh, Dutch physician/chemist (electric car 1835) in the year 1785.  

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

Apr 21   Russian tsarina Catharina II ends noble privileges in the year 1785.  

Apr 26   On this day in history 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 in the year 1785.  

Jan 23   In the year 1785 birth of carl A Agardh, Sweden, botanist/bishop of Karlstad  

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

Feb 15   Claude Louis Marie Navier was born in the year 1785.  

Feb 21   In the year 1785 birth of karl A Varnhagen von Ense, German officer/author (Die Sterner)  

Mar 06   In the year 1785 birth of karol Kazimierz Kurpinski, composer  

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

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 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   Johann Christoph Richter, composer, dies at 84 on this day in history.  

Feb 24   In the year 1785 carlo Bonaparte, Corsican attorney, dies at 39  

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