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 on this day in history.  

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

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   On this day in history continental Congress convenes in New York City NY  

Jan 11   On this day in history continental Congress convenes in NYC  

Jan 13   In the year 1785 john Walter publishes 1st issue of London Times  

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   Mozarts string quartet opus 10 premieres on this day in history.  

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 in the year 1785.  

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   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   In the year 1785 claude Louis Marie Navier  

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

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 on this day in history.  

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

Mar 06   Karol Kazimierz Kurpinski, composer on this day in history.  

Mar 07   Alessandro Manzoni, Italy, poet/novelist (Betrothed) on this day in history.  

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

Mar 27   In the year 1785 louis XVII Charles, king of France (1793-95)  

Apr 01   On this day in history j H Ferdinand Olivier, German painter  

Apr 04   In the year 1785 bettina Brentano, composer  

Apr 09   Sibrand Acker Stratingh, Dutch physician/chemist (electric car 1835) on this day in history.  

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

Apr 21   On this day in history russian tsarina Catharina II ends noble privileges  

Apr 26   John James Audubon, Haiti, bird watcher/artist on this day in history.  

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

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 in the year 1785.  

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

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

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

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

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

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

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 in the year 1785.  

Jan 23   Matthew Stewart, Scottish mathematician (b. 1717) died 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 19   On this day in history 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 on this day in history.