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) on this day in history.   

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

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

Jan 07   In the year 1785 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   On this day in history john Walter publishes 1st issue of London Times   

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   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 on this day in history.   

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

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

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

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

Feb 19   Johann Christoph Richter, composer, dies at 84 on this day in history.   

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   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   In the year 1785 j H Ferdinand Olivier, German painter   

Apr 04   In the year 1785 bettina Brentano, composer   

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

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

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

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   In the year 1785 birth of pierre Louis Dulong, French physicist (d. 1838)   

Feb 15   In the year 1785 birth of claude Louis Marie Navier   

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

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

Jan 06   In the year 1785 haym Salomon, dies in Phila at 44, helped finance the revolution   

Jan 19   In the year 1785 death of jonathan Toup, English classical scholar and critic (b. 1713)   

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 in the year 1785.   

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 in the year 1785.