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 on this day in history.   

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   In the year 1785 continental Congress convenes in New York City   

Jan 11   Continental Congress convenes in New York City NY in the year 1785.   

Jan 11   In the year 1785 continental Congress convenes in NYC   

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

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

Jan 14   In the year 1785 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   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 on this day in history.   

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

Jan 27   On this day in history 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   On this day in history claude Louis Marie Navier   

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

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   On this day in history philadelphia Society for the Promotion of Agriculture organized   

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

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

Mar 19   On this day in history pierre-Joseph-Guillaume Zimmermann, composer   

Mar 27   Louis XVII Charles, king of France (1793-95) on this day in history.   

Apr 01   In the year 1785 j H Ferdinand Olivier, German painter   

Apr 04   Bettina Brentano, composer in the year 1785.   

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

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   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   In the year 1785 birth of jakob Grimm, German philologist and folklorist (d. 1863)   

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

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   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 in the year 1785.   

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.