Page 2: Historical Events In 1785

Apr 26   In the year 1785 karl Siegmund von Seckendorff, composer, dies at 40   

Apr 26   In the year 1785 the birth of John James Audubon, American naturalist painter   

Apr 30   On this day in history frederick Philipse 3, land owner (Bronx, Westch & Putnam), dies at 65   

May 01   Kamehameha, the king of HawaiÊ»i defeats Kalanikupule and establishes the Kingdom of HawaiÊ»i in the year 1785.   

May 06   Arvir A Afzelius, Swedish story teller in the year 1785.   

May 08   Pietro Longhi, painter, dies in the year 1785.   

May 09   In the year 1785 british inventor Joseph Bramah patents beer-pump handle   

May 09   In the year 1785 franz Xaver Schnitzer, composer, dies at 44   

May 09   On this day in history james Pollard Espy, Penns, meteorologist (Philosphy of Storms)   

May 09   In the year 1785 joseph Bramah receives British patent for beer pump handles   

May 10   Etienne Joseph Floquet, composer, dies at 36 on this day in history.   

May 15   In the year 1785 karel Blazej Kopriva, composer, dies at 29   

May 23   Benjamin Franklin announces his invention of bifocals in the year 1785.   

May 23   On this day in history william Woollett, engraver, dies   

Jun 05   Gottfried August Homilius, composer, dies at 71 on this day in history.   

Jun 06   Johann Michael Demmler, composer, dies at 36 in the year 1785.   

Jun 15   2 French balloonists die in world's 1st fatal aviation accident on this day in history.   

Jun 15   In the year 1785 2 French balloonists die in world's first fatal aviation accident   

Jun 25   On this day in history pierre Talon, composer, dies at 63   

Jun 27   On this day in history egbert de Free Temminck, Amsterdam regent, dies at 84   

Jul 06   Congress resolves US currency named "dollar" & adopts decimal coinage on this day in history.   

Jul 06   The birth of John Paul Jones, American War of Independence hero in the year 1785.   

Jul 06   William J Hooker, English botanist/director (Kew Gardens) on this day in history.   

Jul 12   In the year 1785 1st manned flight by gas balloon in Netherlands   

Jul 13   Stephen Hopkins, US judge/signer (Decl of Independence), dies at 78 in the year 1785.   

Jul 20   Mahmud II, sultan of Turkey (1808-39)/Westernizer/reformer in the year 1785.   

Aug 01   Caroline Herschel becomes 1st woman discoverer of a comet in the year 1785.   

Aug 01   On this day in history caroline Herschel becomes first woman discoverer of a comet   

Aug 14   In the year 1785 john William Fletcher, evangelist, dies   

Aug 15   French cardinal De Rohan arrested on this day in history.   

Aug 15   Thomas De Quincey, Eng, writer (Confessions of English Opium Eater) in the year 1785.   

Aug 17   In the year 1785 jonathan Trumbull, US patriot, dies   

Aug 19   In the year 1785 seth Thomas, pioneer in mass production of clocks   

Aug 20   Oliver Hazard Perry, US Naval hero ("We have met the enemy") 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 in the year 1785.   

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

Feb 12   In the year 1785 birth of pierre Louis Dulong, French physicist (d. 1838)   

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

Feb 21   Karl A Varnhagen von Ense, German officer/author (Die Sterner) was born in the year 1785.   

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   In the year 1785 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   Iman Willem Falck, Dutch governor of Ceylon (1765-83), dies at 48 on this day in history.   

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 on this day in history.