Historical Events In 1785

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

Apr 26   The birth of John James Audubon, American naturalist painter in the year 1785.  

Apr 30   In the year 1785 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   On this day in history arvir A Afzelius, Swedish story teller  

May 08   On this day in history pietro Longhi, painter, dies  

May 09   British inventor Joseph Bramah patents beer-pump handle in the year 1785.  

May 09   Franz Xaver Schnitzer, composer, dies at 44 on this day in history.  

May 09   In the year 1785 james Pollard Espy, Penns, meteorologist (Philosphy of Storms)  

May 09   Joseph Bramah receives British patent for beer pump handles on this day in history.  

May 10   On this day in history etienne Joseph Floquet, composer, dies at 36  

May 15   On this day in history karel Blazej Kopriva, composer, dies at 29  

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

May 23   William Woollett, engraver, dies on this day in history.  

Jun 05   In the year 1785 gottfried August Homilius, composer, dies at 71  

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 in the year 1785.  

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

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

Jun 27   In the year 1785 egbert de Free Temminck, Amsterdam regent, dies at 84  

Jul 06   In the year 1785 congress resolves US currency named "dollar" & adopts decimal coinage  

Jul 06   On this day in history the birth of John Paul Jones, American War of Independence hero  

Jul 06   On this day in history william J Hooker, English botanist/director (Kew Gardens)  

Jul 12   1st manned flight by gas balloon in Netherlands on this day in history.  

Jul 13   Stephen Hopkins, US judge/signer (Decl of Independence), dies at 78 on this day in history.  

Jul 20   On this day in history mahmud II, sultan of Turkey (1808-39)/Westernizer/reformer  

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

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

Aug 14   John William Fletcher, evangelist, dies on this day in history.  

Aug 15   In the year 1785 french cardinal De Rohan arrested  

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

Aug 17   Jonathan Trumbull, US patriot, dies on this day in history.  

Aug 19   Seth Thomas, pioneer in mass production of clocks in the year 1785.  

Aug 20   On this day in history oliver Hazard Perry, US Naval hero ("We have met the enemy")  

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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   On this day in history 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   In the year 1785 birth of claude Louis Marie Navier  

Feb 21   In the year 1785 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   Alessandro Manzoni, Italy, poet/novelist (Betrothed) was born in the year 1785.  

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 on this day in history.  

Jan 23   In the year 1785 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   On this day in history johann Christoph Richter, composer, dies at 84  

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.