Page 2: Historical Events In 1785

Apr 26   On this day in history karl Siegmund von Seckendorff, composer, dies at 40   

Apr 26   The birth of John James Audubon, American naturalist painter on this day in history.   

Apr 30   In the year 1785 frederick Philipse 3, land owner (Bronx, Westch & Putnam), dies at 65   

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

May 06   In the year 1785 arvir A Afzelius, Swedish story teller   

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

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

May 09   On this day in history franz Xaver Schnitzer, composer, dies at 44   

May 09   James Pollard Espy, Penns, meteorologist (Philosphy of Storms) in the year 1785.   

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

May 10   In the year 1785 etienne Joseph Floquet, composer, dies at 36   

May 15   Karel Blazej Kopriva, composer, dies at 29 on this day in history.   

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

May 23   William Woollett, engraver, dies in the year 1785.   

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

Jun 06   In the year 1785 johann Michael Demmler, composer, dies at 36   

Jun 15   In the year 1785 2 French balloonists die in world's 1st fatal aviation accident   

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

Jun 25   Pierre Talon, composer, dies at 63 in the year 1785.   

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

Jul 06   On this day in history congress resolves US currency named "dollar" & adopts decimal coinage   

Jul 06   In the year 1785 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   In the year 1785 1st manned flight by gas balloon in Netherlands   

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

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

Aug 14   On this day in history john William Fletcher, evangelist, dies   

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

Aug 15   On this day in history thomas De Quincey, Eng, writer (Confessions of English Opium Eater)   

Aug 17   Jonathan Trumbull, US patriot, dies in the year 1785.   

Aug 19   Seth Thomas, pioneer in mass production of clocks on this day in history.   

Aug 20   In the year 1785 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   Carl A Agardh, Sweden, botanist/bishop of Karlstad was born on this day in history.   

Feb 12   Pierre Louis Dulong, French physicist (d. 1838) was born on this day in history.   

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   Karol Kazimierz Kurpinski, composer was born in the year 1785.   

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

Jan 23   Matthew Stewart, Scottish mathematician (b. 1717) died in the year 1785.   

Feb 06   On this day in history iman Willem Falck, Dutch governor of Ceylon (1765-83), dies at 48   

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

Feb 24   Carlo Bonaparte, Corsican attorney, dies at 39 on this day in history.   

Apr 14   William Whitehead, English writer (b. 1715) died on this day in history.