Page 2: Historical Events In 1785

Apr 26   Karl Siegmund von Seckendorff, composer, dies at 40 on this day in history.   

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

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 on this day in history.   

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

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

May 09   On this day in history british inventor Joseph Bramah patents beer-pump handle   

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

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

May 09   On this day in history joseph Bramah receives British patent for beer pump handles   

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

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

May 23   On this day in history benjamin Franklin announces his invention of bifocals   

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

Jul 06   In the year 1785 the birth of John Paul Jones, American War of Independence hero   

Jul 06   In the year 1785 william J Hooker, English botanist/director (Kew Gardens)   

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

Jul 13   In the year 1785 stephen Hopkins, US judge/signer (Decl of Independence), dies at 78   

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

Aug 01   In the year 1785 caroline Herschel becomes 1st woman discoverer of a comet   

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) on this day in history.   

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

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

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 on this day in history.   

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 in the year 1785.   

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

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

Feb 21   In the year 1785 birth of karl A Varnhagen von Ense, German officer/author (Die Sterner)   

Mar 06   In the year 1785 birth of karol Kazimierz Kurpinski, composer   

Mar 07   Alessandro Manzoni, Italy, poet/novelist (Betrothed) was born on this day in history.   

Jan 03   On this day in history death of baldassare Galuppi, Italian composer (b. 1706)   

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

Jan 19   Jonathan Toup, English classical scholar and critic (b. 1713) died in the year 1785.   

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

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

Feb 19   Johann Christoph Richter, composer, dies at 84 in the year 1785.   

Feb 24   Carlo Bonaparte, Corsican attorney, dies at 39 in the year 1785.   

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