Page 2: 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   Frederick Philipse 3, land owner (Bronx, Westch & Putnam), dies at 65 in the year 1785.   

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 on this day in history.   

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   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 in the year 1785.   

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

Jun 25   In the year 1785 pierre Talon, composer, dies at 63   

Jun 27   Egbert de Free Temminck, Amsterdam regent, dies at 84 on this day in history.   

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

Jul 06   The birth of John Paul Jones, American War of Independence hero on this day in history.   

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 on this day in history.   

Aug 01   On this day in history caroline Herschel becomes 1st woman discoverer of a comet   

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   On this day in history french cardinal De Rohan arrested   

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

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

Aug 19   On this day in history seth Thomas, pioneer in mass production of clocks   

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

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Jan 04   In the year 1785 birth of jacob Ludwig Carl Grimm, Germany, librarian (fairy tale collector)   

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   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   On this day in history 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   In the year 1785 birth of alessandro Manzoni, Italy, poet/novelist (Betrothed)   

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

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 on this day in history.   

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.