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

May 08   In the year 1785 pietro Longhi, painter, dies   

May 09   British inventor Joseph Bramah patents beer-pump handle on this day in history.   

May 09   Franz Xaver Schnitzer, composer, dies at 44 in the year 1785.   

May 09   James Pollard Espy, Penns, meteorologist (Philosphy of Storms) on this day in history.   

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

May 10   Etienne Joseph Floquet, composer, dies at 36 in the year 1785.   

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

May 23   In the year 1785 benjamin Franklin announces his invention of bifocals   

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   On this day in history johann Michael Demmler, composer, dies at 36   

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 in the year 1785.   

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

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

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   In the year 1785 caroline Herschel becomes first woman discoverer of a comet   

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

Aug 15   French cardinal De Rohan arrested in the year 1785.   

Aug 15   Thomas De Quincey, Eng, writer (Confessions of English Opium Eater) on this day in history.   

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

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

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 on this day in history.   

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   Claude Louis Marie Navier was born on this day in history.   

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

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 in the year 1785.   

Feb 06   In the year 1785 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   On this day in history carlo Bonaparte, Corsican attorney, dies at 39   

Apr 14   William Whitehead, English writer (b. 1715) died in the year 1785.