Page 2: Historical Events In 1785

Apr 26   John James Audubon, Haiti, bird watcher/artist.   

Apr 26   Karl Siegmund von Seckendorff, composer, dies at 40   

Apr 30   Frederick Philipse 3, land owner (Bronx, Westch and Putnam), dies at 65.   

May 01   Kamehameha, the king of HawaiÊ»i defeats Kalanikupule and establishes the Kingdom of HawaiÊ»i.   

May 06   Arvir A Afzelius, Swedish story teller.   

May 08   Pietro Longhi, painter, dies.   

May 09   British inventor Joseph Bramah patents beer-pump handle.   

May 09   Franz Xaver Schnitzer, composer, dies at 44   

May 09   James Pollard Espy, Penns, meteorologist (Philosphy of Storms).   

May 09   Joseph Bramah receives British patent for beer pump handles   

May 10   Etienne Joseph Floquet, composer, dies at 36.   

May 15   Karel Blazej Kopriva, composer, dies at 29.   

May 23   Benjamin Franklin announces his invention of bifocals.   

May 23   William Woollett, engraver, dies.   

Jun 05   Gottfried August Homilius, composer, dies at 71   

Jun 06   Johann Michael Demmler, composer, dies at 36   

Jun 15   2 French balloonists die in world's 1st fatal aviation accident   

Jun 15   2 French balloonists die in world's inaugural fatal aviation accident   

Jun 25   Pierre Talon, composer, dies at 63.   

Jun 27   Egbert de Free Temminck, Amsterdam regent, dies at 84.   

Jul 06   In this year, Congress resolves US currency named "dollar" and formally adopts decimal coinage   

Jul 06   John Paul Jones, American War of Independence hero is born.   

Jul 06   William J Hooker, English botanist/director (Kew Gardens)   

Jul 12   1st manned flight by gas balloon in Netherlands   

Jul 13   Stephen Hopkins, US judge/signer (Decl of Independence), dies at 78   

Jul 20   Mahmud II, sultan of Turkey (1808-39)/Westernizer/reformer   

Aug 01   Caroline Herschel is recorded as becoming 1st woman discoverer of a comet.   

Aug 01   Caroline Herschel is recorded as becoming inaugural woman discoverer of a comet   

Aug 14   John William Fletcher, evangelist, dies   

Aug 15   French cardinal De Rohan arrested   

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

Aug 17   Jonathan Trumbull, US patriot, dies   

Aug 19   Seth Thomas, pioneer in mass production of clocks   

Aug 20   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)   

Jan 04   Jakob grimm: German philologist and folklorist   

Jan 23   Carl a agardh: Sweden, botanist/bishop of karlstad   

Feb 12   Pierre louis dulong: French physicist   

Feb 15   Claude louis marie navier: Claude louis marie navier   

Feb 21   Karl a varnhagen von ense: German officer/author (die sterner)   

Mar 06   Karol kazimierz kurpinski: Composer   

Mar 07   Alessandro manzoni: Italy, poet/novelist (betrothed)   

Jan 03   Baldassare galuppi: Italian composer (b. 1706)   

Jan 06   Haym salomon:   

Jan 19   Jonathan toup: English classical scholar and critic (b. 1713)   

Jan 23   Matthew stewart: Scottish mathematician (b. 1717)   

Feb 06   Iman willem falck: Dutch governor of ceylon (1765-83),   

Feb 19   Johann christoph richter: Composer,   

Feb 24   Carlo bonaparte: Corsican attorney,    

Apr 14   William whitehead: English writer (b. 1715)