Page 2: Historical Events In 1785

Apr 26   Karl Siegmund von Seckendorff, composer, dies at 40 in the year 1785.   

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 in the year 1785.   

May 06   Arvir A Afzelius, Swedish story teller in the year 1785.   

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   In the year 1785 franz Xaver Schnitzer, composer, dies at 44   

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

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

May 10   On this day in history 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 on this day in history.   

May 23   William Woollett, engraver, dies on this day in history.   

Jun 05   On this day in history gottfried August Homilius, composer, dies at 71   

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   2 French balloonists die in world's first fatal aviation accident on this day in history.   

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   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) in the year 1785.   

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

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   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 on this day in history.   

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   In the year 1785 thomas De Quincey, Eng, writer (Confessions of English Opium Eater)   

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   Oliver Hazard Perry, US Naval hero ("We have met the enemy") in the year 1785.   

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Jan 04   Jacob Ludwig Carl Grimm, Germany, librarian (fairy tale collector) was born on this day in history.   

Jan 04   On this day in history birth of jakob Grimm, German philologist and folklorist (d. 1863)   

Jan 23   In the year 1785 birth of carl A Agardh, Sweden, botanist/bishop of Karlstad   

Feb 12   Pierre Louis Dulong, French physicist (d. 1838) was born in the year 1785.   

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

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

Mar 06   On this day in history birth of karol Kazimierz Kurpinski, composer   

Mar 07   In the year 1785 birth of alessandro Manzoni, Italy, poet/novelist (Betrothed)   

Jan 03   Baldassare Galuppi, Italian composer (b. 1706) died on this day in history.   

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

Jan 19   On this day in history death of jonathan Toup, English classical scholar and critic (b. 1713)   

Jan 23   On this day in history death of matthew Stewart, Scottish mathematician (b. 1717)   

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

Feb 19   On this day in history 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 in the year 1785.