Historical Events In 1785

Jan 01   "Daily Universal Register" (Times of London) publishes 1st issue in the year 1785.   

Jan 01   "Daily Universal Register" (Times of London) publishes first issue in the year 1785.   

Jan 04   On this day in history jacob Ludwig Carl Grimm, Germany, librarian (fairy tale collector)   

Jan 06   Haym Salomon, dies in Phila at 44, helped finance the revolution on this day in history.   

Jan 07   1st balloon flight across English Channel (Blanchard & Jeffries) in the year 1785.   

Jan 07   The first balloon flight across English Channel (Blanchard &Jeffries) in the year 1785.   

Jan 11   In the year 1785 continental Congress convenes in New York City   

Jan 11   Continental Congress convenes in New York City NY on this day in history.   

Jan 11   Continental Congress convenes in NYC on this day in history.   

Jan 13   On this day in history john Walter publishes 1st issue of London Times   

Jan 13   John Walter publishes first issue of London Times in the year 1785.   

Jan 14   Mozart completes "Dissonantenkwartet" (opus 10) on this day in history.   

Jan 15   Mozarts string quartet opus 10 premieres in the year 1785.   

Jan 20   In the year 1785 samuel Ellis advertises to sell Oyster Island (Ellis Is), no takers   

Jan 20   In the year 1785 samuel Ellis advertises to sell Oyster Island (Ellis Island), no takers   

Jan 23   On this day in history carl A Agardh, Sweden, botanist/bishop of Karlstad   

Jan 27   On this day in history 1st US state university chartered, Athens Georgia   

Jan 27   First US state university chartered, Athens GA on this day in history.   

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

Feb 15   Claude Louis Marie Navier on this day in history.   

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

Feb 21   Karl A Varnhagen von Ense, German officer/author (Die Sterner) on this day in history.   

Feb 24   Carlo Bonaparte, Corsican attorney, dies at 39 on this day in history.   

Mar 01   Philadelphia Society for the Promotion of Agriculture organized on this day in history.   

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

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

Mar 19   On this day in history pierre-Joseph-Guillaume Zimmermann, composer   

Mar 27   On this day in history louis XVII Charles, king of France (1793-95)   

Apr 01   J H Ferdinand Olivier, German painter on this day in history.   

Apr 04   On this day in history bettina Brentano, composer   

Apr 09   In the year 1785 sibrand Acker Stratingh, Dutch physician/chemist (electric car 1835)   

Apr 19   In the year 1785 alexandre Pierre Francois Boely, composer   

Apr 21   In the year 1785 russian tsarina Catharina II ends noble privileges   

Apr 26   John James Audubon, Haiti, bird watcher/artist in the year 1785.   

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

Jan 04   In the year 1785 birth of jakob Grimm, German philologist and folklorist (d. 1863)   

Jan 23   On this day in history birth of carl A Agardh, Sweden, botanist/bishop of Karlstad   

Feb 12   In the year 1785 birth of pierre Louis Dulong, French physicist (d. 1838)   

Feb 15   Claude Louis Marie Navier was born on this day in history.   

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   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   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   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   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.