{--page_num--}Famous Personalities Born In 1785

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

Jan 04 Jakob Grimm, German philologist and folklorist (d. 1863) was born on this day in history.  

Jan 23 Carl A Agardh, Sweden, botanist/bishop of Karlstad was born on this day in history.  

Feb 12 Pierre Louis Dulong, French physicist (d. 1838) was born on this day in history.  

Feb 15 On this day in history birth of claude Louis Marie Navier  

Feb 21 On this day in history birth of karl A Varnhagen von Ense, German officer/author (Die Sterner)  

Mar 06 Karol Kazimierz Kurpinski, composer was born in the year 1785.  

Mar 07 On this day in history birth of alessandro Manzoni, Italy, poet/novelist (Betrothed)  

Mar 11 John McLean, U.S. Supreme Court Justice (d. 1861) was born on this day in history.  

Mar 19 Pierre-Joseph-Guillaume Zimmermann, composer was born in the year 1785.  

Mar 27 In the year 1785 birth of louis XVII Charles, king of France (1793-95)  

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

Apr 04 On this day in history birth of bettina Brentano, composer  

Apr 04 On this day in history birth of bettina von Arnim, German writer (This Book Belongs to the King)  

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

Apr 19 On this day in history birth of alexandre Pierre Francois Boely, composer  

Apr 26 On this day in history birth of john James Audubon, Haiti, bird watcher/artist  

May 06 In the year 1785 birth of arvir A Afzelius, Swedish story teller  

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

May 18 John Wilson, Scottish writer (d. 1854) was born on this day in history.  

Jul 06 William J Hooker, English botanist/director (Kew Gardens) was born on this day in history.  

Jul 14 Mordecai Manuel Noah, American writer, journalist (d. 1851) was born on this day in history.  

Jul 20 On this day in history birth of mahmud II, sultan of Turkey (1808-39)/Westernizer/reformer  

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

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

Aug 20 Oliver Hazard Perry, US Naval hero ("We have met the enemy") was born in the year 1785.  

Sep 25 In the year 1785 birth of george Frederic Pinto, composer  

Sep 28 David Walker, Wilmington NC, abolitionist (Appeal to Colored Citizens) was born on this day in history.  

Oct 15 Jose Miguel Carrera, president of Chile (1811-14) was born on this day in history.  

Oct 18 Thomas Love Peacock, English author (Headlong Hall) was born in the year 1785.  

Oct 20 In the year 1785 birth of george Ormerod, English historian and antiquarian (d. 1873)  

Oct 31 In the year 1785 birth of george F Kersting, German painter  

Nov 02 Frederic Kalkbrenner, composer was born on this day in history.  

Nov 02 Johann Leopold Fuchs, composer was born in the year 1785.  

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Jan 03 On this day in history death of baldassare Galuppi, Italian composer (b. 1706)  

Jan 06 Haym Salomon, dies in Phila at 44, helped finance the revolution in the year 1785.  

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

Jan 23 In the year 1785 death of matthew Stewart, Scottish mathematician (b. 1717)  

Feb 06 On this day in history 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.