{--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 On this day in history birth of pierre Louis Dulong, French physicist (d. 1838)  

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

Feb 21 In the year 1785 birth of karl A Varnhagen von Ense, German officer/author (Die Sterner)  

Mar 06 Karol Kazimierz Kurpinski, composer was born on this day in history.  

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 in the year 1785.  

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

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

Apr 01 J H Ferdinand Olivier, German painter was born in the year 1785.  

Apr 04 In the year 1785 birth of bettina Brentano, composer  

Apr 04 In the year 1785 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 In the year 1785 birth of alexandre Pierre Francois Boely, composer  

Apr 26 John James Audubon, Haiti, bird watcher/artist was born on this day in history.  

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

May 09 In the year 1785 birth of james Pollard Espy, Penns, meteorologist (Philosphy of Storms)  

May 18 On this day in history birth of john Wilson, Scottish writer (d. 1854)  

Jul 06 On this day in history birth of william J Hooker, English botanist/director (Kew Gardens)  

Jul 14 Mordecai Manuel Noah, American writer, journalist (d. 1851) was born in the year 1785.  

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

Aug 15 In the year 1785 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 on this day in history.  

Sep 25 On this day in history birth of george Frederic Pinto, composer  

Sep 28 David Walker, Wilmington NC, abolitionist (Appeal to Colored Citizens) was born in the year 1785.  

Oct 15 Jose Miguel Carrera, president of Chile (1811-14) was born in the year 1785.  

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

Oct 20 George Ormerod, English historian and antiquarian (d. 1873) was born on this day in history.  

Oct 31 George F Kersting, German painter was born on this day in history.  

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

Nov 02 In the year 1785 birth of johann Leopold Fuchs, composer  

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Jan 03 In the year 1785 death of baldassare Galuppi, Italian composer (b. 1706)  

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

Jan 19 Jonathan Toup, English classical scholar and critic (b. 1713) died on this day in history.  

Jan 23 Matthew Stewart, Scottish mathematician (b. 1717) died in the year 1785.  

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

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

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

Apr 14 William Whitehead, English writer (b. 1715) died on this day in history.