Historical Events In 1785

Jan 01   "Daily Universal Register" (Times of London) publishes 1st issue on this day in history.   

Jan 01   "Daily Universal Register" (Times of London) publishes first issue on this day in history.   

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

Jan 06   On this day in history haym Salomon, dies in Phila at 44, helped finance the revolution   

Jan 07   On this day in history 1st balloon flight across English Channel (Blanchard & Jeffries)   

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

Jan 11   Continental Congress convenes in New York City in the year 1785.   

Jan 11   Continental Congress convenes in New York City NY in the year 1785.   

Jan 11   On this day in history continental Congress convenes in NYC   

Jan 13   In the year 1785 john Walter publishes 1st issue of London Times   

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

Jan 14   In the year 1785 mozart completes "Dissonantenkwartet" (opus 10)   

Jan 15   On this day in history mozarts string quartet opus 10 premieres   

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

Jan 20   Samuel Ellis advertises to sell Oyster Island (Ellis Island), no takers on this day in history.   

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

Jan 27   1st US state university chartered, Athens Georgia in the year 1785.   

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

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

Feb 15   In the year 1785 claude Louis Marie Navier   

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

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

Feb 24   Carlo Bonaparte, Corsican attorney, dies at 39 in the year 1785.   

Mar 01   Philadelphia Society for the Promotion of Agriculture organized in the year 1785.   

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

Mar 07   Alessandro Manzoni, Italy, poet/novelist (Betrothed) in the year 1785.   

Mar 19   In the year 1785 pierre-Joseph-Guillaume Zimmermann, composer   

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

Apr 01   On this day in history j H Ferdinand Olivier, German painter   

Apr 04   On this day in history bettina Brentano, composer   

Apr 09   On this day in history sibrand Acker Stratingh, Dutch physician/chemist (electric car 1835)   

Apr 19   Alexandre Pierre Francois Boely, composer on this day in history.   

Apr 21   On this day in history 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   On this day in history birth of jakob Grimm, German philologist and folklorist (d. 1863)   

Jan 23   Carl A Agardh, Sweden, botanist/bishop of Karlstad was born in the year 1785.   

Feb 12   On this day in history birth of pierre Louis Dulong, French physicist (d. 1838)   

Feb 15   In the year 1785 birth of claude Louis Marie Navier   

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

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

Mar 07   Alessandro Manzoni, Italy, poet/novelist (Betrothed) was born in the year 1785.   

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 in the year 1785.   

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

Jan 23   Matthew Stewart, Scottish mathematician (b. 1717) died on this day in history.   

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

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 on this day in history.