Historical Events In 1785

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

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

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 in the year 1785.   

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) on this day in history.   

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

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

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   John Walter publishes first issue of London Times on this day in history.   

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

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

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

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

Jan 27   In the year 1785 first US state university chartered, Athens GA   

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 on this day in history.   

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

Feb 24   On this day in history carlo Bonaparte, Corsican attorney, dies at 39   

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

Mar 06   In the year 1785 karol Kazimierz Kurpinski, composer   

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

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

Apr 04   Bettina Brentano, composer in the year 1785.   

Apr 09   In the year 1785 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 on this day in history.   

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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 in the year 1785.   

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   In the year 1785 birth of claude Louis Marie Navier   

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

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

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

Jan 19   In the year 1785 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   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.