Page 2: Historical Events In 1785

Apr 26   On this day in history karl Siegmund von Seckendorff, composer, dies at 40   

Apr 26   The birth of John James Audubon, American naturalist painter in the year 1785.   

Apr 30   In the year 1785 frederick Philipse 3, land owner (Bronx, Westch & Putnam), dies at 65   

May 01   On this day in history kamehameha, the king of HawaiÊ»i defeats Kalanikupule and establishes the Kingdom of HawaiÊ»i.   

May 06   On this day in history arvir A Afzelius, Swedish story teller   

May 08   On this day in history pietro Longhi, painter, dies   

May 09   In the year 1785 british inventor Joseph Bramah patents beer-pump handle   

May 09   Franz Xaver Schnitzer, composer, dies at 44 in the year 1785.   

May 09   On this day in history james Pollard Espy, Penns, meteorologist (Philosphy of Storms)   

May 09   On this day in history joseph Bramah receives British patent for beer pump handles   

May 10   Etienne Joseph Floquet, composer, dies at 36 in the year 1785.   

May 15   In the year 1785 karel Blazej Kopriva, composer, dies at 29   

May 23   In the year 1785 benjamin Franklin announces his invention of bifocals   

May 23   In the year 1785 william Woollett, engraver, dies   

Jun 05   Gottfried August Homilius, composer, dies at 71 on this day in history.   

Jun 06   On this day in history johann Michael Demmler, composer, dies at 36   

Jun 15   2 French balloonists die in world's 1st fatal aviation accident on this day in history.   

Jun 15   On this day in history 2 French balloonists die in world's first fatal aviation accident   

Jun 25   Pierre Talon, composer, dies at 63 on this day in history.   

Jun 27   On this day in history egbert de Free Temminck, Amsterdam regent, dies at 84   

Jul 06   Congress resolves US currency named "dollar" & adopts decimal coinage on this day in history.   

Jul 06   The birth of John Paul Jones, American War of Independence hero in the year 1785.   

Jul 06   In the year 1785 william J Hooker, English botanist/director (Kew Gardens)   

Jul 12   On this day in history 1st manned flight by gas balloon in Netherlands   

Jul 13   Stephen Hopkins, US judge/signer (Decl of Independence), dies at 78 on this day in history.   

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

Aug 01   In the year 1785 caroline Herschel becomes 1st woman discoverer of a comet   

Aug 01   In the year 1785 caroline Herschel becomes first woman discoverer of a comet   

Aug 14   John William Fletcher, evangelist, dies on this day in history.   

Aug 15   French cardinal De Rohan arrested in the year 1785.   

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

Aug 17   In the year 1785 jonathan Trumbull, US patriot, dies   

Aug 19   In the year 1785 seth Thomas, pioneer in mass production of clocks   

Aug 20   Oliver Hazard Perry, US Naval hero ("We have met the enemy") on this day in history.   

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

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   Jonathan Toup, English classical scholar and critic (b. 1713) died in the year 1785.   

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 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   In the year 1785 death of william Whitehead, English writer (b. 1715)