Page 2: Historical Events In 1785

Apr 26   Karl Siegmund von Seckendorff, composer, dies at 40 on this day in history.   

Apr 26   In the year 1785 the birth of John James Audubon, American naturalist painter   

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

May 01   Kamehameha, the king of HawaiÊ»i defeats Kalanikupule and establishes the Kingdom of HawaiÊ»i in the year 1785.   

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

May 08   Pietro Longhi, painter, dies in the year 1785.   

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

May 09   On this day in history franz Xaver Schnitzer, composer, dies at 44   

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

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

May 23   Benjamin Franklin announces his invention of bifocals on this day in history.   

May 23   William Woollett, engraver, dies in the year 1785.   

Jun 05   Gottfried August Homilius, composer, dies at 71 in the year 1785.   

Jun 06   Johann Michael Demmler, composer, dies at 36 on this day in history.   

Jun 15   In the year 1785 2 French balloonists die in world's 1st fatal aviation accident   

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   Egbert de Free Temminck, Amsterdam regent, dies at 84 on this day in history.   

Jul 06   On this day in history congress resolves US currency named "dollar" & adopts decimal coinage   

Jul 06   The birth of John Paul Jones, American War of Independence hero on this day in history.   

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

Jul 12   In the year 1785 1st manned flight by gas balloon in Netherlands   

Jul 13   In the year 1785 stephen Hopkins, US judge/signer (Decl of Independence), dies at 78   

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

Aug 01   On this day in history caroline Herschel becomes 1st woman discoverer of a comet   

Aug 01   Caroline Herschel becomes first woman discoverer of a comet in the year 1785.   

Aug 14   In the year 1785 john William Fletcher, evangelist, dies   

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

Aug 15   Thomas De Quincey, Eng, writer (Confessions of English Opium Eater) on this day in history.   

Aug 17   Jonathan Trumbull, US patriot, dies in the year 1785.   

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

Aug 20   In the year 1785 oliver Hazard Perry, US Naval hero ("We have met the enemy")   

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

Jan 04   In the year 1785 birth of jakob Grimm, German philologist and folklorist (d. 1863)   

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

Feb 12   In the year 1785 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 in the year 1785.   

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

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

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

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

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 in the year 1785.   

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

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