Page 2: Historical Events In 1785

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

Apr 26   The birth of John James Audubon, American naturalist painter on this day in history.   

Apr 30   On this day in history 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 on this day in history.   

May 06   Arvir A Afzelius, Swedish story teller on this day in history.   

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

May 09   British inventor Joseph Bramah patents beer-pump handle in the year 1785.   

May 09   In the year 1785 franz Xaver Schnitzer, composer, dies at 44   

May 09   James Pollard Espy, Penns, meteorologist (Philosphy of Storms) on this day in history.   

May 09   Joseph Bramah receives British patent for beer pump handles in the year 1785.   

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

May 15   Karel Blazej Kopriva, composer, dies at 29 in the year 1785.   

May 23   Benjamin Franklin announces his invention of bifocals in the year 1785.   

May 23   William Woollett, engraver, dies on this day in history.   

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

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   In the year 1785 2 French balloonists die in world's first fatal aviation accident   

Jun 25   Pierre Talon, composer, dies at 63 in the year 1785.   

Jun 27   Egbert de Free Temminck, Amsterdam regent, dies at 84 in the year 1785.   

Jul 06   Congress resolves US currency named "dollar" & adopts decimal coinage in the year 1785.   

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

Jul 06   William J Hooker, English botanist/director (Kew Gardens) in the year 1785.   

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

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

Jul 20   In the year 1785 mahmud II, sultan of Turkey (1808-39)/Westernizer/reformer   

Aug 01   Caroline Herschel becomes 1st woman discoverer of a comet in the year 1785.   

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   In the year 1785 french cardinal De Rohan arrested   

Aug 15   In the year 1785 thomas De Quincey, Eng, writer (Confessions of English Opium Eater)   

Aug 17   On this day in history jonathan Trumbull, US patriot, dies   

Aug 19   Seth Thomas, pioneer in mass production of clocks in the year 1785.   

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

« Previous Page | 1 | 2 | 3 | Next Page »

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 in the year 1785.   

Feb 12   In the year 1785 birth of pierre Louis Dulong, French physicist (d. 1838)   

Feb 15   Claude Louis Marie Navier was born on this day in history.   

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 on this day in history.   

Jan 03   On this day in history death of baldassare Galuppi, Italian composer (b. 1706)   

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

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 on this day in history.   

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

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

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