In history, year 1785 has its own importance and known for many memorable events like famous birthdays, inventions, natural disaster, treaties, change of rulers, special days etc. Find below a list of important historical events which happened during the year 1785 .
Top Historical Events of the Year 1785: Date/Month Event / Incidence / Incident 01 january The Times, the first newspaper of that name, began publication in London as The Daily Universal Register. 07 january Frenchman Jean-Pierre Blanchard and American John Jeffries Became the first to cross the English Channel by air, in a balloon. 20 january Tây Son forces of Vietnam annihilated an invading Siamese Army who were attempting to restore Nguy?n Ánh to the throne. 27 january The University of Georgia in Athens, Georgia, one of the oldest public universities in the United States, was founded. 15 june Jean-François Pilâtre de Rozier, co-pilot of the first-ever manned flight (1783), and his companion, Pierre Romain, become the first-ever casualties of an air crash when their hot air balloon explodes during their attempt to cross the English Channel. 07 May French citizen John Pier François Blanshar crossed the English Channel with American citizen John Jeffridge in a balloon for the first time. 10 September The North European historical state of Prussia signed a trade agreement with the US. 01 January The first issue of the Daily Universal Register Times of London) was published. 01 January The first issue of The Daily Universal Register, later known as The Times, was published in London. 01 March Philadelphia Society for the Promotion of Agreement was organized. 20 April Thomas Warton was appointed British poet laureate by King George III. 09 May The British inventor Joseph Bramma obtained a patent for a patented beer pump handle. 15 June Two Franciscan civilians died of flying in a balloon in the world's first air crash. 06 July The dollar was unanimously chosen as the money for the United States. 01 August Caroline Herschel became Comet's first female finder. 10 September Prussia signed a trade agreement with the US. 28 November The Treaty of Hopewell was signed between the United States and the Cherokee Nation.
Famous birthdays in the year 1785: Date/Month Name / Profession / Country 04 April Bettina von Arnim / Author / Germany 04 January Jacob Grimm / Philologist / Germany 05 March Carlo Odescalchi / Cardinal / Italy 06 January Andreas Moustoxydis / Historian / Greece 06 July William Hooker / Academic / United Kingdom 06 March Karol Kurpiński / Composer / Poland 07 March Alessandro Manzoni / Author / Italy 10 February Claude-Louis Navier / Engineer / France 11 March John McLean / Politician / United States of America 12 February Pierre Louis Dulong / Chemist / France 14 July Mordecai Manuel Noah / Journalist / United States of America 15 October José Miguel Carrera / Politician / Chile 18 May John Wilson / Author / Scotland 18 November David Wilkie / Academic / Scotland 18 October Thomas Love Peacock / Poet / United Kingdom 19 April Alexandre Pierre François Boëly / Painist / France 20 October George Ormerod / Author / United Kingdom 22 March Adam Sedgwick / Scientist / United Kingdom 23 August Oliver Hazard Perry / Commander / United States of America 28 November Victor de Broglie / Politician / France
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