1785 in History – What happened in year 1785

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