What happened in 1785?
82 recorded events in 1785, including 47 in people, 11 in architecture & engineering and 7 in religion & belief systems.
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Wars & Conflicts 4
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Northwest Indian War
1785-1795 war between a confederation of Native Americans and the United States
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Battle of Rạch Gầm-Xoài Mút
1785 battle
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Battle of the Sunja
1785 battle
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American-Algerian War
1785-1795 conflict between Algiers and America
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Politics & Government 2
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Treaty of Fontainebleau
Treaty between the Dutch Republic and the Holy Roman Empire regarding the Scheldt Estuary
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Treaty of Hopewell
Three treaties between the U.S. and Native Americans signed at the South Carolina plantation
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People 47
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Gabriel IV of Constantinople died
Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople in 1780–1785
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Theodosius II died
Patriarch of Constantinople
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Hayyim Abraham Israel died
Yiśraʼel, Ḥayim Avraham, -1785
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Jean-François Pilatre de Rozier died
French balloonist
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Joseph Tiefenthaler died
Austrian missionary
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José Joaquín Moraga died
Explorer, Californio
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William Wade Ellis died
British explorer, naturalist, and artist
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Johan Gottschalk Wallerius died
Swedish chemist and mineralogist
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János Sajnovics died
Hungarian linguist, anthropologist, astronomer and mathematician
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Matthew Stewart died
Scottish mathematician (1717-1785)
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Pierre Le Roy died
French clockmaker
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Mario Gioffredo died
Italian architect
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Ferdinando Morozzi died
Italian engineer (1723-1785)
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Bernardo de Miera y Pacheco died
Spanish cartographer
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Henry William Stiegel died
American ironmaster (1729-1785)
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Joseph Brown died
American industrialist and astronomer
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Gaspard Le Compasseur de Créqui-Montfort marquis de Courtivron died
French nobleman, knight and scientist
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John Donelson died
American explorer and adventurer
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Richard Henderson died
American jurist (1734-1785)
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Pavle Julinac died
Writer and military officer
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Basilio Villarino died
Spanish captain and explorer
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José Velásquez died
Spanish explorer
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Gottfried August Homilius died
German composer, cantor and organist
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Kitty Clive died
British actress (1711-1785)
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Xavier María de Munibe e Idiáquez died
Basque writer (1729-1785)
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Karl Siegmund von Seckendorff died
German noble and composer (1744-1785)
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Lars Lalin died
Swedish actor
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John Henderson died
English actor, born 1747
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Alessandro Manzoni born
Born in Milan. Italian writer and poet (1785–1873).
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Jacob Grimm born
Born in Hanau. German philologist, linguist, jurist and mythologist (1785–1863).
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John James Audubon born
Born in Les Cayes. French-American ornithologist, naturalist, and painter (1785–1851).
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Thomas De Quincey born
Born in Manchester. British author (1785-1859).
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Bettina von Arnim born
Born in Frankfurt. German writer and novelist (1785-1859).
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Thomas Love Peacock born
Born in Weymouth. English novelist, poet, and official of the East India Company (1785–1866).
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Lady Caroline Lamb born
Born in Dorset. English writer (1785-1828).
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Agustín Gamarra born
Born in Cusco. President of Peru (1785-1841).
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Prince Ferdinand of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha born
Born in Coburg. German prince (1785-1851).
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Hans Karl von Diebitsch born
Born in Wielka Lipa. Russian general (1785-1831).
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Jose Miguel Carrera born
Born in Santiago. Chilean general (1785-1821).
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Hermann, Fürst von Pückler-Muskau born
Born in Schloss Muskau. German nobleman, landscape artist and travel writer (1785-1871).
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Henry Hardinge, 1st Viscount Hardinge born
Born in Wrotham. British politician (1785-1856).
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Etienne Constantin de Gerlache born
Born in Château of Biourge. Belgian noble, lawyer and politician (1785-1871).
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Friedrich Wilhelm, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg born
Born in Lipowina. Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Beck, then Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg (1785-1831).
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Francisco Antonio Pinto born
Born in Santiago. Chilean politician and President (1785-1858).
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Friedrich Christoph Dahlmann born
Born in Wismar. German historian and statesman (1785-1860).
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Arvid August Afzelius born
Born in Fjällåkra. Swedish clergyman, poet, historian, mythologist and botanist (1785 – 1871).
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Oliver Hazard Perry born
Born in South Kingstown. United States Naval Officer (1785-1819).
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Science & Technology 1
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University of Georgia
Public university located in Athens, Georgia, United States
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Religion & Belief Systems 7
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Basilica della Madonna del Ponte
Church in Lanciano (CH), Italy
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Holy Father Nikolai Church
Church in Karlovac, Croatia
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Synagogue d'Avignon
Synagogue located in Vaucluse, in France
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Bang Luang Mosque
Mosque in Bangkok, Thailand
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Kudi Charoenphat
Mosque in Bangkok, Thailand
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Church of Intercession of the Theotokos in Uryupinsk
Cathedral in Uryupinsk, Russia
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St. Quirinus
Filial church in Germany
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Economy & Trade 4
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HSBC Trinkaus & Burkhardt
Company
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H & G Simonds Ltd
Former brewing company in Southern England
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James Shears and Sons
Firm of London coppersmiths
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Russel Metals
Canadian metals company
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Social Movements & Revolutions 1
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Sheikh Mansur rebellion
Eighteenth-century war
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Architecture & Engineering 11
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Deutscher Dom
Church building in Mitte, Germany
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Văratec Monastery
Heritage site in Neamț County, Romania
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Skrautvål church
Church building in Nord-Aurdal Municipality, Norway
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Crkva svetog arhangela Gavrila u Batajnici
Church building in Belgrade, Serbia
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Chiesa dei Minoriti (Catania)
Church building in Catania, Italy
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Chollerford Bridge
Grade II listed bridge in Humshaugh, Northumberland, England, UK
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Utsira Church
Church building in Utsira, Rogaland, Norway
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Notre-Dame de Guebwiller
Church located in Guebwiller, Haut-Rhin, France
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Pella Palace
Residence of Catherine the Great near St. Petersburg
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Santa Maria Maggiore
Church building in Vasto, Italy
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Saints Constantine and Helena Church, Bucharest
Heritage site in Bucharest, Romania
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Empires & Countries 5
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Khanate of Bukhara dissolved
Khanate of Bukhara ceased to exist, having been centered at Bukhara.
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Emirate of Bukhara founded
Emirate of Bukhara was founded, with its capital at Bukhara.
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Kingdom of Mrauk U dissolved
Kingdom of Mrauk U ceased to exist, having been centered at Mrauk U.
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Chhatarpur State founded
Chhatarpur State was founded, with its capital at Chhatarpur.
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British Bencoolen founded
British Bencoolen was founded.
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