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1785 - Definition and Overview |
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Events
Births
- January 4 - Friedrich Wilhelm, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg, founder of the line known as Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg.
- January 4 - Jakob Grimm, German philologist, one half of the Brothers Grimm (+ 1863)
- March 27 - Louis XVII of France, later declared one of the Monarchs of France though he actually never ruled
- April 4 - Bettina von Arnim, lyricist (+ 1859)
- April 26 - John James Audubon, naturalist, illustrator (+ 1851)
- May 18 - John Wilson, Scottish writer (+ 1854)
- August 15 - Thomas de Quincey - English essayist
- August 23 - Oliver Hazard Perry, American naval officer.
Deaths
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