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June 4, 1785Died on Sunday June 5, 1785
- Maria Anna Caracciolo Prinses van Venafro (39)
- Joannes Wilhelmus Leclerck (59), Leigné-les-Bois, Vienne, France
- Arij Burger (2), Stolwijk
- Marij Cornelis de Jong (90), Terschelling
- Maria Josepha Therese van Königsegg-Rothenfels-Erps (60), Wenen
- Marij Cornelis de Jong* (90), Terschelling (Frl.)
- Anna Maria Eckermans, Sittard
- Judocus Jan HERTOGHE (67), Sinaai,9112,Oost-Vlaanderen,Vlaanderen,BELGIË
- Jan Hendrik ter Mors, Groenlo, Gelderland, Nederland
- Maria Anna Caracciolo (39)
Born on June 5
- 1757 » Pierre Jean George Cabanis, French physiologist and philosopher († 1808)
- 1760 » Johan Gadolin, Finnish chemist, physicist, and mineralogist († 1852)
- 1771 » Ernest Augustus, King of Hanover († 1851)
- 1781 » Christian Lobeck, German scholar and academic († 1860)
- 1801 » William Scamp, English architect and engineer († 1872)
- 1819 » John Couch Adams, English mathematician and astronomer († 1892)
- 1830 » Carmine Crocco, Italian soldier († 1905)
- 1850 » Pat Garrett, American sheriff († 1908)
- 1862 » Allvar Gullstrand, Swedish ophthalmologist and optician, Nobel Prize laureate († 1930)
- 1868 » James Connolly, Scottish-born Irish rebel leader († 1916)
Died on June 5
- 1716 » Roger Cotes, English mathematician and academic (b. 1682)
- 1722 » Johann Kuhnau, German organist and composer (b. 1660)
- 1738 » Isaac de Beausobre, French pastor and theologian (b. 1659)
- 1740 » Henry Grey, 1st Duke of Kent, English politician and courtier (b. 1671)
- 1791 » Frederick Haldimand, Swiss-Canadian general and politician, 22nd Governor of Quebec (b. 1718)
- 1816 » Giovanni Paisiello, Italian composer and educator (b. 1741)
- 1825 » Odysseas Androutsos, Greek soldier (b. 1788)
- 1826 » Carl Maria von Weber, German pianist, composer, and conductor (b. 1786)
- 1866 » John McDouall Stuart, Scottish explorer and surveyor (b. 1815)
- 1899 » Antonio Luna, Filipino general (b. 1866)
Names that were popular for boys in 1785
- Jan
- Johannes
- Hendrik
- Pieter
- Cornelis
- Joannes
- Willem
- Jacob
- Gerrit
- Petrus
- Jacobus
- Jans
- Joseph
- Dirk
- Klaas
- Jean
Names that were popular for girls in 1785
- Maria
- Anna
- Johanna
- Catharina
- Elisabeth
- Cornelia
- Marie
- Jans
- Joanna
- Trijntje
- Grietje
- Antje
- Adriana
- Neeltje
- Aaltje
- Elizabeth
Source: Wikipedia Historical events 1785
- Erfstadhouder Prins Willem V (Willem Batavus) (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1751 till 1795 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Republiek der Zeven Verenigde Nederlanden)
- January 7 » Frenchman Jean-Pierre Blanchard and American John Jeffries travel from Dover, England, to Calais, France, in a gas balloon.
- January 20 » Invading Siamese forces attempt to exploit the political chaos in Vietnam, but are ambushed and annihilated at the Mekong river by the Tây Sơn in the Battle of Rạch Gầm-Xoài Mút.
- January 27 » The University of Georgia is founded, the first public university in the United States.
- November 28 » The first Treaty of Hopewell is signed, by which the United States acknowledges Cherokee lands in what is now East Tennessee.
The weather on Sunday June 5, 1785
The temperature on June 5, 1785 was about 15.0 °C. There was 110 mm of rainWind direction mainly south east. Weather type: betrokken regen.
Source: KNMI
Source: KNMI