Year by year · 18th century

1785

1785 in world history: 4 events, 11 births, 10 deaths, 2 states founded and 2 that came to an end. 1,287 recorded states existed that year.

Events

  1. 7 January

    Blanchard and Jeffries fly a balloon across the English Channel

    The Frenchman Jean-Pierre Blanchard and the American John Jeffries crossed from Dover to the Forest of Guînes in a hydrogen balloon. They jettisoned almost everything, including clothes, to stay aloft.

  2. Battle

    Battle of Rạch Gầm–Xoài Mút

    The Battle of Rạch Gầm–Xoài Mút was fought on the Mekong in present-day Tiền Giang province, southern Vietnam, in January 1785.

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In the profiles

Born in 1785 11

Died in 1785 10

States founded 2

States that came to an end 2

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