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What Happened in 1785 — Events, Births & Deaths
1785 brings together 3 events, 0 birthdays and 0 deaths recorded across history.
January 3
- 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 state-chartered public university in the United States.