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*[[Ignaz Assmayer]], composer |
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*[[William Parry]], Arctic explorer |
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Revision as of 01:03, 12 June 2002
Centuries: Year in Review 18th Century (17th century - 18th century - 19th century)
Decades: 1740s 1750s 1760s 1770s 1780s - 1790s - 1800s 1810s 1820s 1830s 1840s
Years: 1785 1786 1787 1788 1789 - 1790 - 1791 1792 1793 1794 1795
Events
- February 11 - Society of Friends petitions Congress for the abolition of slavery.
- The District of Columbia is created by an Act of Congress.
- Construction begins on the White House.
Births
- December 16 - Leopold I of Belgium
- Ignaz Assmayer, composer
- William Parry, Arctic explorer
Deaths
- July 17 - Adam Smith, Scottish economist