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What Happened In August 1785 In History

Famous Birthdays on August in 1785

  • 15th » Thomas De Quincey, English journalist and author (d. 1859)
  • 23rd » Oliver Hazard Perry, American commander (d. 1819)

Famous Deaths for August 1785

  • 17th » Jonathan Trumbull, American politician, 16th Governor of Connecticut (b. 1710)
  • 20th » Jean-Baptiste Pigalle, French sculptor (b. 1714)
  • 26th » George Germain, 1st Viscount Sackville, English soldier and politician, 3rd Secretary of State for the Colonies (b. 1716)

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