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France in 1785

Historical records for France in 1785, rendered directly from the World History Database and ordered by month, day and event.

10Records
9Events
7Named people
4Places
7Categories

Historical records

January

7 January 17851st Channel CrossingFrancois Blanchard

English Channel, The · Exploration / Exploration and Discovery

Completes the first Channel crossing in a hot air balloon

7 January 17851st Hot Air BalloonJean-Pierre Blanchard

Calais · Science / Technology

1st to pilot a hot-air balloon across the Channel from Dover to Calais

February

24 February 1785Death of Charles BonaparteCharles Bonaparte

House / House of Bonaparte

Death of Charles Bonaparte, father of Napoleon I

September

1 September 1785LieutenantNapoleon I

Valence · Warfare / Military

Appointed Lieutenant en second of a Battalion in an artillery regiment

November

5 November 1785LieutenantNapoleon I

Valence · Warfare / Military

Joins his regiment in Valence. Joins his regiment at Valence

10 November 1785Alliance Agreement at ParisLouis XVI

Paris · Government / Government of France

An alliance is agreed between France & Holland

10 November 1785Alliance is agreed between France and HollandLouis XVI

Paris · Government / Government of France

An alliance is agreed between France & Holland

Other Events

1785Church PropertiesCharles Maurice de Talleyrand-Perigord Benevente

Religion / Roman Catholic Church

Instrumental in drafting a general inventory of church properties in France

1785Coulomb LawCharles-Augustin de Coulomb

Paris · Science / Physics

Uses a torsion balance to measure forces between electric charges.

1785Electrostatic Force MeasurementCharles-Augustin de Coulomb

Paris · Science / Physics

Establishes the inverse-square law governing electrostatic attraction and repulsion.

Names involved

Charles BonaparteCharles Maurice de Talleyrand-Perigord BeneventeCharles-Augustin de CoulombFrancois BlanchardJean-Pierre BlanchardLouis XVINapoleon I

Places involved

CalaisEnglish Channel, TheParisValence

Provenance

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