1785 in France

none June 2022 1785 Events from the year 1785 in France. Incumbents Monarch: Louis XVIBBC - History - King Louis XVI https://www.bbc.co.uk/history/historic_figures/louis_xvi.shtml www.bbc.co.uk 24 June 2022 Events thumbnail|A depiction of Blanchard's channel crossing January 7 January - French balloonist Jean-Pierre Blanchard crosses the English Channel in a balloon July 16 July - The Piper-Heidsieck Champagne house is founded by Florens-Louis Heidsieck in Reims, France. August 15 August - Cardinal de Rohan is arrested in Paris; the Necklace Affair comes into the open. Date unknown Cabinet des Modes, the first fashion magazine, is published in France. Births 10 February - Claude-Louis Navier 27 March - Louis XVII 3 April - François-Jean-Hyacinthe Feutrier 21 April - Charles Joseph, comte de Flahaut 5 May - Charles Xavier Thomas 12 July - Joseph Pelet de la Lozère 30 September - Ange Hyacinthe Maxence, baron de Damas 5 October - Joseph Bernelle 10 October - Florestan I, Prince of Monaco 13 October - Jean-Charles Persil 28 November Federico de Brandsen Victor de Broglie 22 December - Achille Libéral Treilhard 26 December - Laurent Clerc Marie Durand, saint (d. 1864) Deaths 7 January - Marquis de Bussy-Castelnau 4 February - Donat Nonnotte 8 May - Étienne François, duc de Choiseul 15 June Jean-François Pilâtre de Rozier, during failed cross channel balloon flight 20 August - Jean-Baptiste Pigalle 15 November - César Gabriel de Choiseul 18 November - Louis Philippe I, Duke of Orléans See also France History Lists References 1785 Category:1780s in France France