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1785

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Instance of: common year starting and ending on Saturday
Part of: Gregorian calendar
Followed by: 1786
Follows: 1784

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point in time: 1785-01-01
has list: list of state leaders in 1785
category for births in this time period: Category:1785 births
category for deaths in this time period: Category:1785 deaths
topic's main category: Category:1785
Commons category: 1785

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January 7: Jean-Pierre Blanchard and John Jeffries become first aeronauts to fly across the English Channel.

1785 (MDCCLXXXV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar and a common year starting on Wednesday of the Julian calendar, the 1785th year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations, the 785th year of the 2nd millennium, the 85th year of the 18th century, and the 6th year of the 1780s decade. As of the start of 1785, the Gregorian calendar was 11 days ahead of the Julian calendar, which remained in localized use until 1923.

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