1685 Calendar
What Happened In Year 1685?
- February 6, 1685 – James II of England and VII of Scotland becomes King upon the death of his brother Charles II.
- February 20, 1685 – René-Robert Cavelier establishes Fort St. Louis at Matagorda Bay thus forming the basis for France’s claim to Texas.
- June 20, 1685 – Monmouth Rebellion: James Scott, 1st Duke of Monmouth declares himself King of England at Bridgwater.
- July 15, 1685 – Monmouth Rebellion: James Scott, 1st Duke of Monmouth is executed at Tower Hill, England after his defeat at the Battle of Sedgemoor on 6 July 1685.
Who Were Born In The Year 1685?
- January 7, 1685 – Jonas Alströmer, Swedish industrialist (d. 1761)
- January 9, 1685 – Tiberius Hemsterhuis, Dutch philologist (d. 1766)
- February 8, 1685 – Charles-Jean-François Hénault, French historian (d. 1770)
- February 10, 1685 – Aaron Hill, English writer (d. 1750)
- February 23, 1685 – George Frideric Handel, German/British Baroque composer (d. 1759)
- March 12, 1685 – George Berkeley, Irish theologian (d. 1753)
- March 18, 1685 – Ralph Ersine, Scottish minister (d. 1752)
- March 21, 1685 – Johann Sebastian Bach, German composer (d. 1750)
- June 30, 1685 – John Gay, British writer (d. 1732)
- July 3, 1685 – Sir Robert Rich, 4th Baronet, British cavalry officer (d. 1768)
- August 18, 1685 – Brook Taylor, English mathematician (d. 1731)
- October 1, 1685 – Charles VI, Holy Roman Emperor (d. 1740)
- October 26, 1685 – Domenico Scarlatti, Italian composer (d. 1757)
- November 17, 1685 – Pierre Gaultier, French-Canadian trader and explorer (d. 1749)
- December 6, 1685 – Marie-Adélaïde of Savoy, mother of Louis XV of France (d. 1712)
- December 17, 1685 – Thomas Tickell, English writer (d. 1740)
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