page_title: 1785
hierarchical_section_title: 1785
caption_attribution_description: English: Blanchard and Jeffries Crossing the English Channel in 1785
context_page_description: 1785 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 and Anno Domini 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.
context_section_description: 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.
caption: January 7: Jean-Pierre Blanchard and John Jeffries travel from Dover to Calais in a gas balloon
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