What Happened on March 7, 1785

Historical Events

Uniformitarianism

James Hutton, geologist, presents his full theory of uniformitarianism at a meeting of the Royal Society of Edinburgh

Famous Birthdays

  • Alessandro Manzoni, Italian poet and novelist (Betrothed), born in Milan, Duchy of Milan (d. 1873)

About March 7, 1785

Day of the Week: Monday
How Long Ago? 239 years, 1 month and 20 days
Leap Year: No

Star Sign: Pisces