Deaths on July 8

Torbern Bergman

Died on July 8, 1784

Torbern Bergman, Swedish chemist and mineralogist (b. 1735)

Torbern Olaf (Olof) Bergman (KVO) (20 March 1735 – 8 July 1784) was a Swedish chemist and mineralogist noted for his 1775 Dissertation on Elective Attractions, containing the largest chemical affinity tables ever published. Bergman was the first chemist to use the A, B, C, etc., system of notation for chemical species.

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Events on 1784

14 Jan

Ratification Day (United States)
American Revolutionary War: Ratification Day, United States - Congress ratifies the Treaty of Paris with Great Britain.
23 Aug

State of Franklin
Western North Carolina (now eastern Tennessee) declares itself an independent state under the name of Franklin; it is not accepted into the United States, and only lasts for four years.
22 Oct

Kodiak Island
Russia founds a colony on Kodiak Island, Alaska.

Deaths on July 8

Torbern Bergman

Died on July 8, 1784

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