Historical Events In 1786

Jan 03   Johann Christian Friedrich Schneider, composer on this day in history.   

Jan 04   Mozes Mendelssohn, Jewish/German philosopher (Haksalah), dies at 56 in the year 1786.   

Jan 06   In Saint John, New Brunswick the first sitting of the New Brunswick legislature takes place at Saint John in the year 1786.   

Jan 08   Nicholas Biddle, made 2nd bank of US 1st effective central bank in the year 1786.   

Jan 26   Benjamin Robert Haydon, Plymouth, painter (Waiting for The Times) on this day in history.   

Feb 13   Abraham Baldwin selected president of University of Georgia in the year 1786.   

Feb 20   In the year 1786 johann Wolfgang Kleinknecht, composer, dies at 70   

Feb 24   Charles Cornwallis appointed Governor-General of India on this day in history.   

Feb 24   The birth of Wilhelm Grimm, Author of fairy tales in the year 1786.   

Feb 24   Wilhelm Karl Grimm, Hanau Germany, story teller (Grimm's Fairy Tales) in the year 1786.   

Feb 28   In the year 1786 d Francois J Arago, French astronomer/physicist/politician   

Mar 07   Frantisek Benda, composer, dies at 76 on this day in history.   

Mar 11   In the year 1786 jacobus Bellamy, [Zelandus], Dutch/Swiss poet, dies at 28   

Mar 23   In the year 1786 patience Wright, 1st US woman pro artist, dies (birth date unknown)   

Mar 25   In the year 1786 giovanni B Amia, Italian astronomer/physicist/botanist   

Apr 04   John Franklin, British explorer (Arctic) on this day in history.   

Apr 07   On this day in history william Rufus DeVane King, (D) 13th VP (1853)   

Apr 18   On this day in history franz Xaver Schnyder von Wartensee, composer   

Apr 20   John Goodricke, English deaf & dumb astronomer, dies at 21 on this day in history.   

Apr 23   Alexander Cozens, English water colors painter, dies at about 68 on this day in history.   

May 01   Mozart's opera "Marriage of Figaro" premieres in Wien (Vienna) on this day in history.   

May 01   On this day in history wolfgang Mozart premieres his opera, The Marriage of Figaro, in Vienna   

May 05   Pedro III, King of Portugal, dies in the year 1786.   

May 06   In the year 1786 ludwig Borne, writer   

May 08   In the year 1786 thomas Hancock, founded British rubber industry   

May 19   In the year 1786 john Stanley, composer, dies at 74   

May 21   Carl W Scheele, Swedish pharmacist/chemist, dies at 43 in the year 1786.   

Jun 08   Commercially made ice cream 1st advertised (Mr Hall, NYC) on this day in history.   

Jun 08   On this day in history first commercially-made ice cream sold (NY)   

Jun 10   A landslide dam on the Dadu River created by an earthquake ten days earlier collapses, killing 100,000 in the Sichuan province of China in the year 1786.   

Jun 13   Winfield Scott, army general (Union)/presidential candidate on this day in history.   

Jun 29   Alexander Macdonell and over five hundred Roman Catholic highlanders leave Scotland to settle in Glengarry County, Ontario on this day in history.   

Jul 22   On this day in history vaclav Kalous, composer, dies at 71   

Jul 25   In the year 1786 giacomo Cordella, composer   

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Jan 03   Johann Christian Friedrich Schneider, composer was born on this day in history.   

Jan 07   On this day in history birth of john Catron, Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court (d. 1865)   

Jan 08   Nicholas Biddle, made 2nd bank of US 1st effective central bank was born on this day in history.   

Jan 12   Sir Robert Inglis, Bt, English politician (d. 1855) was born in the year 1786.   

Jan 23   Auguste de Montferrand, French architect (d. 1858) was born in the year 1786.   

Jan 26   On this day in history birth of benjamin Robert Haydon, Plymouth, painter (Waiting for The Times)   

Feb 02   Jacques Philippe Marie Binet, French mathematician (d. 1856) was born on this day in history.   

Feb 16   In the year 1786 birth of grand Duchess Maria Pavlovna of Russia (d. 1859)   

Jan 04   Mozes Mendelssohn, Jewish/German philosopher (Haksalah), dies at 56 in the year 1786.   

Jan 07   Jean-Étienne Guettard, French physician and scientist (b. 1715) died on this day in history.   

Jan 14   On this day in history death of meshech Weare, Governor of New Hampshire (b. 1713)   

Feb 20   Johann Wolfgang Kleinknecht, composer, dies at 70 on this day in history.   

Feb 28   On this day in history death of john Gwynn, English architect and engineer (b. 1713)   

Mar 07   In the year 1786 frantisek Benda, composer, dies at 76   

Mar 11   On this day in history jacobus Bellamy, [Zelandus], Dutch/Swiss poet, dies at 28   

Mar 23   In the year 1786 patience Wright, 1st US woman pro artist, dies (birth date unknown)