Historical Events In 1786

Jan 03   In the year 1786 johann Christian Friedrich Schneider, composer   

Jan 04   Mozes Mendelssohn, Jewish/German philosopher (Haksalah), dies at 56 on this day in history.   

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   On this day in history nicholas Biddle, made 2nd bank of US 1st effective central bank   

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   Johann Wolfgang Kleinknecht, composer, dies at 70 in the year 1786.   

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

Feb 24   On this day in history the birth of Wilhelm Grimm, Author of fairy tales   

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

Feb 28   D Francois J Arago, French astronomer/physicist/politician on this day in history.   

Mar 07   On this day in history 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)   

Mar 25   Giovanni B Amia, Italian astronomer/physicist/botanist in the year 1786.   

Apr 04   John Franklin, British explorer (Arctic) in the year 1786.   

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 in the year 1786.   

Apr 23   In the year 1786 alexander Cozens, English water colors painter, dies at about 68   

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

May 01   In the year 1786 wolfgang Mozart premieres his opera, The Marriage of Figaro, in Vienna   

May 05   Pedro III, King of Portugal, dies on this day in history.   

May 06   In the year 1786 ludwig Borne, writer   

May 08   Thomas Hancock, founded British rubber industry in the year 1786.   

May 19   John Stanley, composer, dies at 74 in the year 1786.   

May 21   On this day in history carl W Scheele, Swedish pharmacist/chemist, dies at 43   

Jun 08   On this day in history commercially made ice cream 1st advertised (Mr Hall, NYC)   

Jun 08   First commercially-made ice cream sold (NY) in the year 1786.   

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 on this day in history.   

Jun 13   On this day in history winfield Scott, army general (Union)/presidential candidate   

Jun 29   In the year 1786 alexander Macdonell and over five hundred Roman Catholic highlanders leave Scotland to settle in Glengarry County, Ontario.   

Jul 22   Vaclav Kalous, composer, dies at 71 on this day in history.   

Jul 25   Giacomo Cordella, composer in the year 1786.   

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Jan 03   On this day in history birth of johann Christian Friedrich Schneider, composer   

Jan 07   John Catron, Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court (d. 1865) was born on this day in history.   

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

Jan 12   On this day in history birth of sir Robert Inglis, Bt, English politician (d. 1855)   

Jan 23   Auguste de Montferrand, French architect (d. 1858) was born on this day in history.   

Jan 26   In the year 1786 birth of benjamin Robert Haydon, Plymouth, painter (Waiting for The Times)   

Feb 02   On this day in history birth of jacques Philippe Marie Binet, French mathematician (d. 1856)   

Feb 16   Grand Duchess Maria Pavlovna of Russia (d. 1859) was born on this day in history.   

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   In the year 1786 death of meshech Weare, Governor of New Hampshire (b. 1713)   

Feb 20   On this day in history johann Wolfgang Kleinknecht, composer, dies at 70   

Feb 28   John Gwynn, English architect and engineer (b. 1713) died in the year 1786.   

Mar 07   On this day in history frantisek Benda, composer, dies at 76   

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)