Historical Events In 1786
May 01 Wolfgang Mozart premieres his opera, The Marriage of Figaro, in Vienna
May 01 Mozart's opera "Marriage of Figaro" premieres in Wien (Vienna)
Jan 06 In Saint John, New Brunswick the first sitting of the New Brunswick legislature takes place at Saint John.
Jan 06 In Saint John, New Brunswick the first sitting of the New Brunswick legislature takes place at Saint John.
Feb 13 Abraham Baldwin selected president of University of Georgia
Feb 24 Charles Cornwallis appointed Governor-General of India
Feb 24 The birth of Wilhelm Grimm, Author of fairy tales
Sep 11 Annapolis Convention to determine interstate commerce
Jun 08 First commercially-made ice cream sold (NY)
Aug 09 First ascent of Mt Blanc
Aug 08 Mt Blanc, the tallest mountain in Europe, climbed for the first time
Aug 17 The birth of Davy Crockett, US frontiersman killed at the Alamo
Aug 29 Shay's Rebellion in Springfield, Mass
Jul 29 The first newspaper published west of Alleghenies, Pitts Gazette

