Famous Deaths In 1786

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

Jan 07 On this day in history death of jean-Étienne Guettard, French physician and scientist (b. 1715)

Jan 14 Meshech Weare, Governor of New Hampshire (b. 1713) died on this day in history.

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

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

Mar 23 Patience Wright, 1st US woman pro artist, dies (birth date unknown) on this day in history.

Apr 10 In the year 1786 death of john Byron, British naval officer (b. 1723)

Apr 20 In the year 1786 john Goodricke, English deaf & dumb astronomer, dies at 21

Apr 23 Alexander Cozens, English water colors painter, dies at about 68 in the year 1786.

May 05 On this day in history pedro III, King of Portugal, dies

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

May 21 In the year 1786 carl W Scheele, Swedish pharmacist/chemist, dies at 43

May 23 Móric Beňovský, Slovak officer and explorer, King of Madagascar (b. 1746) died in the year 1786.

Jun 19 On this day in history death of nathanael Greene, American Revolutionary general (b. 1742)

Jul 22 In the year 1786 vaclav Kalous, composer, dies at 71

Jul 29 In the year 1786 franz Asplmayr, composer, dies at 58

Aug 07 In the year 1786 friedrich Schwindl, composer, dies at 49

Aug 16 Henri-Jacques de Croes, Flemish composer/bandmaster, dies at 80 in the year 1786.

Aug 17 On this day in history frederik II, king of Prussia (1740-86)/composer, dies at 74

Sep 05 Jonas Hanway, English merchant, traveler, and philanthropist (b. 1712) died in the year 1786.

Oct 02 On this day in history august Keppel, 1st viscount/naval commander/politican, dies

Oct 06 On this day in history antonio Maria Gasparo Giaccino Sacchini, composer, dies at 56

Oct 17 Johann Ludwig Aberli, Swiss artist (b. 1723) died on this day in history.

Oct 19 Pietro Alessandro Pavona, composer, dies at 58 in the year 1786.

Dec 26 Gasparo Gozzi, Italian critic and dramatist (b. 1713) died in the year 1786.

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

Jan 07 John Catron, Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court (d. 1865) was born in the year 1786.

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

Jan 12 Sir Robert Inglis, Bt, English politician (d. 1855) was born on this day in history.

Jan 23 On this day in history birth of auguste de Montferrand, French architect (d. 1858)

Jan 26 Benjamin Robert Haydon, Plymouth, painter (Waiting for The Times) was born in the year 1786.

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

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