Famous Deaths Happened In 1786

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 In the year 1786 death of john Gwynn, English architect and engineer (b. 1713)  

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

May 19 On this day in history 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 On this day in history vaclav Kalous, composer, dies at 71  

Jul 29 On this day in history 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 on this day in history.  

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

Sep 05 Jonas Hanway, English merchant, traveler, and philanthropist (b. 1712) died on this day in history.  

Oct 02 In the year 1786 august Keppel, 1st viscount/naval commander/politican, dies  

Oct 06 In the year 1786 antonio Maria Gasparo Giaccino Sacchini, composer, dies at 56  

Oct 17 On this day in history death of johann Ludwig Aberli, Swiss artist (b. 1723)  

Oct 19 In the year 1786 pietro Alessandro Pavona, composer, dies at 58  

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

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 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 in the year 1786.  

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

Jan 26 In the year 1786 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 Grand Duchess Maria Pavlovna of Russia (d. 1859) was born in the year 1786.