Historical Events In 1786

Jan 03   Johann Christian Friedrich Schneider, composer in the year 1786.  

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

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

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 on this day in history.  

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

Feb 24   Charles Cornwallis appointed Governor-General of India in the year 1786.  

Feb 24   The birth of Wilhelm Grimm, Author of fairy tales on this day in history.  

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

Mar 11   Jacobus Bellamy, [Zelandus], Dutch/Swiss poet, dies at 28 on this day in history.  

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 on this day in history.  

Apr 04   On this day in history john Franklin, British explorer (Arctic)  

Apr 07   William Rufus DeVane King, (D) 13th VP (1853) on this day in history.  

Apr 18   Franz Xaver Schnyder von Wartensee, composer in the year 1786.  

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

Apr 23   On this day in history 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 in the year 1786.  

May 06   In the year 1786 ludwig Borne, writer  

May 08   Thomas Hancock, founded British rubber industry on this day in history.  

May 19   John Stanley, composer, dies at 74 on this day in history.  

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

Jun 08   Commercially made ice cream 1st advertised (Mr Hall, NYC) in the year 1786.  

Jun 08   In the year 1786 first commercially-made ice cream sold (NY)  

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

Jun 13   In the year 1786 winfield Scott, army general (Union)/presidential candidate  

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

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

Jul 25   Giacomo Cordella, composer on this day in history.  

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

Jan 07   In the year 1786 birth of john Catron, Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court (d. 1865)  

Jan 08   On this day in history birth of nicholas Biddle, made 2nd bank of US 1st effective central bank  

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   In the year 1786 birth of jacques Philippe Marie Binet, French mathematician (d. 1856)  

Feb 16   Grand Duchess Maria Pavlovna of Russia (d. 1859) was born in the year 1786.  

Jan 04   On this day in history mozes Mendelssohn, Jewish/German philosopher (Haksalah), dies at 56  

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

Jan 14   Meshech Weare, Governor of New Hampshire (b. 1713) died in the year 1786.  

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 on this day in history.  

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

Mar 11   Jacobus Bellamy, [Zelandus], Dutch/Swiss poet, dies at 28 on this day in history.  

Mar 23   Patience Wright, 1st US woman pro artist, dies (birth date unknown) in the year 1786.