Historical Events In 1786

Jan 03   On this day in history 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 on this day in history.  

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   On this day in history abraham Baldwin selected president of University of Georgia  

Feb 20   In the year 1786 johann Wolfgang Kleinknecht, composer, dies at 70  

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

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

Feb 24   In the year 1786 wilhelm Karl Grimm, Hanau Germany, story teller (Grimm's Fairy Tales)  

Feb 28   On this day in history d Francois J Arago, French astronomer/physicist/politician  

Mar 07   Frantisek Benda, composer, dies at 76 in the year 1786.  

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   On this day in history giovanni B Amia, Italian astronomer/physicist/botanist  

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

Apr 07   William Rufus DeVane King, (D) 13th VP (1853) in the year 1786.  

Apr 18   In the year 1786 franz Xaver Schnyder von Wartensee, composer  

Apr 20   On this day in history john Goodricke, English deaf & dumb astronomer, dies at 21  

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   On this day in history wolfgang Mozart premieres his opera, The Marriage of Figaro, in Vienna  

May 05   In the year 1786 pedro III, King of Portugal, dies  

May 06   On this day in history ludwig Borne, writer  

May 08   In the year 1786 thomas Hancock, founded British rubber industry  

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

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

Jun 08   Commercially made ice cream 1st advertised (Mr Hall, NYC) on this day in history.  

Jun 08   On this day in history first commercially-made ice cream sold (NY)  

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

Jul 22   On this day in history vaclav Kalous, composer, dies at 71  

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

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Jan 03   Johann Christian Friedrich Schneider, composer was born on this day in history.  

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

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

Jan 12   In the year 1786 birth of sir Robert Inglis, Bt, English politician (d. 1855)  

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 on this day in history.  

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 in the year 1786.  

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

Jan 07   Jean-Étienne Guettard, French physician and scientist (b. 1715) died in the year 1786.  

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   In the year 1786 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) in the year 1786.