Historical Events In 1786

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

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

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   In the year 1786 benjamin Robert Haydon, Plymouth, painter (Waiting for The Times)  

Feb 13   Abraham Baldwin selected president of University of Georgia in the year 1786.  

Feb 20   Johann Wolfgang Kleinknecht, composer, dies at 70 in the year 1786.  

Feb 24   In the year 1786 charles Cornwallis appointed Governor-General of India  

Feb 24   On this day in history the birth of Wilhelm Grimm, Author of fairy tales  

Feb 24   Wilhelm Karl Grimm, Hanau Germany, story teller (Grimm's Fairy Tales) on this day in history.  

Feb 28   In the year 1786 d Francois J Arago, French astronomer/physicist/politician  

Mar 07   On this day in history frantisek Benda, composer, dies at 76  

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

Mar 23   On this day in history 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   In the year 1786 john Franklin, British explorer (Arctic)  

Apr 07   On this day in history william Rufus DeVane King, (D) 13th VP (1853)  

Apr 18   On this day in history franz Xaver Schnyder von Wartensee, composer  

Apr 20   John Goodricke, English deaf & dumb astronomer, dies at 21 in the year 1786.  

Apr 23   In the year 1786 alexander Cozens, English water colors painter, dies at about 68  

May 01   On this day in history mozart's opera "Marriage of Figaro" premieres in Wien (Vienna)  

May 01   On this day in history wolfgang Mozart premieres his opera, The Marriage of Figaro, in Vienna  

May 05   Pedro III, King of Portugal, dies on this day in history.  

May 06   Ludwig Borne, writer on this day in history.  

May 08   Thomas Hancock, founded British rubber industry in the year 1786.  

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

May 21   Carl W Scheele, Swedish pharmacist/chemist, dies at 43 on this day in history.  

Jun 08   In the year 1786 commercially made ice cream 1st advertised (Mr Hall, NYC)  

Jun 08   First commercially-made ice cream sold (NY) in the year 1786.  

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   Winfield Scott, army general (Union)/presidential candidate on this day in history.  

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 in the year 1786.  

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

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

Jan 23   In the year 1786 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 in the year 1786.  

Jan 07   In the year 1786 death of jean-Étienne Guettard, French physician and scientist (b. 1715)  

Jan 14   In the year 1786 death of meshech Weare, Governor of New Hampshire (b. 1713)  

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

Feb 28   In the year 1786 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   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) on this day in history.