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 in the year 1786.  

Jan 08   Nicholas Biddle, made 2nd bank of US 1st effective central bank on this day in history.  

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 on this day in history.  

Feb 24   On this day in history charles Cornwallis appointed Governor-General of India  

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) on this day in history.  

Feb 28   D Francois J Arago, French astronomer/physicist/politician in the year 1786.  

Mar 07   Frantisek Benda, composer, dies at 76 on this day in history.  

Mar 11   Jacobus Bellamy, [Zelandus], Dutch/Swiss poet, dies at 28 in the year 1786.  

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

Mar 25   In the year 1786 giovanni B Amia, Italian astronomer/physicist/botanist  

Apr 04   John Franklin, British explorer (Arctic) on this day in history.  

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

Apr 18   Franz Xaver Schnyder von Wartensee, composer on this day in history.  

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   In the year 1786 mozart's opera "Marriage of Figaro" premieres in Wien (Vienna)  

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   On this day in history ludwig Borne, writer  

May 08   On this day in history thomas Hancock, founded British rubber industry  

May 19   On this day in history john Stanley, composer, dies at 74  

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

Jun 08   On this day in history commercially made ice cream 1st advertised (Mr Hall, NYC)  

Jun 08   First commercially-made ice cream sold (NY) on this day in history.  

Jun 10   On this day in history 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 in the year 1786.  

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

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

Jul 25   On this day in history giacomo Cordella, composer  

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

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

Jan 08   In the year 1786 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   In the year 1786 birth of auguste de Montferrand, French architect (d. 1858)  

Jan 26   On this day in history 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 on this day in history.  

Jan 04   In the year 1786 mozes Mendelssohn, Jewish/German philosopher (Haksalah), dies at 56  

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

Feb 28   John Gwynn, English architect and engineer (b. 1713) died in the year 1786.  

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

Mar 11   Jacobus Bellamy, [Zelandus], Dutch/Swiss poet, dies at 28 in the year 1786.  

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