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   On this day in history in Saint John, New Brunswick the first sitting of the New Brunswick legislature takes place at Saint John.   

Jan 08   In the year 1786 nicholas Biddle, made 2nd bank of US 1st effective central bank   

Jan 26   Benjamin Robert Haydon, Plymouth, painter (Waiting for The Times) in the year 1786.   

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   In the year 1786 the birth of Wilhelm Grimm, Author of fairy tales   

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

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   On this day in history 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.   

Mar 25   Giovanni B Amia, Italian astronomer/physicist/botanist on this day in history.   

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

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

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   Wolfgang Mozart premieres his opera, The Marriage of Figaro, in Vienna in the year 1786.   

May 05   On this day in history pedro III, King of Portugal, dies   

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

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 in the year 1786.   

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

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

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

Jul 22   Vaclav Kalous, composer, dies at 71 in the year 1786.   

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

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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 on this day in history.   

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

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   On this day in history birth of benjamin Robert Haydon, Plymouth, painter (Waiting for The Times)   

Feb 02   On this day in history birth of jacques Philippe Marie Binet, French mathematician (d. 1856)   

Feb 16   On this day in history birth of grand Duchess Maria Pavlovna of Russia (d. 1859)   

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

Jan 07   On this day in history 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   On this day in history johann Wolfgang Kleinknecht, composer, dies at 70   

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

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

Mar 11   On this day in history 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.