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

Feb 13   In the year 1786 abraham Baldwin selected president of University of Georgia   

Feb 20   On this day in history johann Wolfgang Kleinknecht, composer, dies at 70   

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

Feb 24   The birth of Wilhelm Grimm, Author of fairy tales in the year 1786.   

Feb 24   On this day in history wilhelm Karl Grimm, Hanau Germany, story teller (Grimm's Fairy Tales)   

Feb 28   D Francois J Arago, French astronomer/physicist/politician 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   On this day in history 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   In the year 1786 john Franklin, British explorer (Arctic)   

Apr 07   In the year 1786 william Rufus DeVane King, (D) 13th VP (1853)   

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

May 21   Carl W Scheele, Swedish pharmacist/chemist, dies at 43 in the year 1786.   

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

Jun 08   In the year 1786 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 in the year 1786.   

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   Vaclav Kalous, composer, dies at 71 on this day in history.   

Jul 25   Giacomo Cordella, composer in the year 1786.   

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

Jan 07   On this day in history 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   Sir Robert Inglis, Bt, English politician (d. 1855) was born on this day in history.   

Jan 23   Auguste de Montferrand, French architect (d. 1858) was born on this day in history.   

Jan 26   Benjamin Robert Haydon, Plymouth, painter (Waiting for The Times) was born on this day in history.   

Feb 02   Jacques Philippe Marie Binet, French mathematician (d. 1856) was born in the year 1786.   

Feb 16   Grand Duchess Maria Pavlovna of Russia (d. 1859) was born on this day in history.   

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

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

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

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

Feb 28   John Gwynn, English architect and engineer (b. 1713) died on this day in history.   

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