Historical Events In 1786

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

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

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

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   Charles Cornwallis appointed Governor-General of India in the year 1786.   

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

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 in the year 1786.   

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) on this day in history.   

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

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

Apr 20   In the year 1786 john Goodricke, English deaf & dumb astronomer, dies at 21   

Apr 23   Alexander Cozens, English water colors painter, dies at about 68 in the year 1786.   

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 on this day in history.   

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

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   On this day in history carl W Scheele, Swedish pharmacist/chemist, dies at 43   

Jun 08   Commercially made ice cream 1st advertised (Mr Hall, NYC) in the year 1786.   

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   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 in the year 1786.   

Jan 07   On this day in history birth of john Catron, Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court (d. 1865)   

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 on this day in history.   

Jan 23   On this day in history 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 in the year 1786.   

Jan 04   Mozes Mendelssohn, Jewish/German philosopher (Haksalah), dies at 56 in the year 1786.   

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

Feb 28   On this day in history 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   In the year 1786 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)