Historical Events In 1786
Saturday, 12 July 2025
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 In the year 1786 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) on this day in history.
Feb 13 In the year 1786 abraham Baldwin selected president of University of Georgia
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 On this day in history 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 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) in the year 1786.
Mar 25 Giovanni B Amia, Italian astronomer/physicist/botanist in the year 1786.
Apr 04 John Franklin, British explorer (Arctic) in the year 1786.
Apr 07 On this day in history william Rufus DeVane King, (D) 13th VP (1853)
Apr 18 Franz Xaver Schnyder von Wartensee, composer in the year 1786.
Apr 20 John Goodricke, English deaf & dumb astronomer, dies at 21 on this day in history.
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 Ludwig Borne, writer in the year 1786.
May 08 In the year 1786 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 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 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 Vaclav Kalous, composer, dies at 71 in the year 1786.
Jul 25 Giacomo Cordella, composer on this day in history.
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