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Year 1786 (MDCCLXXXVI) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Thursday of the 11-day slower Julian calendar). The pages listed below contain information about trends and events in particular centuries and millennia. As a means of recording the passage of Time, the 17th Century was that Century which lasted from 1601 - 1700 in the Gregorian calendar The 18th century lasted from 1701 to 1800 in the Gregorian calendar, in accordance with the Anno Domini / Common Era numbering system The 19th century of the Common Era began on January 1, 1801 and ended on December 31, 1900, according to the Gregorian calendar See also List of centuries, History This is a list of Decades in history including links to corresponding articles with more information about them Events and Trends Scientific Navigation is developed The Seven Years' War ( 1756 - 1763) fought between two rival alliances Events and Trends King George III ascends the British throne in 1760. Events and trends For more events see 18th century United States Declaration of Independence ratified by the Continental Congress Events and trends 1783 First manned Hot air balloon invented in France. Events and trends French Revolution ( 1789 - 1799) It is considered to have effectively ended on November 9, 1799 when Events and Trends End of the Napoleonic Wars in Europe (1803 - 1815 This page indexes the individual Years pages Twenty-first century Year 1783 ( MDCCLXXXIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or Year 1784 ( MDCCLXXXIV) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year Year 1785 ( MDCCLXXXV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1787 ( MDCCLXXXVII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1788 ( MDCCLXXXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap Year 1789 ( MDCCLXXXIX) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common The year 1786 in architecture involved some significant events Events Works Births James Frothingham - American painter (d 1864) Events January 19 - Franziska Stading plays the female lead in Gustav Vasa at the Royal Swedish Opera Events Works published Robert Burns, Poems Chiefly in the Scottish Dialect Philp Morin Freneau, Poems See also 1785 in music, other events of 1786, 1787 in music, List of years in music. The year 1786 in Science and Technology involved some significant events See also 1785 in Canada, other events of 1786, 1787 in Canada and the List of 'years in Canada'. Incumbents Monarch - George III of the United Kingdom Prime Minister - William Pitt the Younger, Tory 1785 state leaders - Events of 1786 - 1787 state leaders - State leaders by year ----- Africa Ashanti Confederacy Great Britain India - Charles Cornwallis 1st Marquess Cornwallis. Roman numerals are a Numeral system originating in ancient Rome, adapted from Etruscan numerals. This is the calendar for any Common year starting on Sunday ( Dominical letter A) or for any year in which “ Doomsday ” is Tuesday The Gregorian calendar is the most widely used Calendar in the world today This is the Calendar for any Common year starting on Thursday ( Dominical letter D) The Julian calendar, a reform of the Roman calendar, was introduced by Julius Caesar in 46 BC and came into force in 45 BC (709 Ab urbe condita

Contents 1 Events of 1786 1.1 January - June 1.2 July - December 1.3 Undated 2 Births 3 Deaths

Events of 1786

January - June

• January 3 - Treaty of Hopewell signed between United States of America and the Choctaw Nation
• January 10 - Treaty of Hopewell signed between United States of America and the Chickasaw Nation
• May 1 - The Mozart opera "The Marriage of Figaro" is premiered in Vienna. Events 1431 - Joan of Arc is handed over to the Bishop Pierre Cauchon. See also Cherokee See also Chickasaw See also Choctaw The Treaty of Hopewell may refer to one of three different treaties The United States of America —commonly referred to as the See also Choctaw The Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma is a semi- autonomous Native American homeland that maintains a special relationship with Events 49 BC - Julius Caesar crosses the Rubicon, signaling the start of civil war. See also Cherokee See also Chickasaw See also Choctaw The Treaty of Hopewell may refer to one of three different treaties The United States of America —commonly referred to as the See also Chickasaw The Chickasaw Nation is a Native American nation that was part one of the Five Civilized Tribes in the United States Events 305 - Diocletian and Maximian retire from the office of Roman Emperor. Le nozze di Figaro ossia la folle giornata (Trans The Marriage of Figaro or the Day of Madness) K Vienna ( in Wien; see also other names) is the Capital of Austria, and is also one of the nine States of Austria.
• May 21 - Trial of the Necklace affair ends in Paris. Events 878 - Syracuse Italy is captured by the Muslim sultan of Sicily. The Affair of the Diamond Necklace was a mysterious incident in the 1780s at the court of Louis XVI of France involving his wife Queen Marie Antoinette Paris (ˈpærɨs in English; in French) is the Capital of France and the country's largest city
• June 10 - An earthquake-caused landslide dam on the Dadu River gives way, killing 100,000 in the Sichuan province of China

July - December

• August - James Rumsey tests his first steam boat in the Potomac river at Shepherdstown Virginia (now West Virginia). Events 1190 - Third Crusade: Frederick I Barbarossa drowns in the Sally River while leading an army to Jerusalem A landslide dam, debris dam, barrier lake or quake lake if it is caused by Earthquake, is a natural Damming of a River by The Dadu River (大渡河 a tributary of the Yangtze, also known as the Tatu River, is located in the Sichuan province of China. ( Postal map spelling: Szechwan and Szechuan) is a province in western China with its capital in Chengdu. China ( Wade-Giles ( Mandarin) Chung¹kuo² is a cultural region, an ancient Civilization, and depending on perspective a National James Rumsey (1743-1792 was an American mechanical engineer chiefly known for exhibiting a boat propelled by machinery in 1787 on the Potomac River at Shepherdstown The Potomac River flows into the Chesapeake Bay, located along the mid- Atlantic coast of the United States. Shepherdstown is the name of some places in the United States of America: Shepherdstown Ohio Shepherdstown Pennsylvania West Virginia ( is a state in the Appalachian Upland South, and Mid-Atlantic regions of the United States, bordered by
• August 1 - Caroline Herschel discovered a comet - the first comet discovered by a woman. Events 30 BC - Octavian (later known as Augustus enters Alexandria, Egypt, bringing it under the control of the Roman Caroline Lucretia Herschel ( 1750-03-16, Hanover &ndash 1848-01-09) was a German -born English Astronomer, the sister A comet is a small Solar System body that orbits the Sun and when close enough to the Sun exhibits a visible coma (atmosphere or a tail —
• August 8 - Mont Blanc was climbed for the first time by Dr. Events 1220 - Sweden is defeated by Estonian tribes in the Battle of Lihula. Mont Blanc Massif The Mont Blanc ( French for white mountain) or Monte Bianco ( Italian 'White Mountain' also Michael-Gabriel Paccard and Jacques Balmat. Jacques Balmat, called le Mont Blanc (1762 - 1834 was an Italian mountain guide

• August 11 - Captain Francis Light, known as the founder of Penang, landed in Penang and renamed it "Prince of Wales Island" in honour of the heir to the British throne. Events 2492 BC - Traditional date of the defeat of Bel by Hayk, progenitor and founder of the Armenian nation Captain Francis Light (1740 – 25 October 1794) was the founder of the British colony of Penang (in modern-day Malaysia) and its Penang (pəˈnæŋ Malay: Pulau Pinang) is a state in Malaysia, located on the northwest coast of Peninsular Malaysia Penang (pəˈnæŋ Malay: Pulau Pinang) is a state in Malaysia, located on the northwest coast of Peninsular Malaysia
• August 29 - Shays Rebellion begins. Events 708 - Copper coins are minted in Japan for the first time (Traditional Japanese date: August 10, 708) Shays' Rebellion was an armed uprising in Central and Western Massachusetts from 1786 to 1787
• September-December - Goethe undertakes his 'Italian Journey' (published in 1817). ˈjoːhan ˈvɔlfgaŋ fɔn ˈgøːtə (in English generally ˈgɝːtə 28 August 1749 22 March 1832 was a German writer Year 1817 ( MDCCCXVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common
• September 2 - Hurricane in Barbados. Events 44 BC - Pharaoh Cleopatra VII of Egypt declares her son co-ruler as Ptolemy XV Caesarion. A tropical cyclone is a storm system characterized by a low pressure center and numerous Thunderstorms that produce strong winds and Flooding Barbados ( Portuguese word for bearded-ones, bɑrˈbeɪdoʊz -dɒs situated just east of the Caribbean Sea, is an independent Island nation
• November 7 - The oldest musical organization in the United States was founded as the Stoughton Musical Society. Events 1492 - The Ensisheim Meteorite the oldest Meteorite with a known date of impact strikes the Earth around noon in a Wheat The United States of America —commonly referred to as the Organized in 1786 this is currently America's oldest choral society
• November 30 - Peter Leopold Joseph of Habsburg-Lorraine, Grand Duke of Tuscany, promulgates a penal reform making his country the first state to abolish the death penalty. Events 1700 - Battle of Narva — A Swedish army of 8500 men under Charles XII defeats Leopold II (May 5 1747 March 1 1792 born Peter Leopold Joseph Anton Joachim Pius Gotthard, was Holy Roman Emperor from 1790 to 1792 and Grand Duke Tuscany (Toscana is a region in Italy. It has an area of 22990 km² and a population of about 3 November 30 is therefore commemorated by 300 cities around the world as Cities for Life Day. Events 1700 - Battle of Narva — A Swedish army of 8500 men under Charles XII defeats On the Cities for Life Day, November 30, 573 cities around the world celebrate the first abolition of the Death penalty by a European state decreed by
• December 4 - The Mission Santa Barbara was founded by Father Fermín Francisco de Lasuén, becoming the tenth mission in the California mission chain. "December 4th" redirects here For the song by Jay-Z, see December 4th (song. Mission Santa Barbara, also known as Santa Barbara Mission, is a Spanish Franciscan mission near present day Santa Barbara, California Father Padre Fermín Francisco de Lasuén de Arasqueta ( June 7 1736 &ndash June 26 1803) was a Spanish Missionary to The Spanish missions in California comprise a series of Religious outposts established by Spanish Catholics of the Franciscan Order between

Undated

• Robert Burns publishes Poems, Chiefly in the Scottish Dialect. Robert Burns (25 January 1759 – 21 July 1796 (also known as Rabbie Burns, Scotland's favourite son, the Ploughman Poet, the Bard of Ayrshire
• Francis Light acquires the island of Penang from the Sultan of Kedah on behalf of the British East India Company. Captain Francis Light (1740 – 25 October 1794) was the founder of the British colony of Penang (in modern-day Malaysia) and its Penang (pəˈnæŋ Malay: Pulau Pinang) is a state in Malaysia, located on the northwest coast of Peninsular Malaysia Kedah ( Jawi: قدح pop 1778188 is a state of Malaysia, located in the northwestern part of Peninsular Malaysia. The Honourable East India Company ( HEIC) referred to most commonly as the East India Company, also historically and colloquially as John Company, or It is the first British colony in South-East Asia. The Kingdom of Great Britain, also known as the United Kingdom of Great Britain, was a State in northwest Europe, in existence from 1707 to 1800 This article is about a type of political territory For other uses see Colony (disambiguation.
• Anglo-Spanish treaty gives Belize to Britain. Belize (bəˈliːz formerly British Honduras, is a country in Central America. The Kingdom of Great Britain, also known as the United Kingdom of Great Britain, was a State in northwest Europe, in existence from 1707 to 1800
• First ship of convicts leaves Britain for Botany Bay, Australia: 820 out of 1138 aboard are convicts. The Kingdom of Great Britain, also known as the United Kingdom of Great Britain, was a State in northwest Europe, in existence from 1707 to 1800 Botany Bay is a bay in Sydney, New South Wales, a few kilometres south of the Sydney central business district. For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Australia topics. A convict is "a person found guilty of a Crime and sentenced by a court" or "a person serving a sentence in prison" sometimes referred to in Slang
• The trade with Iceland is opened to all Danish and Norwegian traders. Iceland, officially the Republic of Iceland ( ( Ísland or Lýðveldið Ísland ( The Kingdom of Denmark ( ˈd̥ænmɑɡ̊ (archaic ˈd̥anmɑːɡ̊ commonly known as Denmark, is a country in the Scandinavian region of northern Europe Norway ( Norwegian: Norge ( Bokmål) or Noreg ( Nynorsk) officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Constitutional
• Reykjavík, the capital of Iceland, is founded
• The town of Martinsborough, North Carolina, itself named for Royal Governor Josiah Martin in 1771, is renamed "Greenesville" in honor of United States General Nathanael Greene by the North Carolina General Assembly; the name "Greenesville" is later shortened to become Greenville. For the Greater Reykjavík Area see the Greater Reykjavík Area. Iceland, officially the Republic of Iceland ( ( Ísland or Lýðveldið Ísland ( Greenville is the county seat of Pitt County and principal city of the Greenville North Carolina Metropolitan Statistical Area. North Carolina ( is a state located on the Atlantic Seaboard in the southeastern United States Lieutenant Colonel Josiah Martin ( April 23, 1737 &ndash July 1786 was the last colonial governor of the Province of North Carolina Year 1771 ( MDCCLXXI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Nathanael Greene ( August 7 1742 &ndash June 19, 1786) was a Major general of the Continental Army in the American The North Carolina General Assembly is the state legislature of the U Greenville is the county seat of Pitt County and principal city of the Greenville North Carolina Metropolitan Statistical Area.

Births

1786 in other calendars

Gregorian calendar	1786 MDCCLXXXVI
Ab urbe condita	2539
Armenian calendar	1235 ԹՎ ՌՄԼԵ
Bahá'í calendar	-58 – -57
Berber calendar	2736
Buddhist calendar	2330
Burmese calendar	1148
Chinese calendar	4422/4482-12-2 (乙巳年十二月初二日) — to — 4423/4483-11-11 (丙午年十一月十一日)
Coptic calendar	1502 – 1503
Ethiopian calendar	1778 – 1779
Hebrew calendar	5546 – 5547
Hindu calendars
- Vikram Samvat	1841 – 1842
- Shaka Samvat	1708 – 1709
- Kali Yuga	4887 – 4888
Holocene calendar	11786
Iranian calendar	1164 – 1165
Islamic calendar	1200 – 1201
Japanese calendar	Tenmei 6 (天明6年)
Korean calendar	4119
Thai solar calendar	2329
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• January 8 - Nicholas Biddle, President of the Second Bank of the United States (d. The Gregorian calendar is the most widely used Calendar in the world today Ab Urbe condita (literally "from The Armenian calendar is the traditional calendar of Armenia. The Bahá'í calendar, also called the Badí‘ calendar, used by the Bahá'í Faith, is a Solar calendar with regular years of 365 days and Leap The Berber calendar is the annual Calendar used by Berber people in North Africa. The Buddhist calendar is used on mainland Southeast Asia in the countries of Cambodia, Laos, Thailand, Myanmar (formerly Burma The traditional Burmese calendar is a Lunisolar calendar based on both the phases of the moon and the motion of the sun The Chinese calendar is lunisolar, incorporating elements of a Lunar calendar with those of a Solar calendar. The Chinese sexagenary cycle ( is a cyclic numeral system of 60 combinations of the two basic cycles the ten Heavenly Stems (天干 tiāngān The Chinese sexagenary cycle ( is a cyclic numeral system of 60 combinations of the two basic cycles the ten Heavenly Stems (天干 tiāngān The Coptic calendar, also called the Alexandrian calendar, is used by the Coptic Orthodox Church and still used in Egypt The Ethiopian calendar ( Amharic: የኢትዮጵያ ዘመን አቆጣጠር ye'Ītyōṗṗyā zemen āḳoṭaṭer) also called the Ge'ez calendar, The Hebrew calendar (הלוח העברי ha'luach ha'ivri) or Jewish calendar is a Lunisolar calendar used by Jews for predominantly religious The Hindu calendar used in ancient times has undergone many changes in the process of regionalization and today there are several regional Indian Calendars, as The Indian national calendar (sometimes called Saka calendar) is the official civil calendar in use in India. Kali Yuga ( Devanāgarī: sa कलियुग lit "Age of Kali " "age of vice" is one of the four stages of development that the world goes The Iranian calendar or Solar Hejri (تقویم هجری شمسی؛ سالنمای هجری خورشیدی Taqwim Hejri Shamsi Salanmay Hejri Khurshidi) is an astronomical The Islamic calendar or Muslim calendar ( Arabic: التقويم الهجري at-taqwīm al-hijrī; Persian: تقویم هجری قمری ‎ Since January 1, 1873, Japan has used the Gregorian calendar, with local names for the months and mostly fixed holidays was a Japanese era name (年号 nengō, lit Year name after An'ei and before Kansei. The traditional Korean calendar is a Lunisolar calendar which like the traditional calendars of other East Asian countries was based on the Chinese calendar The Thai solar calendar, Suriyakati (สุริยคติ has been the official and prevalent Calendar in Thailand since it was adopted by King Events 871 - Battle of Ashdown - Ethelred of Wessex defeats a Danish invasion army Nicholas Biddle ( January 8 1786 – February 27 1844) was an American Financier who served as the president of the 1844)
• January 12 - Sir Robert Inglis, Bt, English politician (d. Year 1844 ( MDCCCXLIV) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap year Events 475 - Basiliscus becomes Byzantine Emperor, with a coronation ceremony in the Hebdomon palace in Constantinople Sir Robert Harry Inglis 2nd Baronet FRS ( 12 January 1786 &ndash 5 May 1855) was an English Conservative 1855)
• January 23 - Auguste de Montferrand, French architect (d. Year 1855 ( MDCCCLV) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common year Events 393 - Roman Emperor Theodosius I proclaims his nine year old son Honorius co-emperor Auguste de Montferrand ( January 23, 1786 &ndash July 10, 1858) was a French Neoclassical Architect who worked primarily 1858)
• February 16 - Maria Pavlovna of Russia, Grand duchess of Saxe-Weimar Eisenach (d. Year 1858 ( MDCCCLVIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common Events 1249 - Andrew of Longjumeau is dispatched by Louis IX of France as his ambassador to meet with the Khan of the Mongols Grand Duchess Maria Pavlovna of Russia (Мария Павловна February 16, 1786 – June 23, 1859) was the third daughter of Paul 1859)
• February 24 - Martin W. Bates, U. Year 1859 ( MDCCCLIX) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Events 303 - Galerius, Roman Emperor, publishes his edict that begins the persecution of Christians in his portion of the Martin Waltham Bates ( February 24 1786 &ndash January 1 1869) was a Lawyer and Politician from Dover, S. Senator from Delaware (d. 1869)
• February 24 - Wilhelm Grimm, German philologist and folklorist (d. Year 1869 ( MDCCCLXIX) is a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Events 303 - Galerius, Roman Emperor, publishes his edict that begins the persecution of Christians in his portion of the Wilhelm Carl Grimm ( February 24, 1786 &ndash December 16 1859) was a German author the younger of the Brothers Grimm 1859)
• March 22 - Joachim Lelewel, Polish historian (d. Year 1859 ( MDCCCLIX) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Events 238 - Gordian I and his son Gordian II are proclaimed Roman emperor. Joachim Lelewel ( Warsaw, March 22, 1786 – May 29, 1861, Paris) was a Polish Historian and 1861)
• June 13 - Winfield Scott, American general and Presidential candidate (d. Year 1861 ( MDCCCLXI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Events 1525 - Martin Luther marries Katharina von Bora, against the Celibacy rule decreed by the Roman Catholic Church for Winfield Scott ( June 13, 1786 &ndash May 29, 1866) was a United States Army general Diplomat, and presidential candidate 1866)
• August 17 - David "Davy" Crockett, American frontiersman (d. Year 1866 ( MDCCCLXVI) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Events 986 - A Byzantine army was destroyed in the pass of Trajan's Gate by the Bulgarians under the Comitopuli Colonel David Stern Crockett ( August 17, 1786 March 6, 1836) was a celebrated 19th-century American Folk hero, 1836)
• August 25 - King Ludwig I of Bavaria (d. Year 1836 ( MDCCCXXXVI) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap Events 1248 - The Dutch city of Ommen receives city rights and fortification rights from Otto III the Ludwig I (also rendered in English as Louis I) ( August 25 1786 in Strasbourg &ndash February 29, 1868 in Nice 1868)
• September 10 - William Mason, American politician (d. Year 1868 ( MDCCCLXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap Events 506 - The Bishops of Visigothic Gaul meet in the Council of Agde. William Mason ( September 10[[ 786]] - January 13[[ 860]] was a United States Representative from New York. 1860)
• September 11 - Friedrich Kuhlau, German composer (d. Year 1860 ( MDCCLX) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap year starting Events 9 - The Battle of the Teutoburg Forest ends 506 - The Bishops of Visigothic Gaul Friedrich Daniel Rudolf Kuhlau ( September 11, 1786  – March 12, 1832) was a German - Danish Composer during 1832)
• September 18 - King Christian VIII of Denmark (d. Year 1832 ( MDCCCXXXII) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Events 96 - Nerva is proclaimed Roman Emperor after Domitian is assassinated 1848)
• September 24 - Charles Bianconi, Italian-Irish entrepreneur
• November 18
  • Henry Bishop, English composer (d. Year 1848 ( MDCCCXLVIII) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap Events 622 - Prophet Muhammad completes his hegira from Mecca to Medina. Charles Bianconi (1786-1875 was born Carlo Bianconi in Costa Masnaga ( Italy) on September 24 1786. Events 326 - The old St Peter's Basilica is consecrated 1302 - Pope Boniface VIII issues the Papal bull Sir Henry Rowley Bishop ( London, November 18, 1786 &mdash London April 30, 1855) was an English musical composer  ??)
  • Carl Maria von Weber, German composer (d. Carl Maria Friedrich Ernst von Weber ( 18 December 1786 in Eutin, Holstein, Germany - 5 June 1826 in London 1826)
• December 12 - William L. Marcy, American statesman (d. For the game see 1826 (board game. Year 1826 ( MDCCCXXVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display Events 627 - Battle of Nineveh: A Byzantine army under Emperor Heraclius defeats Emperor Khosrau II 's Persian William Learned Marcy ( December 12, 1786 - July 4, 1857) was an American statesman who served as U 1857)
• Unknown dates
  • Jean-François Barrière, French historian
  • Kim Jeonghui, Korean epigrapher (d. Click here for Indian Rebellion of 1857 Year 1857 ( MDCCCLVII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the Jean-François Barrière (1786-1868 was a French Historian. He wrote about the French revolution. Kim Jeonghui (1786-1856 was a Korean calligrapher. He developed his own style of writing "chusache" based on ancient Chinese and Korean monumental inscriptions 1856)
  • Alexander Bryan Johnson, American philosopher (d. Year 1856 ( MDCCCLVI) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap year Alexander Bryan Johnson (1786&ndash1867 was a notable Philosopher and Banker. 1867)
• probable - Moshoeshoe I of Lesotho (d. Year 1867 ( MDCCCLXVII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Moshoeshoe moʊˈʃweɪʃweɪ (c1786 - March 11 1870) was born at Menkhoaneng in the Northern part of present-day Lesotho. Lesotho (lɪˈsuːtuː) officially the Kingdom of Lesotho, is a Landlocked country and Enclave — entirely surrounded by the Republic of South 1870)

Deaths

• January 7 - Jean-Étienne Guettard, French physician and scientist (b. Year 1870 ( MDCCCLXX) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Events 1325 - Alfonso IV becomes King of Portugal. 1558 - France takes Calais, the last continental Jean-Étienne Guettard ( September 22, 1715 &ndash January 7, 1786) French naturalist and Mineralogist, was 1715)
• January 14 - Meshech Weare, Governor of New Hampshire (b. Year 1715 ( MDCCXV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Events 1129 - Formal approval of the Order of the Templar at the Council of Troyes. The Hon Meshech Weare ( June 16, 1713 January 12\ 4 1786 was an American farmer lawyer and revolutionary statesman from Hampton Falls 1713)
• February 28 - John Gwynn, English architect and engineer (b. Year 1713 ( MDCCXIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Events 202 BC - coronation ceremony of Liu Bang as Emperor Gaozu of Han takes place initiating four centuries of the Han Dynasty 's rule John Gwynn (1713 – 28 February 1786) was an English Architect and Civil engineer of the 18th century and one of the founder 1713)
• March 11 - Charles Humphreys, American delegate to the Continental Congress (b. Year 1713 ( MDCCXIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Events 1425 BC - Thutmose III, Pharaoh of Egypt, dies (according to the Low Chronology of the 18th Dynasty Charles Humphreys ( September 19, 1714 &ndash March 11, 1786) was an American miller and statesman from Haverford Pennsylvania 1714)
• April 10 - John Byron, British naval officer (b. Year 1714 ( MDCCXIV) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Events 879 - Louis III becomes King of the Western Franks. 1407 - the lama Vice-Admiral John Byron, RN ( November 8, 1723 – April 10, 1786) was an English Vice-admiral. 1723)
• May 19 - John Stanley, English composer (b. Year 1723 ( MDCCXXIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Events 1535 - French explorer Jacques Cartier sets sail on his second voyage to North America with three ships 110 men and Charles John Stanley ( January 17, 1712 &ndash May 19, 1786) was an English Composer and Organist. 1712)
• May 21 - Carl Wilhelm Scheele, Swedish chemist (b. Year 1712 ( MDCCXII) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap Events 878 - Syracuse Italy is captured by the Muslim sultan of Sicily. Carl Wilhelm Scheele (9 December 1742 &ndash 21 May 1786 was a German - Swedish pharmaceutical chemist born in Stralsund, Western Pomerania, 1742)
• May 25 - Pedro III of Portugal, consort of Queen Maria I of Portugal (b. Year 1742 ( MDCCXLII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Events 1085 - Alfonso VI of Castile takes Toledo Spain back from the Moors. Pedro III (ˈpedɾu or Peter III ( July 5 1717 &ndash May 25 1786) became King of the Kingdom of Portugal and Maria I ( December 17, 1734 – March 20, 1816) was Queen of Portugal and the Algarves from 1777 until her death 1717)
• August 17 - King Frederick II of Prussia ("Frederick the Great") (b. Year 1717 ( MDCCXVII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Events 986 - A Byzantine army was destroyed in the pass of Trajan's Gate by the Bulgarians under the Comitopuli Frederick II (Friedrich II January 24 1712 August 17 1786) was a King of Prussia (1740&ndash1786 from the 1712)
• September 5 - Jonas Hanway, English merchant, traveler, and philanthropist (b. Year 1712 ( MDCCXII) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap Events 1590 - Alexander Farnese 's army forces Henry IV of France to raise the siege of Paris. Jonas Hanway (1712 &ndash September 5, 1786) English traveller and Philanthropist, was born at Portsmouth. 1712)
• October 2 - Augustus Keppel, 1st Viscount Keppel, British admiral (b. Year 1712 ( MDCCXII) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap Events 1187 - Siege of Jerusalem: Saladin captures Jerusalem after 88 years of Crusader rule Admiral Augustus Keppel 1st Viscount Keppel PC ( 25 April 1725 &ndash 2 October 1786) was an officer of the British Royal Navy 1725)
• October 17 - Johann Ludwig Aberli, Swiss artist (b. Year 1725 ( MDCCXXV) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Events 539 BC - King Cyrus The Great of Persia marches into the city of Babylon, releasing the Jews from almost Johann Ludwig Aberli (1723 Winterthur &ndash 17 October 1786, Bern) was a Swiss painter and Etcher. 1723)
• November 30 - Bernardo de Gálvez, Spanish military leader, (b. Year 1723 ( MDCCXXIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Events 1700 - Battle of Narva — A Swedish army of 8500 men under Charles XII defeats Bernardo de Gálvez y Madrid Viscount of Galveston and Count of Gálvez (Bernardo de Gálvez y Madrid vizconde de Gálveztown y conde de Gálvez ( July 23, 1746 1746), aided the United States in its quest for independence in the American Revolutionary War. Year 1746 ( MDCCXLVI) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a The United States of America —commonly referred to as the In this article the inhabitants of the thirteen colonies that supported the American Revolution are primarily referred to as "Americans" with occasional references to "Patriots"
• December 26 - Gasparo Gozzi, Italian critic and dramatist (b. Events 1481 - Battle of Westbrook - Holland defeats troops of Utrecht. Gasparo count Gozzi ( December 4, 1713 &ndash December 26, 1786) was an Italian Critic and dramatist 1713)
• Moses Mendelssohn, Jewish philosopher (b. Year 1713 ( MDCCXIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Moses Mendelssohn ( Dessau, 6 September 1729 4 January 1786 in Berlin) was a German Jewish Philosopher 1729). Year 1729 ( MDCCXXIX) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common

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