Famous People Who Died In 1786
Discover the most famous people died who died in the year 1786. This list includes people like Nathanael Greene, Frederick II of Prussia, Frederick The Great, Moses Mendelssohn, Carl Wilhelm Scheele and many more. This list of celebrities is loosely sorted by popularity. People featured on this list, include emperors & kings, astronomers, military leaders and educators who died in 1786. This list includes people from England, Germany, United States and many more countries.
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Birthdate: January 24, 1712
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Berlin, Germany
Died: August 17
2
Nathanael Greene(Major general of the Continental Army in the American Revolutionary War)
Birthdate: August 7, 1742
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Potowomut, Rhode Island, United States
Died: June 19
3
Moses Mendelssohn
(Philosopher)
Birthdate: September 6, 1729
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Dessau, Dessau-Roßlau, Germany
Died: January 4
4
Eva Ekeblad
(Swedish Agronomist Known for Discovering a Method in 1746 to Make Alcohol and Flour From Potatoes)
Birthdate: July 10, 1724
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Stockholm, Sweden
Died: May 15
5
Carl Wilhelm Scheele
(Swedish German Chemist Who Discovered Oxygen)
Birthdate: December 9, 1742
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Stralsund, Germany
Died: May 21
6
Peter III of Portugal
(King of Portugal)
Birthdate: July 5, 1717
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Lisbon, Portugal
Died: May 25
Birthdate: November 8, 1723
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Newstead Abbey, England
Died: April 10
8
Charles Mason
(astronomer)
Birthdate: 1728
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Oakridge
Died: October 25
9
Bernardo de Gálvez
(49th Viceroy of New Spain)
Birthdate: July 23, 1746
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Macharaviaya, Spain
Died: November 30
10
Augustus Keppel, Viscount Keppel
(Admiral)
Birthdate: April 25, 1725
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Caversham, Reading, United Kingdom
Died: October 2
11
George Hepplewhite
(Cabinetmaker)
Birthdate: 1727 AD
Birthplace: Ryton, United Kingdom
Died: June 21
12
Gaspar de Portolá
(First Governor of the Californias)
Birthdate: 1716 AD
Birthplace: Os de Balaguer, Spain
Died: November 30
13
Pierre Poivre
(Horticulturist)
Birthdate: August 23, 1719
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Lyon, France
Died: January 6
14
Patience Wright
(Sculptor)
Birthdate: 1725 AD
Birthplace: Oyster Bay, New York, United States
Died: March 23
Birthdate: July 1, 1730
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: West Brewster, Massachusetts, United States
Died: October 28
16
Franz Benda
(Outstanding 18th Century German Violinist and Composer)
Birthdate: November 22, 1709
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Benátky nad Jizerou, Czechia
Died: March 7
Birthdate: October 7, 1729
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Russia
Died: April 7
18
Alexander Cozens
(British Landscape Painter)
Birthdate: 1717 AD
Birthplace: Saint Petersburg, Russia
Died: April 23
19
Maurice Benyovszky
(Explorer and Military personnel)
Birthdate: September 20, 1746
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Vrbové, Slovakia
Died: May 24
Birthdate: December 4, 1713
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Venice, Italy
Died: December 26
21
John Goodricke
(Amateur astronomer)
Birthdate: September 17, 1764
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Groningen, Netherlands
Died: April 20
22
Jacob Magnus Sprengtporten
(Politician)
Birthdate: November 10, 1727
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Porvoo, Finland
Died: April 2
23
Marie-Cessette Dumas
(Enslaved woman)
Birthdate: 1714 AD
Birthplace: Hait
Died: 1786 AD
24
Jean-Étienne Guettard
(Geologist and Mineralogist Known for His Pioneering Geological Survey of France)
Birthdate: September 22, 1715
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Étampes, France
Died: January 7
25
Thomas Tyrwhitt
(Literary Critic)
Birthdate: March 27, 1730
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: London, England
Died: August 15
26
Alexander Wilson
(Astronomer)
Birthdate: 1714 AD
Died: October 16
Birthdate: February 16, 1736
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Unknown
Died: March 2
28
Antonio Sacchini
(Composer)
Birthdate: June 14, 1730
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Florence, Italy
Died: October 6