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Born on Sunday October 15, 1786
- Anna Cornelia van Nauta († 1793)
- Albertus Bietenaar, Utrecht, Nederland († 1834)
- Alida van der Kroon, Overschie (Rotterdam), Zuid-Holland, Nederland († 1811)
- Adriaantje Janse van Genderen († 1839)
- Albertje Klaassens Amerika, Martenshoek gem. Hoogezand († 1863)
- Adrianus Kooijman, Leerdam
- Albertus van der Wijst, Uden, Gemeente Maashorst, Noord-Brabant, Nederland († 1862)
- Aaltje Kinkel, Uithoorn
- (Anna) Maria Theresia Bessems, Munsterbilzen (Belgie) († 1860)
- Aartje Schok, Utrecht, Utrecht, Nederland
Died on Sunday October 15, 1786
- Geertje Beudeker, Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Nederland
- Gerardus Gijsen (41), Bree
- Aaltje Gijsbertse Stalenhoef (31), Baarn
- Jaapje Teunisd VISSER (0)
- Gerardus Giesen (41), Bree, NL
- Ann Faile (39), North Carolina, United States
- Jacobus Jacobs (78), Gierle
- Abraham Vanderpool (30), Columbia, New York, United States
- Antje Dekker (34), Schermerhorn
- Helena Boosten (48), Vijlen, Limburg, Nederland
Born on October 15
- 1762 » Samuel Adams Holyoke, American composer and educator († 1820)
- 1767 » Gabriel Richard, French-born American Roman Catholic priest, missionary, educator, and politician († 1832)
- 1784 » Thomas Robert Bugeaud, French general and politician, Governor-General of Algeria († 1849)
- 1785 » José Miguel Carrera, Chilean general and politician († 1821)
- 1789 » William Christopher Zeise, Danish chemist who prepared Zeise's salt, one of the first organometallic compounds († 1847)
- 1795 » Frederick William IV of Prussia, Prussian king from 1840-1861 († 1861)
- 1814 » Mikhail Lermontov, Russian author, poet, and painter († 1841)
- 1816 » John Robertson, English-Australian politician, 5th Premier of New South Wales († 1891)
- 1818 » Alexander Dreyschock, Czech pianist and composer († 1869)
- 1825 » Marie of Prussia († 1889)
Died on October 15
- 1684 » Géraud de Cordemoy, French historian, philosopher and lawyer (b. 1626)
- 1690 » Juan de Valdés Leal, Spanish painter and illustrator (b. 1622)
- 1715 » Humphry Ditton, English mathematician and philosopher (b. 1675)
- 1788 » Samuel Greig, Scottish-Russian admiral (b. 1735)
- 1810 » Alfred Moore, American captain and judge (b. 1755)
- 1811 » Nathaniel Dance-Holland, English painter and politician (b. 1735)
- 1817 » Tadeusz Kościuszko, Polish-Lithuanian general and engineer (b. 1746)
- 1819 » Sergey Vyazmitinov, Russian general and politician, War Governor of Saint Petersburg (b. 1744)
- 1820 » Karl Philipp, Prince of Schwarzenberg (b. 1771)
- 1837 » Ivan Dmitriev, Russian poet and politician, Russian Minister of Justice (b. 1760)
Names that were popular for boys in 1786
- Jan
- Johannes
- Pieter
- Cornelis
- Hendrik
- Joannes
- Willem
- Jacob
- Gerrit
- Petrus
- Jacobus
- Dirk
- Klaas
- Jean
- Adrianus
- John
Names that were popular for girls in 1786
- Maria
- Anna
- Johanna
- Cornelia
- Catharina
- Elisabeth
- Marie
- Joanna
- Neeltje
- Trijntje
- Grietje
- Antje
- Aaltje
- Adriana
- Jannetje
- Elizabeth
Source: Wikipedia Historical events 1786
- Erfstadhouder Prins Willem V (Willem Batavus) (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1751 till 1795 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Republiek der Zeven Verenigde Nederlanden)
- May 1 » In Vienna, Austria, Mozart's opera The Marriage of Figaro is performed for the first time.
- August 8 » Mont Blanc on the French-Italian border is climbed for the first time by Jacques Balmat and Dr. Michel-Gabriel Paccard.
- August 11 » Captain Francis Light establishes the British colony of Penang in Malaysia.
- September 11 » The beginning of the Annapolis Convention.
- November 7 » The oldest musical organization in the United States is founded as the Stoughton Musical Society.
- December 4 » Mission Santa Barbara is dedicated (on the feast day of Saint Barbara).
Weather October 15, 1786
The temperature on October 15, 1786 was about 7.0 °C. There was 44 mm of rainWind direction mainly north-northwest. Weather type: zeer betrokken.