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Born on Saturday December 2, 1786
- Antonius de Haan, Broek, Voorst († 1830)
- Catharina VERHAMME, Rumbeke, Belgique († 1788)
- Arie Holshuijsen, Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Nederland († 1836)
- Cornelia de Poot, Oss
- Benedictus van Kerckhove, Zeveneken, Oost Vlaanderen, België († 1856)
- Celestine Francoise Joseph De La Val, Herlies, 59134, Nord, FRANCE
- Anthonius(Teunis) de Haan, Duistervoorde,Twello,Gemeente Voorst, Gelderland, Nederland († 1830)
- Catharina CLEMENS, Zolder, Limburg, België
- Aaltjen Jakobs Oosterloo, Vledder,Drenthe,Niederlande († 1874)
- "Woutera" Woutrien Woutrien, Schijndel, NL († 1816)
Died on Saturday December 2, 1786
- Gerrit Berends Egelink (62), Zutphen
- Anna Adelheidis Oldiges (33), Meppen, Schwefingen
- Cornelis Doornbosch (55), Groningen
- Didericus (Theodorus?) Noij (99), Gennep
- aimable MALENGREAUX (3), Hornu (Belgium) Hainaut
- Anna Catharina Nijs (54), Rillaar, Vlaams-Brabant, België
- Elisabetha Mertens (0), Haelen, Limburg, Netherlands
- Gerardus Geerts (31), Halsteren
- Barendina de Waal, Amersfoort
- Cornelius van Aerde, Rijkevorsel
Source: Delpher (KB | national library) Newspapers from December 2, 1786 at Delpher
Born on December 2
- 1738 » Richard Montgomery, Irish-American general († 1775)
- 1754 » William Cooper, American judge and politician, founded Cooperstown, New York († 1809)
- 1759 » James Edward Smith, English botanist and mycologist, founded the Linnean Society († 1828)
- 1760 » John Breckinridge, American soldier, lawyer, and politician, 5th United States Attorney General († 1806)
- 1760 » Joseph Graetz, German organist, composer, and educator († 1826)
- 1810 » Henry Yesler, American businessman and politician, 7th Mayor of Seattle († 1892)
- 1811 » Jean-Charles Chapais, Canadian farmer and politician, 1st Canadian Minister of Agriculture († 1885)
- 1817 » Heinrich von Sybel, German historian, academic, and politician († 1895)
- 1825 » Pedro II of Brazil († 1891)
- 1827 » William Burges, English architect and designer († 1881)
Died on December 2
- 1719 » Pasquier Quesnel, French theologian and author (b. 1634)
- 1723 » Philippe II, Duke of Orléans (b. 1674)
- 1726 » Samuel Penhallow, English-American historian and author (b. 1665)
- 1747 » Vincent Bourne, English poet and scholar (b. 1695)
- 1748 » Charles Seymour, 6th Duke of Somerset, English politician, Lord President of the Council (b. 1662)
- 1774 » Johann Friedrich Agricola, German organist and composer (b. 1720)
- 1814 » Marquis de Sade, French philosopher, author, and politician (b. 1740)
- 1844 » Eustachy Erazm Sanguszko, Polish general and politician (b. 1768)
- 1849 » Adelaide of Saxe-Meiningen (b. 1792)
- 1859 » John Brown, American abolitionist (b. 1800)
Names that were popular for boys in 1786
- Jan
- Johannes
- Hendrik
- Cornelis
- Pieter
- Joannes
- Willem
- Jacob
- Gerrit
- Petrus
- Jacobus
- Jans
- Joseph
- Jean
- Dirk
- Klaas
Names that were popular for girls in 1786
- Maria
- Anna
- Johanna
- Catharina
- Elisabeth
- Marie
- Cornelia
- Jans
- Joanna
- Trijntje
- Neeltje
- Grietje
- Antje
- Adriana
- Aaltje
- Jannetje
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)
- January 16 » Virginia enacts the Statute for Religious Freedom authored by Thomas Jefferson.
- June 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.
- June 25 » Gavriil Pribylov discovers St. George Island of the Pribilof Islands in the Bering Sea.
- August 29 » Shays' Rebellion, an armed uprising of Massachusetts farmers, begins in response to high debt and tax burdens.
- 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.
The weather on Saturday December 2, 1786
The temperature on December 2, 1786 was about 2.0 °C. Wind direction mainly southwest. Weather type: zeer betrokken.
Source: KNMI
Source: KNMI