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Born on Tuesday February 21, 1786
- Catharina Taffijn (Taffyn, Pappyn), Ninove, Oost-Vlaanderen († 1857)
- Adriana Goeree, Kloetinge
- Alexsander ten Broek, Amsterdam († 1865)
- Anna Maria Van Duppen, Zandhoven († 1851)
- Femme Lolkes, Oudwoude, gem. Kollumerland-Nieuwkruisland, Friesland, Nederland
- Anna, Maria Gerding, Mesum, Duitsland
- Aart van Mourik, Tricht, Gelderland, Nederland († 1847)
- Antje Scheltes, Sexbierum, Barradeel, Friesland, Nederland († 1789)
- Barber Berbel Siereveld, Brouwershaven († 1791)
- Adriana Goeree, Kloetinge, nederland († 1786)
Died on Tuesday February 21, 1786
- Anna Maria Flad, Holzminden, Niedersachsen, Germany
- Etienne ROCHER (57), Genillé, 37460, France
- Cornelia Rijsbergen van (64), Oud en nieuw Gastel, Noord-Brabant, Nederland
- Anne LESAINT (66)
- Jan Gerritsz van der Ende (0), Naaldwijk,Zuid-Holland,Nederland
- Jacobus Erades (0)
- Christiana Roestenburg, Goirle
- Jan van der Ende (0), Naaldwijk, Zuid-Holland, Nederland The Netherlands
- Jean Joseph LEMAÎTRE (65), Courcelles, 6180, Hainaut, Belgique
- Hermina van Grieken (76), .Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Nederland
Source: Delpher (KB | national library) Newspapers from February 21, 1786 at Delpher
Born on February 21
- 1728 » Peter III of Russia († 1762)
- 1783 » Catharina of Württemberg († 1835)
- 1788 » Francis Ronalds, British scientist, inventor and engineer who was knighted for developing the first working electric telegraph († 1873)
- 1791 » Carl Czerny, Austrian pianist and composer († 1857)
- 1794 » Antonio López de Santa Anna, Mexican general and politician, 8th President of Mexico († 1876)
- 1801 » John Henry Newman, English cardinal († 1890)
- 1817 » José Zorrilla, Spanish poet and playwright († 1893)
- 1821 » Charles Scribner I, American publisher, founded Charles Scribner's Sons († 1871)
- 1836 » Léo Delibes, French pianist and composer († 1891)
- 1844 » Charles-Marie Widor, French organist and composer († 1937)
Died on February 21
- 1677 » Baruch Spinoza, Dutch philosopher and scholar (b. 1632)
- 1715 » Charles Calvert, 3rd Baron Baltimore, English politician (b. 1637)
- 1730 » Pope Benedict XIII (b. 1649)
- 1821 » Georg Friedrich von Martens, German jurist and diplomat (b. 1756)
- 1824 » Eugène de Beauharnais, French general (b. 1781)
- 1829 » Kittur Chennamma, Indian queen and freedom fighter (b. 1778)
- 1846 » Emperor Ninkō of Japan (b. 1800)
- 1862 » Justinus Kerner, German poet and physician (b. 1786)
- 1888 » William Weston, English-Australian politician, 3rd Premier of Tasmania (b. 1804)
- 1891 » James Timberlake, American lieutenant and police officer (b. 1846)
Names that were popular for boys in 1786
- Jan
- Johannes
- Hendrik
- Cornelis
- Pieter
- Joannes
- Willem
- Jacob
- Gerrit
- Petrus
- Jacobus
- Jans
- Joseph
- Dirk
- Jean
- Klaas
Names that were popular for girls in 1786
- Maria
- Anna
- Johanna
- Catharina
- Elisabeth
- Cornelia
- Marie
- Jans
- Joanna
- Neeltje
- Trijntje
- Grietje
- Adriana
- Antje
- Aaltje
- 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)
- 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.
- June 29 » Alexander Macdonell and over five hundred Roman Catholic highlanders leave Scotland to settle in Glengarry County, Ontario.
- 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.
The weather on Tuesday February 21, 1786
The temperature on February 21, 1786 was about -2.0 °C. Wind direction mainly east by south. Weather type: helder.
Source: KNMI
Source: KNMI