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Born on Sunday February 26, 1786
- Aafje Jansdr van Nes, Noordeloos
- Adrianus Wijnant, Denderhoutem
- Adriana Bal, Bruinisse
- Aafje Jansdr van Es, Noordeloos, Zuid-Holland, Nederland NL
- Aafje van Es, Noordeloos, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
- Adriaantje Pieternella Koolaard, Oud-Vossemeer († 1847)
- Adrianus Andriessen, Rotterdam, Zuid Holland, Nederland
- Adriana Geerts, Steenbergen, Noord-Brabant, Nederland
- Adrianus van de Geer, Nieuwveen († 1868)
- Aalken (Aaltje) ter Stal, Wierden, Wierden, Overijssel, Netherlands († 1861)
Died on Sunday February 26, 1786
- Jacob Borst (40), Amsterdam
- Isaac Burroughs (57), Salem, New Jersey, Verenigde Staten
- Gerrit Nachtigall (Nagtegaal) (48), Zuilen, Nederland
- Jan Hindrik Pat (Pathuis) (0), Padhuis, Coevorden, Nederland
- Catharina Wilhelmina van Wedell-Jarlsberg (34)
- Govert Hendriksz van den Heuvel (1), Meeuwen, Noord-Brabant, Nederland
- Joanna Maria De Wachter (16), Puurs, Antwerpen, Belgium
- Joanna Theresia Braet (53), Ruiselede
- Daniël Flandrin (Flanderijn) (46), Leiden, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
- Grietje Jans Brouwer (36), Laren
Born on February 26
- 1746 » Maria Amalia, Duchess of Parma († 1806)
- 1770 » Anton Reicha, Bohemian composer and flautist († 1836)
- 1777 » Matija Nenadović, Serbian priest, historian, and politician, 1st Prime Minister of Serbia († 1854)
- 1786 » François Arago, French mathematician and politician, 25th Prime Minister of France († 1853)
- 1799 » Benoît Paul Émile Clapeyron, French physicist and engineer († 1864)
- 1802 » Victor Hugo, French author, poet, and playwright († 1885)
- 1808 » Honoré Daumier, French painter, illustrator, and sculptor († 1879)
- 1808 » Nathan Kelley, American architect, designed the Ohio Statehouse († 1871)
- 1829 » Levi Strauss, German-American fashion designer, founded Levi Strauss & Co. († 1902)
- 1842 » Camille Flammarion, French astronomer and author († 1925)
Died on February 26
- 1723 » Thomas d'Urfey, English poet and playwright (b. 1653)
- 1726 » Maximilian II Emanuel, Elector of Bavaria (b. 1662)
- 1770 » Giuseppe Tartini, Italian violinist and composer (b. 1692)
- 1790 » Joshua Rowley, English admiral (b. 1730)
- 1802 » Esek Hopkins, American admiral (b. 1718)
- 1806 » Thomas-Alexandre Dumas, Haitian-French general (b. 1762)
- 1813 » Robert R. Livingston, American lawyer and politician, 1st United States Secretary of Foreign Affairs (b. 1746)
- 1815 » Prince Josias of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld (b. 1737)
- 1821 » Joseph de Maistre, French lawyer and diplomat (b. 1753)
- 1864 » Louis-Hippolyte Lafontaine, Canadian jurist and politician, 3rd Premier of Canada East (b. 1807)
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
- Joanna
- Marie
- Neeltje
- Trijntje
- Grietje
- Antje
- Aaltje
- Jannetje
- Adriana
- 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.
- August 7 » The first federal Indian Reservation is created by the United States.
- 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.
Weather February 26, 1786
The temperature on February 26, 1786 was about -2.0 °C. Wind direction mainly east-northeast. Weather type: omtrent helder.