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Born on Sunday August 20, 1786
- Aalt Roelofs van Olst, Oldebroek
- Aaltje Schonewille, Hoogeveen
- Adriana Willemsd. Burgers, Dinteloord en Prinsenland N.B († 1829)
- Aaltje Schonewille, Hoogeveen
- Adriana Willemse Burgers, Dinteloord († 1829)
- Aleida Schonevelt, Stad Delden (O)
- Adriana (Borgers) Burgers, Dinteloord († 1829)
- Groetelaars, Broekhuizenvorst († 1864)
- jan hermen kwekkeboom, lonneker († 1851)
- Aalt van Olst, Oldebroek, Nederland († 1861)
Died on Sunday August 20, 1786
- Cornelis HARMS (8), Uithuizermeeden, Hefshuizen, Eemsmond, Groningen, Nederland
- Christine Dorothea Schürer (69), Mittweida, Saksen
- Gregorius de Marteleire (42), Zevergem
- Joanna van KEMENADE (61), Strijp, Eindhoven, 3547, Noord-Brabant, Nederland
- Jacob Thomasse Pijper (15), Nieuwkoop, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
- Eudoxia Nikolaïevna Lopukhina (24)
- Françoise Fayol (2), Chomérac-Ardèche
- Henrich Roth (16), Banfe, Kreis Wittgenstein
- Jantje Aarts Bijsterbosch (4)
- Bernardus van der Hoorn (0), Langeraar
Born on August 20
- 1719 » Christian Mayer, Czech astronomer and educator († 1783)
- 1720 » Bernard de Bury, French harpsichord player and composer († 1785)
- 1778 » Bernardo O'Higgins, Chilean general and politician, 2nd Supreme Director of Chile († 1842)
- 1779 » Jöns Jacob Berzelius, Swedish chemist and academic († 1848)
- 1789 » Abbas Mirza, Qajar crown prince of Persia († 1833)
- 1799 » James Prinsep, English orientalist and scholar († 1840)
- 1833 » Benjamin Harrison, American general, lawyer, and politician, 23rd President of the United States († 1901)
- 1845 » Albert Chmielowski, Polish saint, founded the Albertine Brothers († 1916)
- 1847 » Andrew Greenwood, English cricketer († 1889)
- 1847 » Bolesław Prus, Polish journalist and author († 1912)
Died on August 20
- 1701 » Sir Charles Sedley, 5th Baronet, English playwright and politician, Speaker of the British House of Commons (b. 1639)
- 1707 » Nicolas Gigault, French organist and composer (b. 1627)
- 1773 » Enrique Flórez, Spanish historian and author (b. 1701)
- 1785 » Jean-Baptiste Pigalle, French sculptor (b. 1714)
- 1823 » Pope Pius VII (b. 1740)
- 1825 » William Waldegrave, 1st Baron Radstock, English admiral and politician, Governor of Newfoundland (b. 1753)
- 1835 » Agnes Bulmer, English merchant and poet (b. 1775)
- 1854 » Shiranui Dakuemon, Japanese sumo wrestler, the 8th Yokozuna (b. 1801)
- 1859 » Juan Bautista Ceballos, President of Mexico (1853) (b. 1811)
- 1882 » James Whyte, Scottish-Australian politician, 6th Premier of Tasmania (b. 1820)
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)
- 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 7 » The first federal Indian Reservation is created by the United States.
- 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.
- December 4 » Mission Santa Barbara is dedicated (on the feast day of Saint Barbara).
Weather August 20, 1786
The temperature on August 20, 1786 was about 18.0 °C. Wind direction mainly south-southwest. Weather type: zeer betrokken.