What Happened In January 1786 In History

Historical Events for January, 1786

• 16th » Virginia enacted the Virginia Statute for Religious Freedom called Statute for Religious Freedom authored by Thomas Jefferson.

Famous Birthdays on January in 1786

• 7th » John Catron, American jurist (d. 1865)
• 8th » Nicholas Biddle (banker) named Nicholas Biddle, American banker and financier (d. 1844)
• 11th » Joseph Jackson Lister, English opticist and physicist (d. 1869)
• 12th » Sir Robert Inglis, 2nd Baronet, English politician (d. 1855)

Famous Deaths for January 1786

• 4th » Moses Mendelssohn, German philosopher (b. 1729)
• 7th » Jean-Étienne Guettard, French physician and mineralogist (b. 1715)
• 14th » Michael Arne, English organist and composer (b. 1741)
• 14th » Meshech Weare, American lawyer and politician, 1st Governor of New Hampshire (b. 1713)

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