Historical Figures Born in 1786

Wilhelm Grimm (1786-1859)

Feb 24 German story teller (Grimm's Fairy Tales), born in Hanau, Hesse-Cassel, Holy Roman Empire

Feb 28 François Arago, French astronomer, physicist and politician, born in Estagel, France (d. 1853)
Mar 25 Giovanni Battista Amici, Italian astronomer, physicist and botanist, born in Modena, Duchy of Modena and Reggio (now Italy) (d. 1863)
Apr 7 William Rufus DeVane King, American politician, 13th US Vice President (1853), born in Sampson County, North Carolina (d. 1853)
Apr 15 Walter Channing, American physician who was the first to use anesthesia during childbirth, born in Newport, Rhode Island (d. 1876)
Apr 16 John Franklin, English rear admiral and explorer (Arctic), born in Spilsby, Lincolnshire, England (d. 1847)
May 6 Ludwig Borne [Loeb Baruch], German-Jewish writer, born in Frankfurt (d. 1837)
May 8 Jean Vianney, French Catholic priest, and eventual saint, born in Dardilly, Lyonnais, Kingdom of France (d. 1859)
May 8 Thomas Hancock, British engineer, founded British rubber industry, born in Malborough, Wilshire (d. 1865)
May 15 General Dimitris Plapoutas, a Revolutionary in the Greek War of Independence (d. 1864)
Jun 13 Winfield Scott, American army general (Union) and presidential candidate, born in Petersburg, Virginia (d. 1866)
Jun 20 Marceline Desbordes-Valmore, French poet (Bouquets et prières), born in Douai, France (d. 1859)
Jul 9 Sophie Hélène Béatrix, Princess of France, daughter of Louis XVI of France and Marie Antoinette, born in Palace of Versailles, France (d. 1787)
Jul 24 Joseph Nicollet, French mathematician and explorer, born in Cluses, Savoy, France (d. 1843)
Aug 1 Louis C Luzac, Dutch minister of Internal Affairs, born in Leiden, Netherlands (d. 1861)

Davy Crockett (1786-1836)

Aug 17 American frontiersman, adventurer and politician, born in Greene County, Tennessee

Aug 17 Princess Victoria of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld, mother of Queen Victoria, born in Coburg, Holy Roman Empire (d. 1861)
Aug 25 Ludwig I, King of Bavaria (1825-48), born in Strasbourg, France (d. 1868)
Sep 10 Nicolás Bravo, Mexican politician and soldier, born in Chilpancingo, Mexico (d. 1854)
Sep 10 William Mason, American politician, born in Lebanon, Connecticut (d. 1860)
Sep 18 Christian VIII, King of Denmark (1839-1848) and King of Norway (1814), born in Copenhagen, Denmark (d. 1848)
Sep 18 Justinus Kerner, German physician and medical writer (first detailed description of botulism), born in Ludwigsburg, Baden-Württemberg, Germany (d. 1862)

Guadalupe Victoria (1786-1843)

Sep 29 Mexican independence leader, general and 1st President of Mexico (1824-29), born in Tamazula, New Spain

Oct 7 Louis-Joseph Papineau, Canadian lawyer and politician (d. 1871)
Oct 11 Stevenson Archer, American judge and Congressmen from Maryland, born in Churchville, Maryland (d. 1848)
Oct 30 Philippe-Joseph Aubert de Gaspé, French Canadian writer (Les Anciens Canadiens), born in Quebec City, Quebec (d. 1871)
Nov 12 John Burke, Irish genealogist (Burke's Peerage) (d. 1848)
Dec 5 Henry Drummond, English banker and religious leader, born in The Grange, Hampshire (d. 1860)
Dec 12 William L. Marcy, American statesman, born in Southbridge, Massachusetts (d. 1857)
Dec 15 Edward Coles, American anti-slavery advocate and politician (Governor of Illinois, 1822-26), born in Albemarle County, Virginia (d. 1868)