1786

Events

 * Unknown:
 * William Blount becomes a Member of the Continental Congress

Births

 * Unknown
 * John Murphy - Governor of Alabama (d. 1841)
 * January 7:
 * William Christian Bouck - Governor of New York (d. 1859)
 * April 7:
 * William Rufus DeVane King - Vice President of the United States (d. 1853)
 * December 12:
 * William Learned Marcy - United States Secretary of State (d. 1857)