Births on February 24

Wilhelm Grimm

Born on February 24, 1786

Wilhelm Grimm, German anthropologist, author, and academic (d. 1859)

Wilhelm Carl Grimm (also Karl; 24 February 1786 – 16 December 1859) was a German author and anthropologist, and the younger brother of Jacob Grimm, of the literary duo the Brothers Grimm.

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Wilhelm Grimm

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Events on 1786

16 Jan

Virginia Statute for Religious Freedom
Virginia enacts the Statute for Religious Freedom authored by Thomas Jefferson.
1 May

The Marriage of Figaro
In Vienna, Austria, Mozart's opera The Marriage of Figaro is performed for the first time.
25 Jun

St. George Island (Alaska)
Gavriil Pribylov discovers St. George Island of the Pribilof Islands in the Bering Sea.
8 Aug

Jacques Balmat
Mont Blanc on the French-Italian border is climbed for the first time by Jacques Balmat and Dr. Michel-Gabriel Paccard.
11 Aug

Penang
Captain Francis Light establishes the British colony of Penang in Malaysia.

Births on February 24

Wilhelm Grimm

Born on February 24, 1786

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Events on 1786

Virginia Statute for Religious Freedom

The Marriage of Figaro

St. George Island (Alaska)

Jacques Balmat

Penang