Historical Events In 1766

Jan 01   On this day in history frans E Jacobus III, Old Pretender, king of Gt Britain/Ireland, dies  

Jan 10   Louis Massonneau, composer on this day in history.  

Jan 14   In the year 1766 frederik V, king of Denmark/Norway (1746-66), dies at 42  

Jan 25   Hans CE Freiherr von Gagern, German advisor to Dutch king Willem I on this day in history.  

Feb 11   On this day in history stamp Act declared unconstitutional in Virginia  

Feb 14   Dutch governor Falck signs Treaty of Batticaloa with rebels in the year 1766.  

Feb 14   On this day in history the birth of Thomas Malthus, British philosopher.  

Feb 14   On this day in history thomas Malthus, England, population expert (Law of Malthus)  

Feb 15   On this day in history thomas Malthus, Rookery Surrey UK, economist/demographer  

Feb 17   On this day in history the birth of Thomas Malthus, English economist  

Feb 23   Stanislaw Leszcynski, duke of Lutherans/king of Poland, dies in the year 1766.  

Feb 24   Samuel Wesley, Bristol England, composer/organist (Exultate Deo) on this day in history.  

Feb 26   On this day in history august Bernhard Valentin Herbing, composer, dies at 30  

Mar 03   Gregor Joseph Werner, composer, dies at 73 in the year 1766.  

Mar 04   Emanuel ADMJ, French historian (Napoleon) in the year 1766.  

Mar 05   Don Antonio de Ulloa takes possession of Louisiana Terr from French in the year 1766.  

Mar 05   Don Antonio de Ulloa takes possession of Louisiana Territory from French on this day in history.  

Mar 08   On this day in history willem V (18) becomes Governor of United Provinces  

Mar 17   On this day in history britain repeals Stamp Act  

Mar 17   On this day in history britain repeals the Stamp Act  

Mar 18   In the year 1766 after four months of organized American protests, the British Parliament repeals the Stamp Act, a taxation measure enacted to raise revenues for a standing British army in America  

Mar 25   Johannes Ritschel, composer, dies at 26 on this day in history.  

Mar 28   Joseph Weigl, Austria composer/conductor (Emmeline) in the year 1766.  

Apr 07   Tiberius Hemsterhuis, Dutch classicist, dies at 81 on this day in history.  

Apr 08   In the year 1766 1st fire escape patented, wicker basket on a pulley & chain  

Apr 09   The first fire escape patented, wicker basket on a pulley &chain on this day in history.  

Apr 15   In the year 1766 friedrich Bouterwek, German philosopher/critic  

Apr 22   The birth of Madame de Stael, French writer on this day in history.  

Apr 24   Robert Bailey Thomas, founder (Farmer's Almanac) on this day in history.  

May 09   On this day in history john Byron back in England after trip around the world  

Jun 11   Elisabeth Farnese, princess of Parma/queen of Spain, dies at 73 on this day in history.  

Jun 19   On this day in history edmund Weber, composer  

Jul 09   In the year 1766 english premier Rockingham resigns  

Jul 09   On this day in history j Schopenhauer, writer  

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Jan 10   In the year 1766 birth of louis Massonneau, composer  

Jan 25   On this day in history birth of hans CE Freiherr von Gagern, German advisor to Dutch king Willem I  

Feb 14   On this day in history birth of thomas Malthus, England, population expert (Law of Malthus)  

Feb 15   Thomas Malthus, Rookery Surrey UK, economist/demographer was born in the year 1766.  

Feb 24   On this day in history birth of samuel Wesley, Bristol England, composer/organist (Exultate Deo)  

Mar 04   Emanuel ADMJ, French historian (Napoleon) was born in the year 1766.  

Mar 28   In the year 1766 birth of joseph Weigl, Austria composer/conductor (Emmeline)  

Apr 15   In the year 1766 birth of friedrich Bouterwek, German philosopher/critic  

Jan 01   On this day in history frans E Jacobus III, Old Pretender, king of Gt Britain/Ireland, dies  

Jan 09   On this day in history death of thomas Birch, British historian (b. 1705)  

Jan 13   King Frederick V of Denmark (b. 1723) died in the year 1766.  

Jan 14   Frederik V, king of Denmark/Norway (1746-66), dies at 42 on this day in history.  

Jan 21   On this day in history death of james Quin, English actor (b. 1693)  

Feb 05   On this day in history death of leopold Josef Graf Daun, Austrian field marshal (b. 1705)  

Feb 23   In the year 1766 stanislaw Leszcynski, duke of Lutherans/king of Poland, dies  

Feb 26   August Bernhard Valentin Herbing, composer, dies at 30 in the year 1766.