Famous Personalities Born In 1766

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

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

Feb 14 Thomas Malthus, England, population expert (Law of Malthus) was born on this day in history.  

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

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

Mar 04 In the year 1766 birth of emanuel ADMJ, French historian (Napoleon)  

Mar 28 On this day in history birth of joseph Weigl, Austria composer/conductor (Emmeline)  

Apr 15 Friedrich Bouterwek, German philosopher/critic was born in the year 1766.  

Apr 22 Madame de Staël, French author (d. 1817) was born in the year 1766.  

Apr 24 On this day in history birth of robert Bailey Thomas, founder (Farmer's Almanac)  

Jun 19 Edmund Weber, composer was born on this day in history.  

Jul 06 Alexander Wilson, Scottish-born naturalist (d. 1813) was born in the year 1766.  

Jul 08 On this day in history birth of dominique Jean Larrey, French surgeon (d. 1842)  

Jul 09 In the year 1766 birth of j Schopenhauer, writer  

Jul 20 In the year 1766 birth of thomas Bruce, earl of Elgin & Kincardine, British diplomat  

Aug 01 In the year 1766 birth of ignaz Anton Franz Xavier Ladurner, pianist/composer  

Aug 01 Jeffrey Wyatville, architect was born on this day in history.  

Aug 22 Joseph-Denis Doche, composer was born in the year 1766.  

Sep 06 In the year 1766 birth of john Dalton, English physicist, developed atomic theory of matter  

Sep 13 Samuel Wilson, possible namesake of Uncle Sam (d. 1854) was born in the year 1766.  

Sep 25 In the year 1766 birth of armand-Emmanuel, duc de Richelieu, French PM (1815-18, 1820-21)  

Oct 09 Bedrich Divis Weber, composer was born on this day in history.  

Oct 22 On this day in history birth of hans CE Freiherr von Gagern, German advisor to Dutch king  

Oct 23 In the year 1766 birth of emmanuel, marquis de Grouchy, French marshal (d. 1847)  

Nov 02 Joseph Radetzky von Radetz, Austrian field marshal (d. 1858) was born on this day in history.  

Nov 16 On this day in history birth of rodolphe Kreitzer, France, composer/virtuoso violinist (Paris Conserv)  

Nov 20 John Wall Calcott, composer was born on this day in history.  

Nov 24 In the year 1766 birth of j J Friedrich Weinbrenner, German architect/archaeologist  

Dec 01 On this day in history birth of nikolai Mikhailovich Karamzin, Russian writer (d. 1826)  

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

Jan 09 Thomas Birch, British historian (b. 1705) died on this day in history.  

Jan 13 On this day in history death of king Frederick V of Denmark (b. 1723)  

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 Leopold Josef Graf Daun, Austrian field marshal (b. 1705) died in the year 1766.  

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

Feb 26 August Bernhard Valentin Herbing, composer, dies at 30 on this day in history.