Notable Deaths In 1766

Jan 01 Frans e jacobus iii: Old pretender, king of gt britain/ireland,  

Jan 09 Thomas birch: British historian (b. 1705)  

Jan 13 King frederick v of denmark: King frederick v of denmark (b. 1723)  

Jan 14 Frederik v: King of denmark/norway (1746-66),  

Jan 21 James quin: English actor (b. 1693)  

Feb 05 Leopold josef graf daun: Austrian field marshal (b. 1705)  

Feb 23 Stanislaw leszcynski: Duke of lutherans/king of poland,  

Feb 26 August bernhard valentin herbing: Composer,  

Mar 03 Gregor joseph werner: Composer,  

Mar 25 Johannes ritschel: Composer,  

Apr 04 John taylor: English classical scholar (b. 1704)  

Apr 07 Tiberius hemsterhuis: Dutch classicist,  

May 05 Jean astruc: French physician and scholar (b. 1684)  

May 08 Samuel chandler: English non-conformist minister (b. 1693)  

Jun 11 Elisabeth farnese: Princess of parma/queen of spain,  

Jun 24 Adrien-maurice: 3rd duc de noailles, french soldier (b. 1678)  

Jul 09 Jonathan mayhew: American minister (b. 1720)  

Jul 11 Elizabeth farnese: Wife of philip v of spain (b. 1692)  

Jul 14 FrantiÅ¡ek maxmilián kaňka: Czech architect (b. 1674)  

Jul 20 Isabelle farnese: Queen of spain,  

Sep 03 Archibald bower: Scottish historian (b. 1686)  

Sep 13 Benjamin heath: English classical scholar (b. 1704)  

Oct 07 Andre cheron: Composer,  

Nov 09 Unico wilhelm van wassenaer: Dutch composer (b. 1692)  

Nov 16 Dominikus zimmermann: German architect/painter,  

Dec 12 Johann christoph gottsched: German writer (b. 1700)  

Jan 10 Louis massonneau: Composer  

Jan 25 Hans ce freiherr von gagern: German advisor to dutch king willem i  

Feb 14 Thomas malthus: England, population expert (law of malthus)  

Feb 15 Thomas malthus: Rookery surrey uk, economist/demographer  

Feb 24 Samuel wesley: Bristol england, composer/organist (exultate deo)  

Mar 04 Emanuel admj: French historian (napoleon)  

Mar 28 Joseph weigl: Austria composer/conductor (emmeline)  

Apr 15 Friedrich bouterwek: German philosopher/critic