Famous Deaths Happened In 1766

Jan 01 Frans E Jacobus III, Old Pretender, king of Gt Britain/Ireland, dies on this day in history.  

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

Jan 13 King Frederick V of Denmark (b. 1723) died on this day in history.  

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

Jan 21 In the year 1766 death of james Quin, English actor (b. 1693)  

Feb 05 Leopold Josef Graf Daun, Austrian field marshal (b. 1705) died on this day in history.  

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

Feb 26 In the year 1766 august Bernhard Valentin Herbing, composer, dies at 30  

Mar 03 In the year 1766 gregor Joseph Werner, composer, dies at 73  

Mar 25 Johannes Ritschel, composer, dies at 26 in the year 1766.  

Apr 04 John Taylor, English classical scholar (b. 1704) died on this day in history.  

Apr 07 In the year 1766 tiberius Hemsterhuis, Dutch classicist, dies at 81  

May 05 In the year 1766 death of jean Astruc, French physician and scholar (b. 1684)  

May 08 In the year 1766 death of samuel Chandler, English non-conformist minister (b. 1693)  

Jun 11 In the year 1766 elisabeth Farnese, princess of Parma/queen of Spain, dies at 73  

Jun 24 On this day in history death of adrien-Maurice, 3rd duc de Noailles, French soldier (b. 1678)  

Jul 09 In the year 1766 death of jonathan Mayhew, American minister (b. 1720)  

Jul 11 Elizabeth Farnese, wife of Philip V of Spain (b. 1692) died on this day in history.  

Jul 14 FrantiÅ¡ek Maxmilián Kaňka, Czech architect (b. 1674) died on this day in history.  

Jul 20 On this day in history isabelle Farnese, queen of Spain, dies  

Sep 03 On this day in history death of archibald Bower, Scottish historian (b. 1686)  

Sep 13 Benjamin Heath, English classical scholar (b. 1704) died in the year 1766.  

Oct 07 Andre Cheron, composer, dies at 71 in the year 1766.  

Nov 09 On this day in history death of unico Wilhelm van Wassenaer, Dutch composer (b. 1692)  

Nov 16 Dominikus Zimmermann, German architect/painter, dies at 81 on this day in history.  

Dec 12 Johann Christoph Gottsched, German writer (b. 1700) died on this day in history.  

Jan 10 Louis Massonneau, composer was born in the year 1766.  

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

Feb 14 Thomas Malthus, England, population expert (Law of Malthus) was born in the year 1766.  

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

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 Joseph Weigl, Austria composer/conductor (Emmeline) was born in the year 1766.  

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