Famous Deaths In 1766
Thursday, 25 July 2024
Jan 01 Frans E Jacobus III, Old Pretender, king of Gt Britain/Ireland, dies on this day in history.
Jan 09 In the year 1766 death of thomas Birch, British historian (b. 1705)
Jan 13 King Frederick V of Denmark (b. 1723) died in the year 1766.
Jan 14 In the year 1766 frederik V, king of Denmark/Norway (1746-66), dies at 42
Jan 21 James Quin, English actor (b. 1693) died in the year 1766.
Feb 05 Leopold Josef Graf Daun, Austrian field marshal (b. 1705) died on this day in history.
Feb 23 On this day in history stanislaw Leszcynski, duke of Lutherans/king of Poland, dies
Feb 26 In the year 1766 august Bernhard Valentin Herbing, composer, dies at 30
Mar 03 On this day in history gregor Joseph Werner, composer, dies at 73
Mar 25 Johannes Ritschel, composer, dies at 26 on this day in history.
Apr 04 John Taylor, English classical scholar (b. 1704) died in the year 1766.
Apr 07 Tiberius Hemsterhuis, Dutch classicist, dies at 81 on this day in history.
May 05 In the year 1766 death of jean Astruc, French physician and scholar (b. 1684)
May 08 On this day in history death of samuel Chandler, English non-conformist minister (b. 1693)
Jun 11 Elisabeth Farnese, princess of Parma/queen of Spain, dies at 73 on this day in history.
Jun 24 In the year 1766 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 in the year 1766.
Jul 14 On this day in history death of františek Maxmilián Kaňka, Czech architect (b. 1674)
Jul 20 Isabelle Farnese, queen of Spain, dies on this day in history.
Sep 03 In the year 1766 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 Unico Wilhelm van Wassenaer, Dutch composer (b. 1692) died in the year 1766.
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 in the year 1766.