Famous Deaths In 1766
Tuesday, 19 March 2024
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 In the year 1766 death of king Frederick V of Denmark (b. 1723)
Jan 14 On this day in history frederik V, king of Denmark/Norway (1746-66), dies at 42
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 Stanislaw Leszcynski, duke of Lutherans/king of Poland, dies on this day in history.
Feb 26 In the year 1766 august Bernhard Valentin Herbing, composer, dies at 30
Mar 03 Gregor Joseph Werner, composer, dies at 73 in the year 1766.
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 in the year 1766.
May 05 In the year 1766 death of jean Astruc, French physician and scholar (b. 1684)
May 08 Samuel Chandler, English non-conformist minister (b. 1693) died on this day in history.
Jun 11 Elisabeth Farnese, princess of Parma/queen of Spain, dies at 73 in the year 1766.
Jun 24 Adrien-Maurice, 3rd duc de Noailles, French soldier (b. 1678) died on this day in history.
Jul 09 On this day in history death of jonathan Mayhew, American minister (b. 1720)
Jul 11 In the year 1766 death of elizabeth Farnese, wife of Philip V of Spain (b. 1692)
Jul 14 František Maxmilián Kaňka, Czech architect (b. 1674) died in the year 1766.
Jul 20 Isabelle Farnese, queen of Spain, dies in the year 1766.
Sep 03 In the year 1766 death of archibald Bower, Scottish historian (b. 1686)
Sep 13 Benjamin Heath, English classical scholar (b. 1704) died on this day in history.
Oct 07 In the year 1766 andre Cheron, composer, dies at 71
Nov 09 In the year 1766 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 In the year 1766 death of johann Christoph Gottsched, German writer (b. 1700)