Famous Deaths Happened In 1766
Sunday, 13 July 2025
Jan 01 Frans E Jacobus III, Old Pretender, king of Gt Britain/Ireland, dies in the year 1766.
Jan 09 Thomas Birch, British historian (b. 1705) died in the year 1766.
Jan 13 In the year 1766 death of king Frederick V of Denmark (b. 1723)
Jan 14 Frederik V, king of Denmark/Norway (1746-66), dies at 42 in the year 1766.
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 in the year 1766.
Feb 23 In the year 1766 stanislaw Leszcynski, duke of Lutherans/king of Poland, dies
Feb 26 August Bernhard Valentin Herbing, composer, dies at 30 on this day in history.
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 In the year 1766 death of john Taylor, English classical scholar (b. 1704)
Apr 07 Tiberius Hemsterhuis, Dutch classicist, dies at 81 on this day in history.
May 05 Jean Astruc, French physician and scholar (b. 1684) died in the year 1766.
May 08 Samuel Chandler, English non-conformist minister (b. 1693) died in the year 1766.
Jun 11 Elisabeth Farnese, princess of Parma/queen of Spain, dies at 73 in the year 1766.
Jun 24 On this day in history death of adrien-Maurice, 3rd duc de Noailles, French soldier (b. 1678)
Jul 09 Jonathan Mayhew, American minister (b. 1720) died in the year 1766.
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 On this day in history isabelle Farnese, queen of Spain, dies
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 Andre Cheron, composer, dies at 71 on this day in history.
Nov 09 In the year 1766 death of unico Wilhelm van Wassenaer, Dutch composer (b. 1692)
Nov 16 In the year 1766 dominikus Zimmermann, German architect/painter, dies at 81
Dec 12 On this day in history death of johann Christoph Gottsched, German writer (b. 1700)