Historical Events In 1766

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

Jan 10   Louis Massonneau, composer in the year 1766.  

Jan 14   Frederik V, king of Denmark/Norway (1746-66), dies at 42 in the year 1766.  

Jan 25   Hans CE Freiherr von Gagern, German advisor to Dutch king Willem I on this day in history.  

Feb 11   In the year 1766 stamp Act declared unconstitutional in Virginia  

Feb 14   Dutch governor Falck signs Treaty of Batticaloa with rebels in the year 1766.  

Feb 14   In the year 1766 the birth of Thomas Malthus, British philosopher.  

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

Feb 15   In the year 1766 thomas Malthus, Rookery Surrey UK, economist/demographer  

Feb 17   In the year 1766 the birth of Thomas Malthus, English economist  

Feb 23   In the year 1766 stanislaw Leszcynski, duke of Lutherans/king of Poland, dies  

Feb 24   On this day in history samuel Wesley, Bristol England, composer/organist (Exultate Deo)  

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

Mar 03   Gregor Joseph Werner, composer, dies at 73 on this day in history.  

Mar 04   Emanuel ADMJ, French historian (Napoleon) on this day in history.  

Mar 05   Don Antonio de Ulloa takes possession of Louisiana Terr from French on this day in history.  

Mar 05   Don Antonio de Ulloa takes possession of Louisiana Territory from French on this day in history.  

Mar 08   In the year 1766 willem V (18) becomes Governor of United Provinces  

Mar 17   Britain repeals Stamp Act in the year 1766.  

Mar 17   Britain repeals the Stamp Act in the year 1766.  

Mar 18   After four months of organized American protests, the British Parliament repeals the Stamp Act, a taxation measure enacted to raise revenues for a standing British army in America in the year 1766.  

Mar 25   Johannes Ritschel, composer, dies at 26 on this day in history.  

Mar 28   In the year 1766 joseph Weigl, Austria composer/conductor (Emmeline)  

Apr 07   Tiberius Hemsterhuis, Dutch classicist, dies at 81 on this day in history.  

Apr 08   In the year 1766 1st fire escape patented, wicker basket on a pulley & chain  

Apr 09   The first fire escape patented, wicker basket on a pulley &chain on this day in history.  

Apr 15   In the year 1766 friedrich Bouterwek, German philosopher/critic  

Apr 22   The birth of Madame de Stael, French writer in the year 1766.  

Apr 24   On this day in history robert Bailey Thomas, founder (Farmer's Almanac)  

May 09   John Byron back in England after trip around the world in the year 1766.  

Jun 11   Elisabeth Farnese, princess of Parma/queen of Spain, dies at 73 on this day in history.  

Jun 19   Edmund Weber, composer in the year 1766.  

Jul 09   English premier Rockingham resigns in the year 1766.  

Jul 09   In the year 1766 j Schopenhauer, writer  

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Jan 10   On this day in history birth of louis Massonneau, composer  

Jan 25   Hans CE Freiherr von Gagern, German advisor to Dutch king Willem I was born in the year 1766.  

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

Feb 15   In the year 1766 birth of thomas Malthus, Rookery Surrey UK, economist/demographer  

Feb 24   In the year 1766 birth of samuel Wesley, Bristol England, composer/organist (Exultate Deo)  

Mar 04   Emanuel ADMJ, French historian (Napoleon) was born on this day in history.  

Mar 28   Joseph Weigl, Austria composer/conductor (Emmeline) was born on this day in history.  

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

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   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   On this day in history stanislaw Leszcynski, duke of Lutherans/king of Poland, dies  

Feb 26   August Bernhard Valentin Herbing, composer, dies at 30 in the year 1766.