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 in the year 1766.  

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 in the year 1766.  

Feb 23 In the year 1766 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 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 on this day in history.  

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 In the year 1766 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 Jonathan Mayhew, American minister (b. 1720) died on this day in history.  

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

Jul 14 On this day in history death of frantiÅ¡ek Maxmilián Kaňka, Czech architect (b. 1674)  

Jul 20 Isabelle Farnese, queen of Spain, dies in the year 1766.  

Sep 03 Archibald Bower, Scottish historian (b. 1686) died in the year 1766.  

Sep 13 On this day in history death of benjamin Heath, English classical scholar (b. 1704)  

Oct 07 On this day in history andre Cheron, composer, dies at 71  

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 In the year 1766 death of johann Christoph Gottsched, German writer (b. 1700)  

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 on this day in history.  

Feb 15 Thomas Malthus, Rookery Surrey UK, economist/demographer was born in the year 1766.  

Feb 24 Samuel Wesley, Bristol England, composer/organist (Exultate Deo) was born on this day in history.  

Mar 04 Emanuel ADMJ, French historian (Napoleon) was born in the year 1766.  

Mar 28 Joseph Weigl, Austria composer/conductor (Emmeline) was born in the year 1766.  

Apr 15 Friedrich Bouterwek, German philosopher/critic was born on this day in history.