In history, year 1766 has its own importance and known for many memorable events like famous birthdays, inventions, natural disaster, treaties, change of rulers, special days etc. Find below a list of important historical events which happened during the year 1766.
Top Historical Events of the Year 1766 ⚡:
| Date/Month | Event / Incidence / Incident |
|---|
| 18 february | A mutiny by captive Madagascans began at sea on the slave ship Meermin, leading to the ship's destruction, and subsequent rulings in the Dutch East India Company's Council of Justice were a 'huge step in the recognition of oppressed people as free-thinking individuals.' |
| 10 november | William Franklin, the last Royal Governor of New Jersey, signedthe charter establishing Queen's College, now known as RutgersUniversity. |
| 14 January | Christian VII became king of Denmark. |
| 13 February | John Mills was elected a fellow of the Royal Society with Benjamin Franklin as his sponsor. |
| 05 March | Antonio de Uloo, the first Spanish governor of Louisiana, came to New Orleans. |
| 08 April | The wicker basket was patented on the first fire escape belt, winch and chain. |
| 09 May | John Burn returned to England after traveling around the world. |
| 09 July | British Premier Rockinghouse resigned. |
| 30 October | St. Paul's Chapel in New York was consecrated. |
| 25 November | Pope Clement XIII warned on the dangers of anti-Christian writings. |
| 05 December | James Christie made Christie's auction first sale in a London home. |
Famous birthdays in the year 1766:
| Date/Month | Name / Profession / Country |
|---|
| 02 November | Joseph Radetzky von Radetz / Field Marshal / Austria |
| 03 August | Aaron Chorin / Author / Hungary |
| 06 August | William Hyde Wollaston / Chemist / United Kingdom |
| 06 July | Alexander Wilson / Poet / United States of America |
| 06 April | Wilhelm von Kobell / Painter / Germany |
| 06 September | John Dalton / Chemist / United Kingdom |
| 07 July | Guillaume Philibert Duhesme / General / France |
| 08 July | Dominique Jean Larrey / Surgeon / France |
| 10 February | Benjamin Smith Barton / Physician / United States of America |
| 12 December | Nikolay Karamzin / Poet / Russia |
| 13 February | Thomas Robert Malthus / Scholar / United Kingdom |
| 17 April | Collin McKinney / Merchant / United States of America |
| 22 April | Germaine de Staël / Author / France |
| 23 October | Emmanuel de Grouchy / General / France |
| 23 December | Wilhelm Hisinger / Physicist / Sweden |
| 25 September | Armand-Emmanuel de Vignerot du Plessis / Politician / France |
| 29 December | Charles Macintosh / Chemist / Scotland |