1766 in History – What happened in year 1766

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 September	John Dalton / Chemist / United Kingdom
06 July	Alexander Wilson / Poet / United States of America
06 August	William Hyde Wollaston / Chemist / United Kingdom
06 April	Wilhelm von Kobell / Painter / Germany
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