Events in year of 1766
- 02-11Stamp Act declared unconstitutional in Virginia
- 02-14Dutch Governor Falck signs Treaty of Batticaloa with rebels
- 03-05Don Antonio de Ulloa takes possession of Louisiana Terr from French
- 03-08Willem V (18) becomes Governor of United Provinces
- 04-081st fire escape patented, wicker basket on a pulley and chain
- 05-09John Byron back in England after trip around the world
- 07-09English Premier Rockingham resigns
- 07-18Society of the Dutch Literary forms
- 11-25Pope Clement XIII warns On dangers of anti-Christian writings
People born in year of 1766
- 01-10Louis Massonneau: Composer
- 02-24Samuel Wesley: Bristol, England -- Composer / Organist (Exultate Deo)
- 03-04Emanuel ADMJ: French historian (Napoleon)
- 03-28Joseph Weigl: Austria -- Composer / conductor (Emmeline)
- 04-15Friedrich Bouterwek: German philosopher / critic
- 06-19Edmund Weber: Composer
- 07-09J Schopenhauer: Writer
- 07-18Friedrich Fleischmann: Composer
- 07-20Thomas Bruce: Earl of Elgin and Kincardine, British diplomat
- 08-01Ignaz Anton Franz Xavier Ladurner: Pianist / composer
- 08-01Jeffrey Wyatville: Architect
- 08-22Joseph-Denis Doche: Composer
- 09-06John Dalton: English physicist, developed atomic theory of matter
- 09-25Armand-Emmanuel [duc de Richelieu]: French Prime Minister (1815-18, 1820-21)
- 10-09Bedrich Divis Weber: Composer
- 11-16Rodolphe Kreitzer: France -- Composer / virtuoso violinist (Paris Conserv)
- 11-20John Wall Calcott: Composer
- 11-24J J Friedrich Weinbrenner: German architect / archaeologist
People died in year of 1766
- 01-01Frans E Jacobus III: Old Pretender, King of Gt Britain / Ireland
- 01-01James III Edward: Old Pretender / King of Gt Britain / Ireland, dies at 77
- 01-14Frederik V: King of Denmark / Norway (1746-66), dies at 42
- 02-23Stanislaw Leszcynski: Duke of Lutherans / King of Poland
- 02-26August Bernhard Valentin Herbing: Composer, dies at 30
- 03-03Gregor Joseph Werner: Composer, dies at 73
- 03-25Johannes Ritschel: Composer, dies at 26
- 04-07Tiberius Hemsterhuis: Dutch classicist, dies at 81
- 06-11Elisabeth Farnese: Princess of Parma / Queen of Spain, dies at 73
- 07-20Isabelle Farnese: Queen of Spain
- 10-07Andre Cheron: Composer, dies at 71
- 11-16Dominikus Zimmermann: German Architect / painter, dies at 81
Events in year of 1767
- 05-14British government disbands Americans import duty on tea
- 06-29British passes Townshend Revenue Act levying taxes on America
- 09-28Gentlemen 17 forbid private slave transport India to Cape of Good Hope
- 10-04Prince Willem V marries Prussian Princess Wilhelmina
- 10-18Boundary between MD and PA, Mason Dixon line, agreed upon
- 12-16Van Ritter von Glucks opera "Alceste" premiers
People born in year of 1767
- 01-08Abraham de Veer: Dutch Governor-General of Suriname (1822-28)
- 01-24Antony CW Staring: Dutch lawyer / poet (Jaromir)
- 02-04Johann Franz Volkert: Composer
- 03-13Heinrich Domnich: Composer
- 03-15Andrew Jackson: Carolinas, United States -- General / (D) 7th President (1829-37)
- 03-19Leonhard von Call: Composer
- 03-22Cornelis T Elout: Dutch Minister of Finance
- 03-25Joachim Murat: Marshal of France / King of Naples (1808-15)
- 04-27Andreas Jakob Romberg: German violinist / composer (Song of the Clock)
- 04-30Jean Henri Appelius: Lawyer / Minister of Finance
- 05-24Joseph Ignaz Schnabel: Composer
- 05-25Ferdinand Franzl: Composer
- 05-25Friedrich Johann Eck: Composer
- 06-15Rachel Donelson Jackson: Wife of President Andrew (1828-37) died in 1828
- 07-11John Quincy Adams: Braintree (Quincy), Massachusetts -- 6th President (D) (1825-1829)
- 07-31Amelie Julia Candielle: Composer
- 08-30Christian Frederich Gottlieb Schwencke: Composer
- 09-05August Wilhelm Schlegel: German poet / translator / critic
- 09-08Karl August von Lichtenstein: Composer
- 09-17Henri-Montan Berton: Composer
- 09-20Jose Mauricio Nunes Garcia: Composer
- 09-26Wenzel Muller: Composer
- 10-21Francesco Ruggi: Composer
- 10-23H Benjamin Constant [de Rebeque]: French politician / writer
- 11-11Bernhard Romberg: German cellist / composer / royal chaplain bandmaster
- 12-29Aime Ambroise Simon Leborne: Composer
People died in year of 1767
- 03-20Firmin Abauzit: French huguenot / scholar, dies at 87
- 04-07Franz Sparry: Composer, dies at 51
- 05-18Thaddaus Ferdinand Lipowsky: Composer, dies at 28
- 06-25Georg Philipp Telemann: German late-barok composer, dies at 86
- 08-28Johann Schobert: Composer
- 10-18Joseph Paul Ziegler: Composer, dies at 45
- 12-09Benedetto Alfieri: Italian Architect (San Giovanni Battista)
- 12-22John Newberry: English publisher
Events in year of 1768
- 02-11Samuel Adams letter, circulates around American colonies, opposing Townshend Act taxes
- 02-151st mustard manufactured in America advertised, Philadelphia
- 02-201st American chartered fire insurance company opens (Penn)
- 04-051st US Chamber of Commerce forms (NYC)
- 06-211st US bachelor of medicine degree (Dr John Archer)
- 08-25Captain James Cook departs from Plymouth with Endeavour to Pacific Ocean
- 10-01English troops under general Gauge lands in Boston
- 10-301st Methodist church in US initiated (Wesley Chapel, NYC)
- 12-061st edition of "Encyclopedia Brittanica" published (Scotland)
People born in year of 1768
- 01-10James Varicick: 1st AME Zion Bishop
- 01-28Frederick VI: Danish King (1808-39); lost Norway to Sweden (1814)
- 02-04Maurits C van Hall: Dutch ruler of Heicop and Boeicop, lawyer / politician
- 02-12Francis II: Florence, Italy -- Last Holy Roman Emperor (1792-1806)
- 02-15Jozef B Cannaert [Olim]: Flemish lawyer
- 03-12Carolus Antonius Fodor: Composer
- 03-13Charles Louis WJ van Keverberg: Dutch civil servant
- 03-21Jean-Baptiste-Joseph Fourier: Mathematician / Egyptologist
- 04-07Karl Theodor Toeschi: Composer
- 04-19Adrian H Haworth: English entomologist / Botanist
- 05-02Jean-Louis M Alibert: French dermatologist
- 05-17Caroline Brunswick: Queen Consort of King George IV
- 05-20Dolley Dandridge Payne Madison: 1st lady (1809-17)
- 06-30Elizabeth Kortright Monroe: 1st lady (1817-25)
- 08-27Anne-Francois Mellinet: French / Belgian General (Maastricht)
- 09-01Carl Bernhard Wessely: Composer
- 09-12Bemnjamin Carr: Composer
- 09-14Georg Johann Schinn: Composer
- 09-23William Wallace: Scottish mathematician (Rights of Wallace)
- 10-11Adriaan van den Ende: Dutch vicar / educationalist
- 11-21Friedrich Schleiermacher: German theologist / philosopher
- 11-24Jean-Engelbert Pauwels: Composer
- 12-06Johann Baptist Henneberg: Composer
- 12-22John Crome [Old Crome]: English landscape painter / etcher
People died in year of 1768
- 01-01Jean-Laurent Krafft: Composer, dies at 73
- 01-10Charles Cressent: French court furniture maker, dies at 82
- 01-28John Wainwright: Composer, dies at 44
- 03-03Nicola Antonio Porpora: Composer, dies at 81
- 03-14Vigilio Blasio Faitello: Composer, dies at 58
- 03-18Lawrence Sterne: Writer (Sentimental Journey France and Italy)
- 03-21Jan J Mauricius: Dutch Governor-General of Suriname (1742-51), dies at 75
- 04-07Michel Mathieu: Composer, dies at 78
- 04-19Filippo della Valle: Italian sculptor, dies at about 70
- 04-20Giovanni AC Canaletto: Italian Painter / cartoonist (Rialto), dies at 70
- 05-16Cornelis Writer: Fleet supervisor, dies at about 81
- 05-27Johann M Fleischmann: German / Dutch stamp / letter designer
- 06-08Johann J Winckelmann: German archaeologist, dies at 50
- 07-04Willem van Hairs: Fries nobleman / Poet (Suicide), dies at 58
- 07-06Conrad Johann Conrad Beissel: Composer, dies at 78
- 07-11Jose Melchior de Nebra Blascu: Composer, dies at 66
- 10-01Robert Simson: Scotland mathematician, dies at 80
- 10-28Michel Blavet: French court flautist / composer, dies at 68
- 10-31Francesco Maria Veracini: Italian opera composer, dies at 78
- 11-01Pierre van Maldere: Composer, dies at 39
- 11-04Johan Lulofs: Dutch physicist / philosopher / astronomer, dies at 57
- 11-17Thomas Pelham-Holles: 1st Duke of Newcastle, dies at 75