What happened in 1766?
47 recorded events in 1766, including 21 in people, 9 in architecture & engineering and 5 in religion & belief systems.
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Wars & Conflicts 1
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Siege of Ayutthaya
1766-1767 siege
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Politics & Government 1
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Treaty of Batticaloa
1766 treaty between Dutch Ceylon and Kandy
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People 21
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Thomas Abbt died
German philosopher, mathematician and writer (1738–1766)
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Johann Maria Farina died
Italian perfumer and inventor (1685–1766)
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Giulio Carlo de' Toschi di Fagnano died
Italian mathematician (1682-1766)
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Tiberius Hemsterhuis died
Dutch linguist (1685-1766)
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Jacopo Bartolomeo Beccari died
Italian chemist
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Peter Anich died
Cartographer
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Jacques-Barthélemy Micheli du Crest died
Genevan cartographer (1690-1766)
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Jean Hellot died
French chemist (1685-1766)
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Ignatz Mühlwenzek died
Optician, member of the Jesuit order, and professor of mathematics
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Susannah Maria Cibber died
English singer and actress
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Manuel Pla died
Spanish composer
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James Quin died
English actor; (1693-)
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Thomas Robert Malthus born
Born in Westcott. British political economist (1766–1834).
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Germaine de Staël born
Born in Paris. Genevan-French author (1766-1817).
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Nikolay Karamzin born
Born in Karamzinka. Russian writer, poet, critic.
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Joseph Radetzky von Radetz born
Born in Třebnice. Czech nobleman and Austrian general (1766-1858).
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Nguyễn Du born
Born in Hà Tĩnh. Vietnamese poet (1765-1820).
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Emmanuel de Grouchy, Marquis de Grouchy born
Born in Paris. French general and marshal (1766-1847).
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Armand-Emmanuel de Vignerot du Plessis, Duc de Richelieu born
Born in Paris. French politician (1766-1822).
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Maine de Biran born
Born in Bergerac. French philosopher (1766-1824).
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Emmanuel, comte de Las Cases born
Born in Blan. French politician, atlas-maker and author (1766-1842).
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Science & Technology 2
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Addenbrooke's Hospital
Hospital in Cambridge, England
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Sukagawa Peony Garden
Garden in Sukagawa, Japan
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Religion & Belief Systems 5
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Märcani Mosque
Mosque in İske Bistä microdistrict, Waxitof City District, Qazan, Tatarstan
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abbey of Jasov
abbey of Jasov (Religion & Belief Systems).
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Uilenburger synagogue
Jewish house of prayer in Amsterdam
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St. Sophia Church in Savino
Church in Yaroslavl, Russia
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Church of Saint Demetrius of Thessaloniki in Vostochnoe
Church of Saint Demetrius of Thessaloniki in Vostochnoe (Religion & Belief Systems).
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Economy & Trade 1
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Mint of Poland
Private mint of Poland
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Disasters & Pandemics 2
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1766 Istanbul earthquake
Earthquake in Turkey
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Marmara earthquake of 1766
Earthquake with epicenter in the western part of the Sea of Marmara
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Social Movements & Revolutions 2
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Regulator Movement
Social and political rebellion in North Carolina
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Chuar Rebellion
1766-1834 peasant rebellion
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Architecture & Engineering 9
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Gatchina Palace
Palace in Gatchina, Leningrad Oblast, Russia
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Potocki Palace
Palace in Warsaw, Poland
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Green's Bridge
Green's Bridge is a bridge over the River Nore in Kilkenny, Ireland.
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Palacio de Rajoy
Building in Santiago de Compostela
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Santa Caterina da Siena a Via Giulia
Church building in Rome, Italy
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Bjarkøy Church
Church in Harstad, Norway
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Rajwada palace
Palace of Holker Dynasty
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Solum Church
Church building in Skien, Norway
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Old Palace in Ostromecko
Palace in Ostromecko, Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship, Poland
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Sports & Entertainment 2
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Drottningholm Palace Theatre
The opera house is one of the few 18th century theatres in Europe that is still used as a theatre with its original stage machinery.
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Bristol Old Vic
Theatre in Bristol, England
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Empires & Countries 1
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Duchy of Lorraine dissolved
Duchy of Lorraine ceased to exist, having been centered at Nancy.
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