Famous birthdays, deaths and events of 1766
Birthdays
- April 22 - Madame de Staël, French author (d. 1817)
- July 6 - Alexander Wilson, Scottish-born naturalist (d. 1813)
- July 8 - Dominique Jean Larrey, French surgeon (d. 1842)
- September 13 - Samuel Wilson, possible namesake of Uncle Sam (d. 1854)
- September 25 - Armand-Emmanuel du Plessis, Duc de Richelieu
- October 23 - Emmanuel, marquis de Grouchy
- November 16 - Rodolphe Kreutzer, French violinist (d. 1831)
- December 1 - Nikolai Mikhailovich Karamzin, Russian writer (d. 1826)
Deaths
- January 21 - James Quin, English actor (b. 1693)
- June 24 - Adrien-Maurice, 3rd duc de Noailles
- November 9 - Unico Wilhelm van Wassenaer, Dutch composer (b. 1692)
- December 12 - Johann Christoph Gottsched, German writer (b. 1700)
Events
- March 5 - Antonio de Ulloa, the first Spanish governor of Louisiana, arrives in New Orleans.
- March 18 - American Revolution: The British Parliament repeals the Stamp Act, which had been very unpopular in the British colonies.
- November 10 - The last Colonial governor of New Jersey, William Franklin, signs the charter of Queen's College (later renamed Rutgers University).
- December 5 - In London, James Christie holds his first sale.
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