{--page_num--}Famous Personalities Born In 1766

Jan 10 Louis Massonneau, composer was born on this day in history.  

Jan 25 In the year 1766 birth of hans CE Freiherr von Gagern, German advisor to Dutch king Willem I  

Feb 14 In the year 1766 birth of thomas Malthus, England, population expert (Law of Malthus)  

Feb 15 Thomas Malthus, Rookery Surrey UK, economist/demographer was born on this day in history.  

Feb 24 In the year 1766 birth of samuel Wesley, Bristol England, composer/organist (Exultate Deo)  

Mar 04 On this day in history birth of emanuel ADMJ, French historian (Napoleon)  

Mar 28 On this day in history birth of joseph Weigl, Austria composer/conductor (Emmeline)  

Apr 15 Friedrich Bouterwek, German philosopher/critic was born on this day in history.  

Apr 22 Madame de Staël, French author (d. 1817) was born in the year 1766.  

Apr 24 In the year 1766 birth of robert Bailey Thomas, founder (Farmer's Almanac)  

Jun 19 Edmund Weber, composer was born on this day in history.  

Jul 06 Alexander Wilson, Scottish-born naturalist (d. 1813) was born on this day in history.  

Jul 08 Dominique Jean Larrey, French surgeon (d. 1842) was born on this day in history.  

Jul 09 In the year 1766 birth of j Schopenhauer, writer  

Jul 20 Thomas Bruce, earl of Elgin & Kincardine, British diplomat was born in the year 1766.  

Aug 01 On this day in history birth of ignaz Anton Franz Xavier Ladurner, pianist/composer  

Aug 01 On this day in history birth of jeffrey Wyatville, architect  

Aug 22 Joseph-Denis Doche, composer was born on this day in history.  

Sep 06 On this day in history birth of john Dalton, English physicist, developed atomic theory of matter  

Sep 13 In the year 1766 birth of samuel Wilson, possible namesake of Uncle Sam (d. 1854)  

Sep 25 Armand-Emmanuel, duc de Richelieu, French PM (1815-18, 1820-21) was born on this day in history.  

Oct 09 On this day in history birth of bedrich Divis Weber, composer  

Oct 22 Hans CE Freiherr von Gagern, German advisor to Dutch king was born in the year 1766.  

Oct 23 On this day in history birth of emmanuel, marquis de Grouchy, French marshal (d. 1847)  

Nov 02 Joseph Radetzky von Radetz, Austrian field marshal (d. 1858) was born in the year 1766.  

Nov 16 Rodolphe Kreitzer, France, composer/virtuoso violinist (Paris Conserv) was born on this day in history.  

Nov 20 On this day in history birth of john Wall Calcott, composer  

Nov 24 J J Friedrich Weinbrenner, German architect/archaeologist was born in the year 1766.  

Dec 01 On this day in history birth of nikolai Mikhailovich Karamzin, Russian writer (d. 1826)  

Jan 01 Frans E Jacobus III, Old Pretender, king of Gt Britain/Ireland, dies in the year 1766.  

Jan 09 Thomas Birch, British historian (b. 1705) died on this day in history.  

Jan 13 King Frederick V of Denmark (b. 1723) died in the year 1766.  

Jan 14 On this day in history frederik V, king of Denmark/Norway (1746-66), dies at 42  

Jan 21 James Quin, English actor (b. 1693) died in the year 1766.  

Feb 05 On this day in history death of leopold Josef Graf Daun, Austrian field marshal (b. 1705)  

Feb 23 Stanislaw Leszcynski, duke of Lutherans/king of Poland, dies in the year 1766.  

Feb 26 In the year 1766 august Bernhard Valentin Herbing, composer, dies at 30