Year 1766 (MDCCLXVI) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Sunday of the 11-day slower Julian calendar). The pages listed below contain information about trends and events in particular centuries and millennia. As a means of recording the passage of Time, the 17th Century was that Century which lasted from 1601 - 1700 in the Gregorian calendar The 18th century lasted from 1701 to 1800 in the Gregorian calendar, in accordance with the Anno Domini / Common Era numbering system The 19th century of the Common Era began on January 1, 1801 and ended on December 31, 1900, according to the Gregorian calendar See also List of centuries, History This is a list of Decades in history including links to corresponding articles with more information about them Events and trends The Great Awakening - A Protestant religious movement active in the British colonies of North America Events and trends Frederick II ascends the throne of Prussia, upon the death of his father " Frederick William I of Prussia " Events and Trends Scientific Navigation is developed The Seven Years' War ( 1756 - 1763) fought between two rival alliances Events and Trends King George III ascends the British throne in 1760. Events and trends For more events see 18th century United States Declaration of Independence ratified by the Continental Congress Events and trends 1783 First manned Hot air balloon invented in France. Events and trends French Revolution ( 1789 - 1799) It is considered to have effectively ended on November 9, 1799 when This page indexes the individual Years pages Twenty-first century Year 1763 ( MDCCLXIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Year 1764 ( MDCCLXIV) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Year 1765 ( MDCCLXV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Year 1767 ( MDCCLXVII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Year 1768 ( MDCCLXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Year 1769 ( MDCCLXIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a The year 1766 in architecture involved some significant events Events England 's oldest surviving Georgian theatre was constructed in Stockton-on-Tees. See also 1765 in literature, other events of 1766, 1767 in literature, List of years in literature. Events Works published Isaac D'Israeli, The Literary Character Births Laurence Hynes Events Joseph Haydn becomes Kapellmeister to the Esterházys The orchestra is increased to 22 players The year 1766 in Science and Technology involved some significant events See also 1765 in Canada, other events of 1766, 1767 in Canada and the List of 'years in Canada'. Incumbents Monarch - George III of the United Kingdom Prime Minister - Charles Watson-Wentworth 2nd Marquess of Rockingham 1765 state leaders - Events of 1766 - 1767 state leaders - State leaders by year ----- Africa Ashanti Confederacy Portugal Angola - Francisco Inocéncio de Sousa Coutinho, Governor of Angola ( 1764 - 1772) Roman numerals are a Numeral system originating in ancient Rome, adapted from Etruscan numerals. This is the calendar for any Common year starting on Wednesday ( Dominical letter E) The Gregorian calendar is the most widely used Calendar in the world today This is the calendar for any Common year starting on Sunday ( Dominical letter A) or for any year in which “ Doomsday ” is Tuesday The Julian calendar, a reform of the Roman calendar, was introduced by Julius Caesar in 46 BC and came into force in 45 BC (709 Ab urbe condita
Events of 1766
January - June
- January 1 - Bonnie Prince Charlie becomes the new Stuart claimant to the throne of Great Britain as King Charles III and figurehead for Jacobitism. New Year See also New Year The Ancient Romans began their consular year on January 1st since 153 BC For the US politician see Charles E Stuart For "Betty Burke" see The 'Forty-Five' below See also Kingdom of Great Britain Great Britain (Breatainn Mhòr Prydain Fawr Breten Veur Graet Breetain is the larger of the two main islands Jacobitism was (and to a limited extent remains the political movement dedicated to the restoration of the Stuart kings to the thrones of England, Scotland
- January 14 - Christian VII becomes King of Denmark. Events 1129 - Formal approval of the Order of the Templar at the Council of Troyes. Christian VII ( January 29, 1749 - March 13, 1808) was King of Denmark and Norway and Duke of Schleswig and Holstein from 1766 until his The Kingdom of Denmark ( ˈd̥ænmɑɡ̊ (archaic ˈd̥anmɑːɡ̊ commonly known as Denmark, is a country in the Scandinavian region of northern Europe
- February 5 - An observer in Wilmington, North Carolina reports to the Edinburgh newspaper Caledonian Mercury that three ships were seized by British Men of War on the charge of carrying official documents without stamps. Events 1576 - Henry of Navarre converts to Roman Catholicism in order to ensure his right to the throne of France. Wilmington is a city in and the County seat of New Hanover County, North Carolina, United States. The Royal Colony of North Carolina was organized in 1729 from the Province of North Carolina after seven of the original eight Lords Proprietors sold their Edinburgh ( ˈɛdɪnb(ərə Dùn Èideann) is the Capital of Scotland and is its second largest city after Glasgow. The strict enforcement causes seven other ships to leave Wilmington for other ports.
- February 20 - The Pennsylvania Gazette reports that a British sloop outside of Wilmington, North Carolina seized one sloop sailing from Philadelphia and one sloop sailing from Saint Christopher on the charge of carrying official documents without stamps. Events 1472 - Orkney and Shetland are left by Norway to Scotland, due to a Dowry payment The Pennsylvania Gazette was one of the United States ' most prominent Newspapers from 1723, before the time period of the American Revolution Philadelphia (ˌfɪləˈdɛlfiə Saint Kitts (also known more formally as Saint Christopher Island ( Saint-Christophe in French) is an Island in the West Indies In response, local residents threaten to burn a Royal Man of War attempting to deliver stamps to Wilmington, forcing the ship to return to the mouth of the Cape Fear River.
- February-Ferocious wolf attacks occur in France, such as the Beast of Gevaudan or Wolves of Périgord
- March 5 - Antonio de Ulloa, the first Spanish governor of Louisiana, arrives in New Orleans. The grey wolf or gray wolf ( Canis lupus) also known as the timber wolf or simply wolf, is a Mammal of the order Carnivora The Beast of Gévaudan (La bête du Gévaudan is a name given to man-eating wolf-like animals that terrorized the former province of Gévaudan Events 363 - Roman Emperor Julian moves from Antioch with an army of 90000 to attack the Sassanid Empire, in a Antonio de Ulloa ( January 12, 1716 &ndash July 3, 1795) was a Spanish general explorer author Astronomer, colonial The State of Louisiana ( or, État de Louisiane, pronounced) is a state located in the southern region of the United States of America New Orleans (nʲuːˈɔrliənz nʲuːˈɔrlənz French: La Nouvelle-Orléans) is a major United States port city and the largest city in Louisiana
- March 18 - American Revolution: The British Parliament repeals the Stamp Act which was very unpopular in the British colonies. Events 37 - The Roman Senate annuls Tiberius ' will and proclaims Caligula emperor In this article the inhabitants of the thirteen colonies that supported the American Revolution are primarily referred to as "Americans" with occasional references to "Patriots" The Parliament of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland is the supreme legislative body in the United Kingdom and British overseas territories The Stamp Act of 1765 (short title Duties in American Colonies Act 1765; 5 George III c The persuasion of Benjamin Franklin is considered partly responsible. Benjamin Franklin ( April 17 1790 was one of the Founding Fathers of the United States of America. The Declaratory Act asserts the right of Britain to bind the colonies in all other respects. The "Declaratory Act" may also refer to the Dependency of Ireland on Great Britain Act 1719.
July - December
- November 10 - The last Colonial governor of New Jersey, William Franklin, signs the charter of Queen's College (later renamed Rutgers University). Events 1444 - Battle of Varna: The crusading forces of King Vladislaus III of Varna (aka Ulaszlo I of Hungary and Wladyslaw New Jersey ( is a state in the Mid-Atlantic and Northeastern regions of the United States. William Franklin (1731- November 17, 1813) was the last Colonial Governor of New Jersey. Rutgers The State University of New Jersey (also known as Rutgers University) is the largest institution for higher education in the state of New Jersey
- November 27 - An observer in New York City, New York reports to the Pennsylvania Gazzette that a British Sloop of War is searching all vessels passing near Cape Lookout, North Carolina and that some vessels have been seized. Events 1095 - Pope Urban II declares the First Crusade at the Council of Clermont The City of New York The Province of New York (1664-1776 (Provincie New York resulted from the capture of the Dutch Republic colony of Provincie Nieuw-Nederland by the This article is about the Cape Lookout in North Carolina See Cape Lookout for other places with a similar name
Undated
- Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart returns to Salzburg after touring Paris and London with his father. is the fourth-largest city in Austria and the capital of the federal state of Salzburg. Paris (ˈpærɨs in English; in French) is the Capital of France and the country's largest city London ( ˈlʌndən is the capital and largest urban area in the United Kingdom.
- Lorraine becomes French again on the death of Stanislaus I Leszczyński, King of Poland. Lorraine (Lorraine Lothringen is a historical area in present-day northeast France. Stanisław I Leszczyński (October 20 1677 – February 23 1766 was King of the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth, Duke
- The Burmese begin to invade the Thai kingdom of Ayutthaya. Burma, officially the Union of Myanmar ( pjìdàunzṵ mjàmmà nàinŋàndɔ̀ is the largest country by geographical area in mainland Southeast Asia. The Kingdom of Thailand (ˈtaɪlænd ราชอาณาจักรไทย, râːtɕʰa-ʔaːnaːtɕɑ̀k-tʰɑj The kingdom of Ayutthaya (อาณาจักรอยุธยา was a Thai kingdom that existed from 1351 to 1767
- What is now England's oldest surviving Georgian theatre was constructed in Stockton-on-Tees. England is a Country which is part of the United Kingdom. Its inhabitants account for more than 83% of the total UK population whilst its mainland Theatre (or theater, see spelling differences) is the branch of the Performing arts defined by Bernard Beckerman as what "occurs when one Stockton-on-Tees is a market town in North East England. It is the major settlement in the unitary authority area and Borough of Stockton-on-Tees.
- Childsburgh, the Orange County, North Carolina county seat laid out as Corbin Town in 1754 and renamed in 1759, is renamed Hillsborough in honor of Wills Hill, Earl of Hillsborough. Orange County is a County located in the US state of North Carolina. Year 1754 ( MDCCLIV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or Year 1759 ( MDCCLIX) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Hillsborough is a town in Orange County, North Carolina, United States. Wills Hill 1st Marquess of Downshire, PC ( 30 May 1718 – 7 October 1793) was a British politician of the Georgian era Marquess of Downshire is a title in the Peerage of Ireland. It was created in 1789 for Wills Hill 1st Earl of Hillsborough a former Secretary of State.
Ongoing events
- War of the Regulation (1764-1771). The War of the Regulation (or the Regulator Movement was a North Carolina uprising lasting from approximately 1764 to 1771, where mostly lower class citizens Year 1764 ( MDCCLXIV) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Year 1771 ( MDCCLXXI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a
Births
- February 14 - Thomas Malthus, English demographer and economist (died 1834)
- April 6 - Charles Louis de Fourcroy, Chevalier de la Légion D'honneur, French Mathematician and Scholar (death unknown)
- April 22 - Anne Louise Germaine de Stael, French author (died 1817)
- May 30 - Robert Darwin, Medical doctor and father of Charles Darwin (died 1848)
- June 13 - Jean-Frédéric Waldeck (died 1875). The Gregorian calendar is the most widely used Calendar in the world today Ab Urbe condita (literally "from The Armenian calendar is the traditional calendar of Armenia. The Bahá'í calendar, also called the Badí‘ calendar, used by the Bahá'í Faith, is a Solar calendar with regular years of 365 days and Leap The Berber calendar is the annual Calendar used by Berber people in North Africa. The Buddhist calendar is used on mainland Southeast Asia in the countries of Cambodia, Laos, Thailand, Myanmar (formerly Burma The traditional Burmese calendar is a Lunisolar calendar based on both the phases of the moon and the motion of the sun The Chinese calendar is lunisolar, incorporating elements of a Lunar calendar with those of a Solar calendar. The Chinese sexagenary cycle ( is a cyclic numeral system of 60 combinations of the two basic cycles the ten Heavenly Stems (天干 tiāngān The Chinese sexagenary cycle ( is a cyclic numeral system of 60 combinations of the two basic cycles the ten Heavenly Stems (天干 tiāngān The Coptic calendar, also called the Alexandrian calendar, is used by the Coptic Orthodox Church and still used in Egypt The Ethiopian calendar ( Amharic: የኢትዮጵያ ዘመን አቆጣጠር ye'Ītyōṗṗyā zemen āḳoṭaṭer) also called the Ge'ez calendar, The Hebrew calendar (הלוח העברי ha'luach ha'ivri) or Jewish calendar is a Lunisolar calendar used by Jews for predominantly religious The Hindu calendar used in ancient times has undergone many changes in the process of regionalization and today there are several regional Indian Calendars, as The Indian national calendar (sometimes called Saka calendar) is the official civil calendar in use in India. Kali Yuga ( Devanāgarī: sa कलियुग lit "Age of Kali " "age of vice" is one of the four stages of development that the world goes The Iranian calendar or Solar Hejri (تقویم هجری شمسی؛ سالنمای هجری خورشیدی Taqwim Hejri Shamsi Salanmay Hejri Khurshidi) is an astronomical The Islamic calendar or Muslim calendar ( Arabic: التقويم الهجري at-taqwīm al-hijrī; Persian: تقویم هجری قمری Since January 1, 1873, Japan has used the Gregorian calendar, with local names for the months and mostly fixed holidays was a after Hōreki and before An'ei. This period spanned the years from 1764 through 1772 The traditional Korean calendar is a Lunisolar calendar which like the traditional calendars of other East Asian countries was based on the Chinese calendar The Thai solar calendar, Suriyakati (สุริยคติ has been the official and prevalent Calendar in Thailand since it was adopted by King Events 842 - Charles the Bald and Louis the German swear the Oaths of Strasbourg in the French and German Thomas Robert Malthus FRS (13 February 1766 – 23 December 1834 was an English political economist and demographer who expressed views Year 1834 ( MDCCCXXXIV) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common Events 46 BC - Julius Caesar defeats Caecilius Metellus Scipio and Marcus Porcius Cato in the Battle of Thapsus Charles Louis de Fourcroy (b 1766 d unknown French Mathematician and scholar born in the French countryside in 1766 Events 1500 - Portuguese Navigator Pedro Álvares Cabral becomes the first European to sight Brazil. Baronne Anne Louise Germaine de Staël-Holstein ( née Necker ( April 22, 1766 &ndash July 14, 1817) (stal commonly known as Year 1817 ( MDCCCXVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Events 1416 - The Council of Constance, called by the Emperor Sigismund a supporter of Antipope John XXIII burns Jerome of Prague following Dr Robert Waring Darwin, FRS ( 30 May, 1766 - 13 November, 1848) was a Shrewsbury -based Medical doctor, today Charles Robert Darwin (February 12 1809 &ndash April 19 1882 was an English naturalist, who realised and demonstrated that all Species of life Year 1848 ( MDCCCXLVIII) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap Events 1525 - Martin Luther marries Katharina von Bora, against the Celibacy rule decreed by the Roman Catholic Church for Jean-Frédéric Maximilien de Waldeck ( March 16, 1766 ? &ndash April 30, 1875) was a French Antiquarian, cartographer Year 1875 ( MDCCCLXXV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common
- July 8 - Dominique Jean Larrey, French surgeon (died 1842)
- July 21 - Thomas Charles Hope, Scottish chemist and discoverer of Strontium (died 1844)
- August 6 - William Hyde Wollaston, English chemist (died 1828)
- September 6 - John Dalton, English chemist and physicist (died 1844)
- October 23 - Emmanuel, marquis de Grouchy, French marshal (died 1847)
- November 2 - Joseph Radetzky von Radetz, Austrian field marshal (died 1858)
- December 3 - Barbara Fritchie, U. Events 939 - The Major Occultation or Ghaybat el-Kubra of Muhammad al-Mahdi 1099 - First Crusade: 15000 Dominique Jean Larrey ( 8 July, 1766 &ndash 25 July, 1842) was a French surgeon in Napoleon 's army and an important Year 1842 ( MDCCCXLII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common Events 356 BC - Herostratus sets fire to the Temple of Artemis in Ephesus, one of the Seven Wonders of the World Thomas Charles Hope (21 July 1766 - 13 June 1844 was in 1795 selected by Joseph Black as his assistant and eventual successor to the professorship of Chemistry at the Year 1844 ( MDCCCXLIV) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap year Events 1538 - Bogotá, Colombia, is founded by Gonzalo Jiménez de Quesada. William Hyde Wollaston FRS ( August 6, 1766 &ndash December 22, 1828) was an English Chemist and physicist The year 1828 ( MDCCCXXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap Events 3114 BC - According to the Proleptic Julian calendar the current era in the Maya Long Count Calendar started John Dalton FRS (6 September 1766 &ndash 27 July 1844 was an English Chemist, Meteorologist and Physicist. Year 1844 ( MDCCCXLIV) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap year Events 4004 BC - Creation of the world begins according to the calculations of Archbishop James Ussher 42 BC - Grouchy redirects here For the musical theorist Jean de Grouchy (ca Year 1847 ( MDCCCXLVII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common Events 1570 - A Tidal wave in the North Sea devastates the coast from Holland to Jutland, killing more than 1000 Year 1858 ( MDCCCLVIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common Events 1800 - War of the Second Coalition: Battle of Hohenlinden, French Barbara Fritchie (nee Hauer also known as Barbara Frietchie, and sometimes spelled Frietschie, ( December 3, 1766 &ndash December 18 S. patriot in Civil War (died 1862)
- See also Category: 1766 births. Year 1862 was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting on Monday
Deaths
- January 1 - James Francis Edward Stuart, "The Old Pretender" (born 1688)
- January 9 - Thomas Birch, English historian (born 1705)
- January 13 - King Frederick V of Denmark (born 1723)
- January 19 - Giovanni Niccolo Servandoni, French architect and painter (born 1695)
- January 21 - James Quin, English actor (born 1693)
- February 5 - Leopold Josef Graf Daun, Austrian field marshal (born 1705)
- February 23 - Stanislaus I Leszczyński, King of Poland (born 1677)
- April 4 - John Taylor, English classical scholar (born 1704)
- April 7 - Tiberius Hemsterhuis, Dutch philologist and critic (born 1685)
- May 5 - Jean Astruc, French physician and scholar (born 1684)
- May 8 - Samuel Chandler, English non-conformist minister (born 1693)
- June 24 - Adrien-Maurice, 3rd duc de Noailles, French soldier (born 1678)
- July 9 - Jonathan Mayhew, American minister and patriot (born 1720)
- July 11 - Elizabeth Farnese, queen of Philip V of Spain (born 1692)
- July 14 - František Maxmilián Kaňka, Czech architect (born 1674)
- September 3 - Archibald Bower, Scottish historian (born 1686)
- September 13 - Benjamin Heath, English classical scholar (born 1704)
- November 9 - Unico Wilhelm van Wassenaer, Dutch composer (born 1692)
- December 12 - Johann Christoph Gottsched, German writer (born 1700)
- See also Category: 1766 deaths. New Year See also New Year The Ancient Romans began their consular year on January 1st since 153 BC Prince James Prince of Wales (James Francis Edward Stuart " The Old Pretender " or " The Old Chevalier " 10 June 1688 – 1 January 1766 was the Events 475 - Byzantine Emperor Zeno is forced to flee his capital at Constantinople. Thomas Birch ( November 23, 1705 – January 9, 1766) English Historian, son of Joseph Birch a coffee-mill maker was Year 1705 ( MDCCV) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Events 532 - Nika riots in Constantinople. 888 - Odo Count of Paris becomes King of the Franks Frederick V (31 March 1723 – 13 January 1766 was king of Denmark and Norway from 1746 son of Christian VI of Denmark and Sophia Magdalen of Year 1723 ( MDCCXXIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Events 1419 - Hundred Years' War: Rouen surrenders to Henry V of England completing his reconquest of Normandy. Jean-Nicolas Servan, also known as Giovanni Niccolò Servando or Servandoni ( May 2, 1695 - January 19, 1766) was a Events 1189 - Philip II of France and Richard I of England begin to assemble troops to wage the Third Crusade. James Quin ( 24 February 1693 – 21 January 1766) was an English actor of Irish descent Events 1576 - Henry of Navarre converts to Roman Catholicism in order to ensure his right to the throne of France. Count Leopold Joseph von Daun (or Dhaun) ( September 24, 1705 &ndash February 5, 1766) later Prince of Thiano, Year 1705 ( MDCCV) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Events 1455 - Traditional date for the publication of the Gutenberg Bible, the first Western Book printed from Movable Stanisław I Leszczyński (October 20 1677 – February 23 1766 was King of the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth, Duke Events 1581 - Francis Drake completes a circumnavigation of the world and is knighted by Elizabeth I. Year 1704 ( MDCCIV) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Events 529 - First draft of Corpus Juris Civilis (a fundamental work in Jurisprudence) is issued by Eastern Roman Emperor Tiberius Hemsterhuis ( January 9, 1685 - April 7, 1766) Dutch Philologist and Critic, was born in Groningen Events 553 - The Second Council of Constantinople begins 1215 - Rebel Barons renounce their allegiance to King John Jean Astruc ( Sauves, Auvergne, March 19, 1684 - Paris, May 5, 1766) was a famous professor of medicine at Events 589 - Reccared summons the Third Council of Toledo 1450 - Jack Cade's Rebellion: Kentishmen Samuel Chandler ( 1693 - May 8, 1766) was an English Nonconformist divine He was born at Hungerford in Berkshire Events 972 - Battle of Cedynia, the first documented victory of Polish forces takes place Adrien-Maurice 3rd duc de Noailles ( September 29, 1678 &ndash June 24, 1766) was a French Aristocrat and Soldier Events 455 - Roman military commander Avitus is proclaimed Emperor of the Western Roman Empire. Jonathan Mayhew ( October 8, 1720 &ndash July 9, 1766) was a noted American clergyman and minister at Old West Church Boston Massachusetts Year 1720 ( MDCCXX) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year starting Events 911 - Signing of the Treaty of Saint-Clair-sur-Epte between Charles the Simple and Rollo of Normandy. Elisabeth of Parma ( October 22, 1692 &ndash July 11, 1766) Queen consort of Spain, also known as Isabel de Philip V of Spain ( December 19, 1683 - July 9, 1746) born Philippe de France, Fils de France and duc d'Anjou Events 1223 - Louis VIII becomes King of France upon the death of his father Philip II of France. František Maxmilián Kaňka ( August 9 1674 - July 14 1766, both in Prague) was a Czech Architect and builder Events 36 BC - In the Battle of Naulochus, Marcus Vipsanius Agrippa, Admiral of Octavian, defeats Sextus Pompeius Archibald Bower ( January 17, 1686 - September 3, 1766) was a Scottish Historian. Events 509 BC - The Temple of Jupiter on Rome 's Capitoline Hill is dedicated on the ides of September Benjamin Heath ( April 10, 1704 - September 13, 1766) English classical scholar and bibliophile was born at Exeter. Year 1704 ( MDCCIV) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Events 694 - Egica, a king of the Visigoths of Hispania, accuses Jews of aiding Muslims sentencing all Unico Willem van Wassenaer, Count of the Empire, ( November 2 1692, Delden &ndash November 9 Events 627 - Battle of Nineveh: A Byzantine army under Emperor Heraclius defeats Emperor Khosrau II 's Persian Johann Christoph Gottsched ( February 2, 1700 &ndash December 12, 1766) was a German Author and Critic
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