Historical events in 1766

24 historical records

January 17661 historical events

1766, January 1st · Scotland · House · House of Stewart · James Stewart

Death of James Stewart

Death of James Stewart, "the Old Pretender"

February 17661 historical events

1766, February · Great Britain · Dorking · Humanities · Social Science · Thomas Robert Malthus

Birth of Thomas Robert Malthus

Birth of Thomas Robert Malthus

1766 · Austria · Salzburg · Arts · Classical Music · Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

Return to Salzburg

Returns to Salzburg after the family's extended European tour.

1766 · France · France · Science · Civil Engineering · Jacques Noel Sane

Sane Qualifies As Assistant Engineer

Completion of his training allowed Sane to assist with professional shipbuilding projects. The decision affected how hull size and armament were balanced.

1766 · Germany · House · House of Brunswick · Karl I

Field Marshal

Appointed Field Marshal in the Austrian Army

1766 · Germany · Wittenberg · Science · Astronomy · Johann Daniel Titius

Planetary Distances

Publishes a numerical pattern of planetary distances that includes Jupiter's orbit.

1766 · Great Britain · London · Government · Whig Party Government · Francis Dashwood

Paymaster General

Appointed Paymaster General

1766 · Great Britain · London · Government · Whig Party Government · Grafton Grafton, 3rd

First Lord of the Treasury

Appointed First Lord of the Treasury

1766 · Great Britain · Government · Whig Party Government · Pratt Camden, 1st

Lord Chancellor

Appointed Lord Chancellor

1766 · Great Britain · Chatham · Government · Whig Party Government · William Pitt the Elder Chatham, 1st

Peerage

Created Earl of Chatham

1766 · Great Britain · Government · Whig Party Government · William Pitt the Elder Chatham, 1st

Privy Seal

Appointed Privy Seal

1766 · Great Britain · Government · Whig Party Government · Edward Seymour-Conway Hertford, 1st

Lord Chamberlain

Appointed Lord Chamberlain

1766 · Great Britain · Government · Whig Party Government · Henry Melville Dundas Melville, 1st

Solicitor General

Appointed Solicitor General of Scotland

1766 · Great Britain · Humanities · Social Science · David Hume

Return to Britain with Rousseau

Hume assisted Jean Jacques Rousseau in traveling to Britain, beginning a contentious personal association.

1766 · Great Britain · Humanities · Social Science · Edmund Burke

Election to House of Commons

Burke entered the House of Commons as member for Wendover and began a long parliamentary career.

1766 · Great Britain · Humanities · Social Science · Edmund Burke

Speech on American Taxation Debate

Burke participated in parliamentary debate over British taxation of the American colonies and questions of imperial authority.

1766 · Great Britain · Bristol · Science · Civil Engineering · James Brindley

Bristol Canal Plans

Brindley surveys canal schemes linked to Bristol trade.

1766 · Great Britain · Science · Medicine · William Pitt the Elder Chatham, 1st

Health of William Pitt the Elder

Not appointed Prime Minister due to poor health

1766 · Great Britain · Science · Physics · Henry Cavendish

Discovery of Hydrogen

First recognizes hydrogen as a substance distinct from other flammable gases, who is credited with its discovery. Discovers hydrogen, "inflammable air"

1766 · Great Britain · Birmingham · Science · Technology · Matthew Boulton

Soho Manufactory Expansion

Boulton expands production of metal goods for domestic and international markets.

1766 · Great Britain · Birmingham · Science · Technology · Erasmus Darwin

Lunar Society

Participates in Birmingham’s Lunar Society, linking science, medicine and industrial improvement.

1766 · Poland · House · House of Poniatowski · Stanislaw I

Death of Stanislaw I

Death of Stanislaw I

1766 · United States of America · Washington · Government · Government of USA · John Fitzgerald Otis

Legislation

Opposes Navigation Act writs on natural law to defend privacy & property

1766 · United States of America · Washington · Government · Government of USA · John Fitzgerald Otis

Reform of Trade

Opposes Navigation Act writs on natural law to defend privacy & property