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Born on Saturday January 25, 1766
- Catharina Coleta ORLENT, Sint-Gillis-Waas, 46020, Oost-Vlaanderen, Belgique
- Barend ten Bussemaker, Borne († 1843)
- Bruin Bruinsz Zee, Noord Scharwoude († 1827)
- Albertien Janssen SPEELMAN, Borger, Drenthe, Nederland († 1836)
- Cornelia van Zomeren, Steenbergen († 1820)
- Bruin Bruinsz. Zee, Noord Scharwoude († 1827)
- bruin senior zee, Noord Scharwoude († 1827)
- Arie BONEFAAS, Vlaardingen, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
- Anna Maria Drummen, Nuth, LI, Netherlands († 1829)
- Elisabetha van Uum, Elten, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Duitsland
Died on Saturday January 25, 1766
- Manuel Miguel Lucero de Godoy (56), Tome, Valencia, New Mexico
- Albert Harmsen Schut (51), Heerde, Gld. Nederland
- Charlotte TRICOCHE (66), Preuilly-la-Ville, 36220, France
- Albert Hermensz Schut (51), Heerde, GEL, Nederland
- Guurtje Jans Noorden, Petten, Noord-Holland, Nederland
- Katharina Limper (0), Raumland, Kreis Wittgenstein
- Joseph** HATTON (63), ST CLÈMENT, LORRA, FRA, LORRA, FRA, LORRA, FRA, LORRA, Frankrijk
- Johann Hinrich Verbarg (67), Diepenau, Nedersaksen, Duitsland
- Geertje Muijs (44), Amersfoort, Utrecht, Nederland
- Anna Petronella van Schuylenburgh (73), 's-Gravenhage
Source: Delpher (KB | national library) Newspapers from January 25, 1766 at Delpher
Born on January 25
- 1736 » Joseph-Louis Lagrange, Italian-French mathematician and astronomer († 1813)
- 1739 » Charles François Dumouriez, French general and politician, French Minister of Defence († 1823)
- 1743 » Friedrich Heinrich Jacobi, German philosopher and author († 1819)
- 1750 » Johann Gottfried Vierling, German organist and composer († 1813)
- 1755 » Paolo Mascagni, Italian physician and anatomist (probable; d. 1815)
- 1759 » Robert Burns, Scottish poet and songwriter († 1796)
- 1783 » William Colgate, English-American businessman and philanthropist, founded Colgate-Palmolive († 1857)
- 1794 » François-Vincent Raspail, French chemist, physician, physiologist, and lawyer († 1878)
- 1796 » William MacGillivray, Scottish ornithologist and biologist († 1852)
- 1813 » J. Marion Sims, American gynecologist and physician († 1883)
Died on January 25
- 1640 » Robert Burton, English physician and scholar (b. 1577)
- 1670 » Nicholas Francis, Duke of Lorraine (b. 1612)
- 1726 » Guillaume Delisle, French cartographer (b. 1675)
- 1733 » Sir Gilbert Heathcote, 1st Baronet, English banker and politician, Lord Mayor of London (b. 1652)
- 1751 » Paul Dudley, American lawyer, jurist, and politician (b. 1675)
- 1852 » Fabian Gottlieb von Bellingshausen, Russian admiral, cartographer, and explorer (b. 1778)
- 1872 » Richard S. Ewell, American general (b. 1817)
- 1881 » Konstantin Thon, Russian architect, designed the Grand Kremlin Palace and Cathedral of Christ the Saviour (b. 1794)
- 1884 » Périclès Pantazis, Greek-Belgian painter (b. 1849)
- 1891 » Theo van Gogh, Art dealer, the brother of Vincent van Gogh (b. 1857)
Names that were popular for boys in 1766
- Jan
- Cornelis
- Pieter
- Johannes
- Joannes
- Hendrik
- Willem
- Jacob
- Gerrit
- Petrus
- Jacobus
- Jean
- Dirk
- John
- Klaas
- Abraham
Names that were popular for girls in 1766
- Maria
- Anna
- Johanna
- Marie
- Joanna
- Catharina
- Elisabeth
- Cornelia
- Grietje
- Trijntje
- Neeltje
- Antje
- Adriana
- Aaltje
- Elizabeth
- Jannetje
Source: Wikipedia Historical events 1766
- Erfstadhouder Prins Willem V (Willem Batavus) (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1751 till 1795 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Republiek der Zeven Verenigde Nederlanden)
- March 18 » American Revolution: The British Parliament repeals the Stamp Act.
- May 22 » A large earthquake causes heavy damage and loss of life in Istanbul and the Marmara region.
- July 1 » François-Jean de la Barre, a young French nobleman, is tortured and beheaded before his body is burnt on a pyre along with a copy of Voltaire's Dictionnaire philosophique nailed to his torso for the crime of not saluting a Roman Catholic religious procession in Abbeville, France.
- November 10 » The last colonial governor of New Jersey, William Franklin, signs the charter of Queen's College (later renamed Rutgers University).
- December 2 » Swedish parliament approved the Swedish Freedom of the Press Act and implemented it as a ground law, thus being first in the world with freedom of speech.
- December 5 » In London, auctioneer James Christie holds his first sale.
Weather January 25, 1766
The temperature on January 25, 1766 was about 3.0 °C. Wind direction mainly northwest. Weather type: mist omtrent helder.