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Born on Sunday October 12, 1766
- Andriesjen Alberts, Noordwolde
- Aaltje Klaas Schonewille, Hoogeveen, Drenthe, Nederland († 1838)
- Andriesjen Alberts Landkroon, Noordwolde, frl
- Abigail Carlton, Lunenburg, New Hampshire
- Adriana ROELEN, Oud en Nieuw Gastel,Noord-Brabant,NEDERLAND († 1831)
- Andries Pieters, Hallum, Ferwerderadeel, Friesland, Nederland
- Aart Cornelisz Sterk, Culemborg († 1822)
- Agnes Verstraelen, Grathem, Heythuysen, Limburg, Netherlands († 1773)
- Aaltjen Avink, Borculo, Gelderland, Nederland
- Andries Pieters, Hallum
Died on Sunday October 12, 1766
- Marijtie Jans Bakker (66)
- Bregitta WIGMAN (42), Batavia, Nederlands Indië, Indonesië
- Mads Nielsen, Humlum, Skodborg, Ringkøbing, Danmark
- Lena Johansd SOON (4)
- Hermen
- Joannes Kemp (69), Kestert, Rhein-Lahn-Kreis, Rheinland-Pfalz, Deutschland
- Maarten ROMEIJN (34)
- Joachim Kölsch\Kolsthorn (59), Börgitz,Stendal,Sachsen-Anhalt,Bundesrepublick Deutschland
- Franciscus Fransen (31), Horst
- Joris Willemsz TEEN (2)
Born on October 12
- 1687 » Sylvius Leopold Weiss, German lute player and composer († 1750)
- 1710 » Jonathan Trumbull, American colonel and politician, 16th Governor of Connecticut († 1785)
- 1725 » Étienne Louis Geoffroy, French pharmacist and entomologist († 1810)
- 1792 » Christian Gmelin, German chemist and pharmacist († 1860)
- 1798 » Pedro I, emperor of Brazil († 1834)
- 1801 » Friedrich Frey-Herosé, Swiss lawyer and politician, 5th President of the Swiss Confederation († 1873)
- 1815 » William J. Hardee, American general († 1873)
- 1838 » George Thorn, Australian politician, 6th Premier of Queensland († 1905)
- 1840 » Helena Modjeska, Polish-American actress († 1909)
- 1855 » Arthur Nikisch, Hungarian conductor and academic († 1922)
Died on October 12
- 1678 » Edmund Berry Godfrey, English lawyer and judge (b. 1621)
- 1679 » William Gurnall, English minister, theologian, and author (b. 1617)
- 1685 » Christoph Ignaz Abele, Austrian lawyer and jurist (b. 1628)
- 1730 » Frederick IV, king of Denmark and Norway (b. 1671)
- 1758 » Richard Molesworth, 3rd Viscount Molesworth, Irish field marshal and politician (b. 1680)
- 1812 » Juan José Castelli, Argentinian lawyer and politician (b. 1764)
- 1845 » Elizabeth Fry, English prison reformer, Quaker and philanthropist (b. 1780)
- 1858 » Hiroshige, Japanese painter (b. 1797)
- 1870 » Robert E. Lee, American general (b. 1807)
- 1875 » Jean-Baptiste Carpeaux, French sculptor and painter (b. 1827)
Names that were popular for boys in 1766
- Jan
- Johannes
- Joannes
- Hendrik
- Cornelis
- Pieter
- Willem
- Jacob
- Petrus
- Gerrit
- Jacobus
- Joseph
- Jans
- Jean
- Franciscus
- Dirk
Names that were popular for girls in 1766
- Maria
- Anna
- Catharina
- Johanna
- Elisabeth
- Marie
- Joanna
- Cornelia
- Jans
- Grietje
- Trijntje
- Neeltje
- Adriana
- Aaltje
- Antje
- Elizabeth
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 5 » Antonio de Ulloa, the first Spanish governor of Louisiana, arrives in New Orleans.
- 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 5 » In London, auctioneer James Christie holds his first sale.
- December 25 » Mapuches in Chile launch a series of surprise attacks against the Spanish starting the Mapuche uprising of 1766.
The weather on Sunday October 12, 1766
The temperature on October 12, 1766 was about 5.0 °C. Wind direction mainly east by south. Weather type: helder. Special wheather fenomena: rijp.
Source: KNMI
Source: KNMI