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Born on Friday October 31, 1766
- Bernard Joannes Joseph Pieters, Klerken († 1835)
- Frans van Wijngaarden (van Wingerden) (Oud_Grootvader), Naaldwijk († 1825)
- Bernardus De Laet (Laedt), Perk
- Frans van Wingerden, Naaldwijk († 1825)
- Augustinus Vergote, Bredene,, West-Vlaanderen, België († 1809)
- Christina BRUIN (DE BRUIJN), Utrecht, Utrecht, Nederland
- Aletta Cornelisdr van Dijk, Lopik, Utrecht, Nederland
- Henricus Swurtjens, Nederweert († 1816)
- Garrit Jan Koelman, Harfsen († 1836)
- Aletje Aletta van Dijk, Gemeente Lopik, Utrecht, Nederland († 1848)
Died on Friday October 31, 1766
- Maarten Jansen Goedhart (70), Noorden, Liemeer, Noord Holland, Netherlands
- Marie Anne de Garges, Crépy-en-Valois, Oise, France
- Adriaantje STOOP (73), Dordrecht, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
- Isabelle Marie Christine de Heusch de la Zangerye (30)
- Marie Elisabeth Isabelle Pilon (70), Pointe-Claire, Quebec, Canada
- Maarte Jansz Goedhart (70), Noorden
- Jan (Johannes) Baptist Maas (Maes) (72), Nieuwkerken Waas (B)
- Élisabeth Marie Isabelle Pilon (70), Pointe-Claire, Île-de-Montréal, Québec, Canada
- Anna Janssen Obels (75), Breda
- Neeltje Philippe van Moerkerken (78), Numansdorp, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
Source: Delpher (KB | national library) Newspapers from October 31, 1766 at Delpher
Born on October 31
- 1711 » Laura Bassi, Italian physician, physicist, and academic († 1778)
- 1714 » Hedvig Taube, Swedish courtier († 1744)
- 1724 » Christopher Anstey, English author and poet († 1805)
- 1729 » Alonso Núñez de Haro y Peralta, Spanish cleric, Archbishop of Mexico, Viceroy of New Spain († 1800)
- 1737 » James Lovell, American educator and politician († 1789)
- 1760 » Katsushika Hokusai, Japanese artist and printmaker († 1849)
- 1795 » John Keats, English poet († 1821)
- 1815 » Karl Weierstrass, German mathematician and academic († 1897)
- 1815 » Thomas Chapman, English-Australian politician, 5th Premier of Tasmania († 1884)
- 1825 » Charles Lavigerie, French-Algerian cardinal and academic († 1892)
Died on October 31
- 1659 » John Bradshaw, English lawyer and judge, Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster (b. 1602)
- 1661 » Köprülü Mehmed Pasha, Ottoman politician, 109th Grand Vizier of the Ottoman Empire (b. 1575)
- 1723 » Cosimo III de' Medici, Grand Duke of Tuscany (b. 1642)
- 1732 » Victor Amadeus II, Duke of Savoy (b. 1666)
- 1733 » Eberhard Louis, Duke of Württemberg (b. 1676)
- 1744 » Leonardo Leo, Italian composer (b. 1694)
- 1768 » Francesco Maria Veracini, Italian violinist and composer (b. 1690)
- 1806 » Kitagawa Utamaro, Japanese artist and printmaker (b. ca. 1753)
- 1860 » Thomas Cochrane, 10th Earl of Dundonald, Scottish-English admiral and politician (b. 1775)
- 1869 » Charles A. Wickliffe, American politician, 14th Governor of Kentucky (b. 1788)
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.
- 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.
- 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.
The weather on Friday October 31, 1766
The temperature on October 31, 1766 was about 9.0 °C. Wind direction mainly west-northwest. Weather type: regen zeer betrokken.
Source: KNMI
Source: KNMI