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Born on Sunday June 8, 1766
Died on Sunday June 8, 1766



Born on June 8

Died on June 8

Names that were popular for boys in 1766
  1. Jan
  2. Cornelis
  3. Pieter
  4. Johannes
  5. Joannes
  6. Hendrik
  7. Willem
  8. Jacob
  9. Gerrit
  10. Petrus
  11. Jacobus
  12. Jean
  13. Dirk
  14. John
  15. Klaas
  16. Johann
Names that were popular for girls in 1766
  1. Maria
  2. Anna
  3. Johanna
  4. Marie
  5. Joanna
  6. Catharina
  7. Elisabeth
  8. Cornelia
  9. Grietje
  10. Trijntje
  11. Neeltje
  12. Antje
  13. Adriana
  14. Aaltje
  15. Elizabeth
  16. 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 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 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 June 8, 1766

The temperature on June 8, 1766 was about 17.0 °C. Wind direction mainly northwest. Weather type: donker. Special wheather fenomena: veel dauw.

Source: KNMI