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July 25, 1766Died on Saturday July 26, 1766
- Neeltje Leendertsd Kooijman (77)
- Marie Cécile HERNU (46), Locon, Pas-de-Calais, Nord-Pas-de-Calais, France
- Cornelis Cornelisse de Bruijn, Scheveningen, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
- Joannes Nagel (0)
- Cunira Cornelisdr van Peursum (85), Schoonhoven
- Gerrit Thijsz, Ederveen, Gelderland, Nederland
- Gerritje Gerarda Greup (25), Beuningen, Gelderland, Nederland
- Anthoni ten Kate (67), Amsterdam
- Nelletje Leenderts Kooijman (77), Oud-Beijerland, Zuid-Holland, NL
- Katharina Feisel (0), Reddighausen, Kreis Frankenberg
Source: Delpher (KB | national library) Newspapers from July 26, 1766 at Delpher
Born on July 26
- 1711 » Lorenz Christoph Mizler, German physician, mathematician, and historian († 1778)
- 1739 » George Clinton, American general and politician, 4th Vice President of the United States († 1812)
- 1782 » John Field, Irish pianist and composer († 1837)
- 1791 » Franz Xaver Wolfgang Mozart, Austrian pianist, composer, and conductor († 1844)
- 1796 » George Catlin, American painter, author, and traveler († 1872)
- 1802 » Mariano Arista, Mexican general and politician, 42nd President of Mexico († 1855)
- 1819 » Justin Holland, American guitarist and educator († 1887)
- 1829 » Auguste Beernaert, Belgian politician, 14th Prime Minister of Belgium, Nobel Prize laureate († 1912)
- 1841 » Carl Robert Jakobson, Estonian journalist and politician († 1882)
- 1842 » Alfred Marshall, English economist and academic († 1924)
Died on July 26
- 1659 » Mary Frith, English female criminal (b. 1584)
- 1680 » John Wilmot, 2nd Earl of Rochester, English poet and courtier (b. 1647)
- 1684 » Elena Cornaro Piscopia, Italian mathematician and philosopher (b. 1646)
- 1693 » Ulrika Eleonora of Denmark, queen of Sweden (b. 1656)
- 1712 » Thomas Osborne, 1st Duke of Leeds, English politician, Lord High Treasurer (b. 1631)
- 1723 » Robert Bertie, 1st Duke of Ancaster and Kesteven, English politician, Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster (b. 1660)
- 1801 » Maximilian Francis, archduke of Austria (b. 1756)
- 1863 » Sam Houston, American general and politician, 7th Governor of Texas (b. 1793)
- 1867 » Otto, king of Greece (b. 1815)
- 1899 » Ulises Heureaux, 22nd, 26th, and 27th President of the Dominican Republic (b. 1845)
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.
- 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.
- 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 Saturday July 26, 1766
The temperature on July 26, 1766 was about 18.0 °C. There was 88 mm of rainWind direction mainly southwest. Weather type: regen zeer betrokken.
Source: KNMI
Source: KNMI