Musicians Born in 1766

  • Jan 10 Louis Massonneau, German composer, born in Kassel, Landgraviate of Hesse-Kassel, Holy Roman Empire (d. 1848)
  • Feb 24 Samuel Wesley, British organist and composer referred to as "The English Mozart" (Exultate Deo), born in Bristol, England (d. 1837)
  • Mar 28 Joseph Weigl, German-Austrian composer (La Principessa d’Amalfi; Emmeline), and conductor, born in Eisenstadt, Hungary, Austrian Empire (d. 1846)
  • Jun 19 Edmund Weber, German composer, born in Hildesheim, Duchy of Saxony (now Germany) (d. 1828)
  • Jul 18 Friedrich Fleischmann, German composer, born in Marktheidenfeld, Germany (d. 1798)
  • Aug 1 Ignaz Anton Franz Xaver Ladurner, Austrian pianist and composer, born in Aldino, County of Tyrol ,Holy Roman Empire (now Italy) (d. 1839)
  • Aug 22 Joseph-Denis Doche, French composer, born in Paris (d. 1825)
  • Oct 9 Bedrich Divis Weber, Bohemian composer and musicologist, born in Velichov, Czech Republic (d. 1842)
  • Nov 16 Rodolphe Kreutzer, French composer (La mort d'Abel) and virtuoso violinist, born in Versailles, France (d. 1831)
  • Nov 20 John Wall Calcott, English composer, born in Kensington, London (d. 1821)