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What Happened in August 1766

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Historical Events

  • Aug 22 British expedition to find Terra Australis departs Plymouth, England with two ships captained by Samuel Wallis and Philip Carteret (becomes two separate voyages when ships lose each other entering the Pacific Ocean) [1]

Famous Birthdays

  • 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 1 Jeffry Wyatville, English architect and garden designer (alterations and extensions to Chatsworth House and Windsor Castle), born in Burton upon Trent, England (d. 1840)
  • Aug 6 William Hyde Wollaston, English chemist and physicist (famous for discovering the chemical elements palladium and rhodium), born in East Dereham, Norfolk, England (d. 1828)
  • Aug 22 Joseph-Denis Doche, French composer, born in Paris (d. 1825)
Born in 1766

Famous People by Generation

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