What Happened in July 1766

Historical Events

Jul 6 Alexander Wilson, Scottish-American ornithologist and naturalist, born in Paisley, Scotland (d. 1813)
Jul 8 Dominique Jean Larrey, French surgeon (d. 1842)
Jul 9 Jacob Perkins, American inventor (father of the refrigerator), born in Newburyport, Massachusetts (d. 1849)
Jul 9 Johanna Schopenhauer, German writer and mother of Arthur Schopenhauer, born in Gdańsk, Royal Prussia, Crown of the Kingdom of Poland (d. 1838)
Jul 18 Friedrich Fleischmann, German composer, born in Marktheidenfeld, Germany (d. 1798)
Jul 20 Thomas Bruce, 7th earl of Elgin & Kincardine, British diplomat, born in Broomhall, Fife, Scotland (d. 1841)

Jul 9 Jonathan Mayhew, American Congregational minister, dies at 45
Jul 11 Elizabeth Farnese, wife of Philip V of Spain (b. 1692)
Jul 14 František Maxmilián Kaňka, Czech architect and builder, dies at 91
Jul 17 Giuseppe Castiglione, Italian Jesuit brother and missionary to China, dies at 77
Jul 20 Isabelle Farnese, Queen and Regent of Spain, dies at 73