What Happened in June 1766

Famous Birthdays

  • Jun 19 Edmund Weber, German composer, born in Hildesheim, Duchy of Saxony (now Germany) (d. 1828)
  • Jun 21 Emanuel count de las Cases, French historian (recorded last conversations of Napoleon on St Helena), born in Revel, France (d. 1842)

Famous Deaths

  • Jun 11 Elisabeth Farnese, Princess of Parma and Queen of Spain (1714-24), dies at 73
  • Jun 24 Adrien-Maurice, 3rd duc de Noailles, French soldier (b. 1678)