1766 (AD 1766) Historical Timeline & Archive

Explore biographies of historical figures born or commemorated in 1766 (AD 1766) from the 2Day Chrono-Wiki encyclopedia.

Notable Figures in 1766 (AD 1766) (4)

Franz Xaver Süssmayr (Born: 1766) — Austrian composer and conductor, best known for completing Mozart's Requiem.
John Dalton (Born: 1766-09-06) — Pioneer of modern atomic theory and quantitative chemistry.
Nikolay Karamzin (Born: 1766-12-01) — Pioneering Russian historian, writer, and critic of the Enlightenment era.
Thomas Robert Malthus (Born: 1766-02-13) — English priest and economist known for his theory on population growth and resource limits.