1766

Centuries: 17th century - 18th century - 19th century

Decades: 1710s 1720s 1730s 1740s 1750s - 1760s - 1770s 1780s 1790s 1800s 1810s

Years: 1761 1762 1763 1764 1765 - 1766 - 1767 1768 1769 1770 1771

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Events

Births

• August 6 William Hyde Wollaston was born. In 1802, he discovered a few inexplicable black lines when performing an experiment similar to those of Sir Isaac Newton. This research eventually led to the discovery of the elements in the Sun.
• September 6 - John Dalton, English chemist and physicist

Deaths