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What Happened in June 1766

Famous Birthdays

  • Jun 19 Edmund Weber, German composer, born in Hildesheim, Duchy of Saxony, Holy Roman Empire (d. 1828)
  • Jun 19 Edward Tiffin, British-American land surveyor, and politician (1st Governor of Ohio, 1803-07; US Senator from Ohio, 1807-09), born in Carlisle, Cumberland, England (d. 1829)
  • 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)