October 2nd, 1766

Born on October 2nd, 1766

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What happened on October 2nd, 1766?

October 2nd, 1766

The Nottingham Cheese Riot breaks out at the Goose Fair in Nottingham, UK, in response to the excessive cost of cheese.

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nottingham_cheese_riot

October 2nd, 1766

As part of wider food riots, citizens in Nottingham, England, looted large quantities of cheese; one man was killed during attempts to restore order.

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1766_food_riots

What else happened on October 2nd?

October 2nd, 2018

The Washington Post journalist Jamal Khashoggi was assassinated in the Saudi consulate in Istanbul, Turkey.

October 2nd, 2005

Typhoon Longwang made landfall in China as the deadliest tropical cyclone in that year to impact the country.

October 2nd, 2007

South Korean president Roh Moo-hyun (pictured) walked across the Military Demarcation Line on his way to the second inter-Korean summit with North Korean leader Kim Jong-il.

October 2nd, 1996

A maintenance worker's failure to remove tape covering the aircraft's static ports caused Aeroperú Flight 603 to crash into the ocean near Lima, Peru, killing all 70 people on board.

October 2nd, 1971

Nguyễn Văn Thiệu was re-elected unopposed as President of South Vietnam.

October 2nd, 1967

Thurgood Marshall was sworn in as the first African-American justice of the Supreme Court of the United States.

October 2nd, 1942

Second World War: HMS Curacoa (pictured) was accidentally rammed and sunk by RMS Queen Mary while escorting the liner to provide protection from submarine attacks.

October 2nd, 1937

President Rafael Trujillo announced that Dominican troops had begun mass killings of Haitians living in the Dominican Republic.

October 2nd, 1913

The Shubert Theatre opened on Broadway with a production of Hamlet.

October 2nd, 1879

Qing China signed the Treaty of Livadia with the Russian Empire, but the terms were so unfavorable that the Chinese government refused to ratify the treaty.

October 2nd, 1835

Mexican dragoons dispatched to disarm settlers at Gonzales in Mexican Texas encountered stiff resistance from a Texian militia at the Battle of Gonzales, the first armed engagement of the Texas Revolution.

October 2nd, 1470

With King Edward IV of England forced to flee to the Burgundian Netherlands after a rebellion organised by Richard Neville, 16th Earl of Warwick, Henry VI was restored to the throne.

October 2nd, 1452

The future King of England, Richard III is born at Fotheringhay Castle; in 1485 he usurped his brother's throne, denounced his nephews for being illegitimate and was killed at the Battle of Bosworth Field two years later.

Birthdays
... of famous people, actors, celebrities and stars on October 2nd

Same year
Born in 1766

75

Albertine Necker de Saussure

Genevan writer (1766-1841)

*April 9th, 1766, Geneva †April 20th, 1841, Monnetier-Mornex

77

John daltonico

Era gey

*September 6th, 1766, Cumberland †July 27th, 1844, Manchester

68

Thomas Robert Malthus

British political economist (1766–1834)

*February 13th, 1766, Westcott †December 23rd, 1834, Bath

73

William Dunlap

American dramatist, painter, and historian

*February 19th, 1766, Perth Amboy †September 28th, 1839, New York City

35

Louis Delgrès

French politician (1766-1802)

*August 2nd, 1766, Saint-Pierre †May 28th, 1802, Matouba

51

Germaine de Staël

Genevan-French author (1766-1817)

*April 22nd, 1766, Paris †July 14th, 1817, Paris

66

Marc Schœlcher

*April 26th, 1766, Fessenheim †October 14th, 1832, Paris

62

Charlotte, Princess Royal

British princess (1766-1828); eldest daughter of George III

*September 29th, 1766, Buckingham Palace †October 5th, 1828, Ludwigsburg Palace

57

Maine de Biran

French philosopher (1766-1824)

*November 29th, 1766, Bergerac †July 20th, 1824, Paris

69

Joseph Sonnleithner

Austrian librettist

*March 3rd, 1766, Vienna †December 26th, 1835, Vienna

87

Álvaro Flórez Estrada

Spanish economist (1766-1853)

*February 1st, 1766, La Pola Somiedo †December 16th, 1853, Noreña

82

Georg Reinbeck

German writer (1766-1849)

*October 11th, 1766, Berlin †January 1st, 1849, Stuttgart

48

Claudius Buchanan

British theologian

*March 12th, 1766, Cambuslang †February 9th, 1815, Hertfordshire

65

Johann Adam Breysig

German architect and painter

*April 1st, 1766, Leutesdorf †August 29th, 1831, Gdańsk

60

Friedrich Weinbrenner

German architect and city planner (1766-1826)

*January 1st, 1766, Karlsruhe †March 1st, 1826, Karlsruhe

22

Julie von Voss

Morganatic wife of Frederick William II of Prussia

*July 24th, 1766, Buch †March 25th, 1789, Buch

83

Georg Philipp Schmidt von Lübeck

German writer (1766-1849)

*January 1st, 1766, Lübeck †October 28th, 1849, Ottensen

75

Emmanuel, comte de Las Cases

French politician, atlas-maker and author (1766-1842)

*June 21st, 1766, Blan †May 15th, 1842, Passy

84

Nicholas Vansittart, 1st Baron Bexley

British politician (1766-1851)

*April 29th, 1766, Bloomsbury †February 8th, 1851, Kent

89

Joseph Marie de Pernety

French politician and officer (1766-1856)

*May 19th, 1766, Lyon †April 29th, 1856, Paris

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Leap year

No: With 365 days 1766 is a normal year and no leap year.

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