Eighteenth-Century Chronology: 1766
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Literature
- Anstey, The New Bath Guide
- Oliver Goldsmith, The Vicar of Wakefield
- Samuel Johnson and William Chambers work on the Vinerian law lectures
- Charlotte Lennox, The History of Eliza
- Lessing, Laokoon
- Jean-Jacques Rousseau, Confessions
- Jean-Jacques Rousseau travels in England
- Tobias Smollett, Travels through France and Italy
- Laurence Sterne returns from the Continent
Theatre
- G. Colman, Sr., and David Garrick, The Clandestine Marriage
Art
Music
Science, Technology, & Medicine
- Henry Cavendish, an English chemist, studies the effect of
lightning on soil and duplicates the process to produce
nitrogen; he discovers that it is lighter thanair
- George Stubbs, The Anatomy of the Horse
Politics & Law
- March: The Stamp Act is repealed, but Parliament affirms its right to
tax the American colonies
- July: Rockingham is dismissed as Lord Treasurer, replaced by Grafton
- Pitt becomes Lord of the Privy Seal
- Shelburne becomes Secretary of State
- Camden becomes Lord Chancellor
- Charles Townshend becomes Chancellor of the Exchequer
- Rising bread prices lead to riots
- The British occupy the Falkland Islands
Philosophy & Theology
- Lessing, Laokoon
- Laurence Sterne, Sermons
Milestones
- Death of J. Brown
- Birth of John Dalton
- Death of Grainger
- Death of Frances Sheridan
Miscellaneous
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