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Year

The world in 1766

In 1766 the atlas holds 578 states standing across 6 regions. 3 things began that year - Hydrogen, Esquilache Riots and Regulator Movement in North Carolina - and 1 ended; 15 people were born and 10 died.

Only what Wikidata dates to the year is counted here; a thing dated to its decade is on the 1760s page, and to its century on the 18th century.

What began in 1766

By kind, the best known first; a war or a state is listed in the year it began.

Unrest and atrocity 2

Works and ideas 1

What ended in 1766

States that fell or were replaced, and wars and other things that ran past the year they began.

States 1

Born and died

By how many Wikipedias write about them.

Born in 1766 15

Died in 1766 10

Standing in 1766

The states the atlas holds as standing that year, by region, the best known first, with who held the highest office where the record dates it.

Europe: 211 statesEurope211Middle East and North Africa: 76 statesMiddle East and North Africa76Sub-Saharan Africa: 37 statesSub-Saharan Africa37South Asia: 144 statesSouth Asia144East and Southeast Asia: 69 statesEast and Southeast Asia69Americas and Oceania: 16 statesAmericas and Oceania16Location unknown: 25 statesLocation unknown25

Europe211 states

and 201 more; every state of Europe.

Middle East and North Africa76 states

and 66 more; every state of Middle East and North Africa.

Sub-Saharan Africa37 states

and 27 more; every state of Sub-Saharan Africa.

South Asia144 states

and 134 more; every state of South Asia.

East and Southeast Asia69 states

and 59 more; every state of East and Southeast Asia.

Americas and Oceania16 states

and 6 more; every state of Americas and Oceania.

Location unknown25 states

and 15 more; every state of Location unknown.

Open in the atlas

  • On the timeline, 1741 – 1791: every state, war and life of 1766 and the years either side, region by region.
  • On the map in 1766: the borders of the year, its cities under their names of the year, and what happened where.

Wikidata (CC0) · data built 2026-10-07 · Pastlas v2.13.1, by Oleh Voronko. The published atlas and its data are for non-commercial use.