Deaths on August 13

Margaret Fownes-Luttrell

Died on August 13, 1766

Margaret Fownes-Luttrell, English painter (b. 1726)

Margaret Fownes-Luttrell (7 February 1726 – 13 August 1766) was a British heiress, the wife of Henry Fownes Luttrell. She was the heiress of Dunster Castle, under the stipulation in her father's will that her husband should take the additional surname of Luttrell. Four portraits of her exist in Dunster castle and a fifth at Bathealton Court.

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Events on 1766

18 Feb

Meermin slave mutiny
A mutiny by captive Malagasy begins at sea on the slave ship Meermin, leading to the ship's destruction on Cape Agulhas in present-day South Africa and the recapture of the instigators.
18 Mar

Stamp Act 1765
American Revolution: The British Parliament repeals the Stamp Act.
10 Nov

Rutgers University
The last colonial governor of New Jersey, William Franklin, signs the charter of Queen's College (later renamed Rutgers University).

Deaths on August 13

Margaret Fownes-Luttrell

Died on August 13, 1766

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