Births on July 7

Guillaume Philibert Duhesme

Born on July 7, 1766

Guillaume Philibert Duhesme, French general (d. 1815)

Guillaume Philibert, 1st Count Duhesme (7 July 1766 in Mercurey (formerly Bourgneuf), Burgundy – 20 June 1815 near Waterloo) was a French general during the Napoleonic Wars.

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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).

Births on July 7

Guillaume Philibert Duhesme

Born on July 7, 1766

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Events on 1766

Meermin slave mutiny

Stamp Act 1765

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