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1766

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Instance of: common year starting and ending on Wednesday
Part of: Gregorian calendar
Followed by: 1767
Follows: 1765

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has list: list of state leaders in 1766
category for births in this time period: Category:1766 births
category for deaths in this time period: Category:1766 deaths
Commons category: 1766
topic's main category: Category:1766
point in time: 1766-01-01

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February 18: Malagasy slaves take control of the Dutch ship Meermin.

1766 (MDCCLXVI) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar and a common year starting on Sunday of the Julian calendar, the 1766th year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations, the 766th year of the 2nd millennium, the 66th year of the 18th century, and the 7th year of the 1760s decade. As of the start of 1766, the Gregorian calendar was 11 days ahead of the Julian calendar, which remained in localized use until 1923.

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