Hanover was chartered by Governor Benning Wentworth on July 4, 1761, and in 1765 – 1766 its first inhabitants arrived, the majority from Connecticut.

* July 19 – Giuseppe Castiglione, Italian missionary to China ( d. 1766 )

* July 31 – Samuel Wilson, American thought to be the real-life basis for Uncle Sam ( b. 1766 )

* July 25 – Dominique Jean Larrey, French surgeon ( b. 1766 )

* July 27 – John Dalton, English chemist and physicist ( b. 1766 )

* July 20 – Maine de Biran, philosopher ( b. 1766 )

* July 14 – Anne Louise Germaine de Staël, French writer ( b. 1766 )

Johanna Schopenhauer, née Trosiener ( July 9, 1766 – April 17, 1838 ), was a German author.

John Dalton FRS ( 6 September 1766 – 27 July 1844 ) was an English chemist, meteorologist and physicist.

| Caroline Matilda, Queen-consort of Denmark and Norway || 11 July 1751 || 10 May 1775 || Married, 1766, Christian VII, King of Denmark and Norway ; had issue.

This county was reduced in size on July 3, 1766 by the creation of Cumberland County, and further on March 16, 1770 by the creation of Gloucester County, both containing territory now in Vermont.

This county was reduced in size on July 3, 1766 by the creation of Cumberland County, and further on March 16, 1770 by the creation of Gloucester County, both containing territory now in Vermont.

This county was reduced in size on July 3, 1766 by the creation of Cumberland County, and further on March 16, 1770 by the creation of Gloucester County, both containing territory now in Vermont.

This county was reduced in size on July 3, 1766 by the creation of Cumberland County, and further on March 16, 1770, by the creation of Gloucester County, both containing territory now in Vermont.

This county was reduced in size on July 3, 1766, by the creation of Cumberland County, and further on March 16, 1770, by the creation of Gloucester County, both containing territory now in Vermont.

This county was reduced in size on July 3, 1766, by the creation of Cumberland County, and further on March 16, 1770, by the creation of Gloucester County, both containing territory now in Vermont.

This county was reduced in size on July 3, 1766 by the creation of Cumberland County, and further on March 16, 1770 by the creation of Gloucester County, both containing territory now in Vermont.

This county was reduced in size on July 3, 1766, by the creation of Cumberland County, and further on March 16, 1770 by the creation of Gloucester County, both containing territory now in Vermont.

This county was reduced in size on July 3, 1766 by the creation of Cumberland County, and further on March 16, 1770 by the creation of Gloucester County, both containing territory now in Vermont.

It was reduced in size on July 3, 1766 by the creation of Cumberland County, and further on March 16, 1770 by the creation of Gloucester County, both containing territory now in Vermont.

Charles Macintosh FRS ( 29 December 1766 – 25 July 1843 ) was a Scottish chemist and inventor of waterproof fabrics.

This county was reduced in size on July 3, 1766 by the creation of Cumberland County, and further on March 16, 1770 by the creation of Gloucester County, both containing territory now in Vermont.

This county was reduced in size on July 3, 1766 by the creation of Cumberland County, and further on March 16, 1770 by the creation of Gloucester County, both containing territory now in Vermont.

This county was reduced in size on July 3, 1766 by the creation of Cumberland County, and further on March 16, 1770 by the creation of Gloucester County, both containing territory now in Vermont.

* July 1 – Charles Watson-Wentworth, 2nd Marquess of Rockingham, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom ( b. 1730 )

But Rockingham, after finally acknowledging the independence of the former Thirteen Colonies, died unexpectedly on 1 July.

Grenville was replaced as Prime Minister on July 10, 1765, by Lord Rockingham, the first lord of the treasury.

Charles Watson-Wentworth, 2nd Marquess of Rockingham, KG, PC ( 13 May 1730 – 1 July 1782 ), styled The Hon.

However, this term was short-lived, for Lord Rockingham died fourteen weeks later at the beginning of July from an Influenza epidemic.

Burke wrote to him on 3 July 1782: " You are Lord Rockingham in every thing.

On 7 July 150 supporters of Rockingham met at Fitzwilliam's house and decided to withdraw support for Lord Shelburne's administration.

When Rockingham agreed to accept office, the king dismissed Grenville in July 1765.

" Pitt's continued refusal to join the first Rockingham administration was no doubt partly due to the same disastrous influence, though before the close of 1765 the old friendship between the brothers-in-law was dissolving ; and when at last in July 1766 Pitt agreed to form a government, Temple refused to join ; being bitterly offended because, although offered the Treasury, he was not to be allowed an equal share with Pitt in nominating to other offices.

* 1765, 12 July: 4th Lord of the Treasury, under Lord John Cavendish, under William Dowdeswell ( Chancellor of the Exchequer ), under 2nd Marquess of Rockingham ( 1st Lord of the Treasury and Prime minister )

Rockingham died in July 1782, but Thurlow remained Lord Chancellor also when Lord Shelburne became Prime Minister.

" The activities carried out by the UK as part of Rockingham were detailed in the following white paper ( published in July 1992 as Command Paper 1981 ).

The report published by the Butler Review in July 2004 dedicated a page to Operation Rockingham ( p. 104 ).

Rockingham's unexpected death in July 1782 led to a split in the new government with some Rockingham Whigs remaining in office under the new government of Lord Shelburne, and others going into opposition led by Charles James Fox and Edmund Burke.

Rockingham and Shelburne disagreed constantly, particularly over the situation in North America, and with Rockingham's death on 1 July Shelburne was made Prime Minister.

However, he lost his office when the Marquess of Rockingham came to power in July 1765.

Therefore of those with clear and effective terms, the Prime Minister with the shortest single one was Charles Watson-Wentworth, 2nd Marquess of Rockingham, whose second term lasted 96 days from 27 March 1782 until his death on 1 July 1782.

* Charles Watson-Wentworth, 2nd Marquess of Rockingham, who died on 1 July 1782.

* Baldivis ( daughter of Rockingham )-instituted 1 July 2007

On 8 July 1776 he asked Lord Rockingham to arrange for a remonstrance to be sent to the King when war broke out in America, so the Americans would see " that there is still in the country a body of men of the first rank and importance, who would still wish to govern them according to the old policy ".

Edmund Burke wrote to Fitzwilliam on 3 July 1782: " You are Lord Rockingham in every thing.

Therefore on 3 July Fitzwilliam agreed to join the coalition government as Lord President of the Council for the time being, writing that day to Lady Rockingham: " It is a time when private affection must give way to public exigency ".

Overton ’ s will is dated 23 June 1678, aged 69, Nan Overton West records that he was buried on 2 July 1678 in Seaton churchyard, overlooking the Welland Valley and Rockingham Castle while Barbra Taft writes that he was buried in New Church Yard, Moorfields in London.