Notable Historical Events - 1765
1765 Historical Events
| Date | Event |
|---|---|
Jan 11 |
Frisia bans Voltaires "Traité sur la tolérance" |
Jan 16 |
Charles Messier catalogs M41 (galactic cluster in Canis Major) |
Mar 9 |
After a public campaign by the writer Voltaire, judges in Paris posthumously exonerate Jean Calas of murdering his son. Calas had been tortured and executed in 1762 on the charge, though his son had actually committed suicide. |
Mar 22 |
Stamp Act passed; 1st direct British tax on colonists |
Mar 24 |
Britain enacts Quartering Act, required colonists to provide temporary housing to British soldiers |
May 3 |
1st US medical college opens in Philadelphia |
May 7 |
HMS Victory (Admiral Nelson's flagship at Trafalgar, 40 years later) launched |
May 18 |
Fire destroys a large part of Montreal, Quebec. |
May 29 |
Patrick Henry's historic speech against the Stamp Act, answering a cry of "Treason!" with, "If this be treason, make the most of it!" |
Aug 14 |
Massachusetts colonists challenge British rule by an Elm (Liberty Tree) |
Sep 21 |
Antoine de Beauterne announces he had killed the Beast of Gévaudan, but was later proved wrong by more attacks. |
Oct 7 |
Stamp Act Congress convenes in NY |
Oct 19 |
Stamp Act Congress met in NY, wrote decl of rights & liberties |
Nov 1 |
Stamp Act goes into effect in British colonies |
Nov 23 |
People of Frederick County Md refuse to pay England's Stamp tax |
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