1765 - What happened in 1765 ?

March 1765

Saturday 09:

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.

Friday 22:

The British Parliament passes the Stamp Act, the first direct tax levied from England on the American colonies.

Sunday 24:

American Revolutionary War: The Kingdom of Great Britain passes the Quartering Act that requires the 13 American colonies to house British troops.

May 1765

Saturday 18:

Fire destroys a large part of Montreal, Quebec.

September 1765

Saturday 21:

Antoine de Beauterne announced he had killed the Beast of Gévaudan.

October 1765

Monday 07:

Stamp Act Congress convenes in NY.

November 1765

Friday 01:

The British Parliament enacts the Stamp Act on the 13 colonies in order to help pay for British military operations in North America.