Year 1765 (MDCCLXV) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Saturday of the 11-day slower Julian calendar). These pages contain the trends of millennia and centuries. ... (16th century - 17th century - 18th century - more centuries) As a means of recording the passage of time, the 17th century was that century which lasted from 1601-1700. ... (17th century - 18th century - 19th century - more centuries) As a means of recording the passage of time, the 18th century refers to the century that lasted from 1701 through 1800. ... Alternative meaning: Nineteenth Century (periodical) (18th century — 19th century — 20th century — more centuries) As a means of recording the passage of time, the 19th century was that century which lasted from 1801-1900 in the sense of the Gregorian calendar. ... This is a list of decades which have articles with more information about them. ... Events and Trends The Great Awakening - A Protestant religious movement active in the British colonies of North America Sextant invented (probably around 1730) independently by John Hadley in Great Britain and Thomas Godfrey in the American colonies World leaders Louis XV King of France (king from 1715 to 1774) George... Events and Trends The War of Austrian Succession (1740-1748) rages. ... Scientific navigation is developed The Seven Years War (1756-1763) fought between two rival alliances: the first consisting of the Kingdom of Great Britain, Hanover, and Prussia; the second consisting of Austria, France, Imperial Russia, Saxony, and Sweden. ... Events and Trends King George III ascends the British throne in 1760. ... Events and Trends For more events, see 18th century United States Declaration of Independence ratified by the Continental Congress (July 4, 1776). ... Nothing much really happened in the 1780s only that Mary-Anne Tobin was hung in public for wearing a flase beard and voting. ... Events and Trends French Revolution (1789 - 1799). ... This page indexes the individual years pages. ... 1762 was a common year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ... 1763 was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar). ... 1764 was a leap year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ... 1766 was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... 1767 was a common year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar). ... 1768 was a leap year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ... The decade of the 1760s in archaeology involved some significant events. ... See also: 1764 in architecture, other events of 1765, 1766 in architecture and the architecture timeline. ... See also: 1764 in art, other 1765 events, 1766 in art, and list of years in art. ... See also: 1764 in literature, other events of 1765, 1766 in literature, list of years in literature. ... See also: 1764 in music, other events of 1765, 1766 in music, list of years in music. ... The year 1765 in science and technology See also: 1764 in science, other events of 1765, 1766 in science and the list of years in science. ... 1764 state leaders - Events of 1765 - 1766 state leaders - State leaders by year // Africa Ashanti Confederacy - Osei Kwadwo, Asantehene (1764-1777) Dahomey - Tegbesu, King of Dahomey (1732-1774) Zulu - Jama kaNdaba, King of the Zulu (1763-1781) Asia Afghanistan - Ahmad Shah, King of Afghanistan (1747-1772) China (Qing Dynasty) - Qianlong... 1764 colonial governors - Events of 1765 - 1766 colonial governors - Colonial governors by year See also: List of state leaders in 1765 List of religious leaders in 1765 List of international organization leaders in 1765 Portugal Angola - Francisco Inocéncio de Sousa Coutinho, Governor of Angola (1764-1772) Macau - Jose Placido... Roman numerals are a numeral system originating in ancient Rome, adapted from Etruscan numerals. ... This is the calendar for a common year starting on Tuesday (dominical letter F), e. ... For the calendar of religious holidays and periods, see liturgical year. ... This is the calendar for any common year starting on Saturday (dominical letter B) e. ... The Julian calendar was a reform of the Roman calendar which was introduced by Julius Caesar in 46 BC and came into force in 45 BC (709 ab urbe condita). ...

Events of 1765

January - June

• January 23 - Marriage of Joseph II, Holy Roman Emperor to Princess Maria Josepha of Bavaria in Vienna.
• March 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.
• March 22 - The British Parliament passes the Stamp Act which is the first direct tax levied from Great Britain on the American colonies.
• March 24 - Great Britain passes the Quartering Act that requires the 13 American colonies to house British troops.
• May 18 - Fire destroys one quarter of town of Montreal, Quebec.
• June 21 - The Isle of Man is brought under British control.

is the 23rd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Joseph II (full name: Joseph Benedikt August Johannes Anton Michel Adam; March 13, 1741 – February 20, 1790) was Holy Roman Emperor from 1765 to 1790 and ruler of the Habsburg lands from 1780 to 1790. ... Maria Josepha (Marie Josephe Antonie Walburga Felicitas Regula, 30 March 1679 - 28 May 1767), Princess of Bavaria, was the daughter of Charles Albert, Elector of Bavaria and Maria Amalia of Austria. ... is the 68th day of the year (69th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... For the singer of the same name, see Voltaire (musician). ... This article is about the capital of France. ... Jean Calas (1698 - 1762) was a merchant living in Toulouse, France, famous for having been the victim of a biased trial due to his being a Protestant. ... 1762 was a common year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ... is the 81st day of the year (82nd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... The Parliament of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland is the supreme legislative institution in the United Kingdom and British overseas territories (it alone has parliamentary sovereignty). ... The Stamp Act of 1765 (short title Duties in American Colonies Act 1765; 5 George III, c. ... is the 83rd day of the year (84th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Quartering Act is the name of at least two acts of the Parliament of Great Britain. ... Betsy Ross purportedly sewed the first American flag with 13 stars and 13 stripes representing each of the 13 colonies. ... is the 138th day of the year (139th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Nickname: Motto: Concordia Salus (well-being through harmony) Coordinates: , Country Province Region Montréal Founded 1642 Established 1832 Government  - Mayor Gérald Tremblay Area [1][2][3]  - City 365. ... This article is about the Canadian province. ... is the 172nd day of the year (173rd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ...

July - December

• August - Josef II becomes Holy Roman Emperor.
• August 9 - Russian Empress Catherine II issued a decree, authorizing the new way to produce vodka (by freezing).
• September 6 - Jean-Jacques Rousseau's house in Switzerland is stoned by a mob.
• September 21 - François Antoine (also wrongly titled Antoine de Beauterne) announces he has killed the Beast of Gévaudan.
• October 17 - The Pennsylvania Gazette reports that a Mr. McCullough, the Distributor of Stamps for the Royal Colony of North Carolina, has resigned his post in protest of the Stamp Act. A Dr. Huston is appointed to the position.
• November 1 - The British Parliament enacts the Stamp Act on the 13 colonies in order to help pay for British military operations in North America.
• December 12 - The Pennsylvania Gazette reports that Dr. Huston, the recently instated Distributor of Stamps for the Royal Colony of North Carolina, has resigned his post in protest of the Stamp Act.

Joseph II (full name: Joseph Benedikt August Johannes Anton Michel Adam; March 13, 1741 – February 20, 1790) was Holy Roman Emperor from 1765 to 1790 and ruler of the Habsburg lands from 1780 to 1790. ... The Holy Roman Emperor was, with some variation, the ruler of the Holy Roman Empire, the predecessor of modern Germany, during its existence from the 10th century until its collapse in 1806. ... is the 221st day of the year (222nd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Catherine II (Екатерина II Алексеевна: Yekaterína II Alekséyevna, April 21, 1729 - November 6, 1796), born Sophie Augusta Fredericka, known as Catherine the Great, reigned as empress of Russia from... Vodka bottling machine, Shatskaya Vodka Shatsk, Russia Vodka (Polish: wódka, Russian: водка) is one of the worlds most popular distilled beverages. ... is the 249th day of the year (250th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Rousseau redirects here. ... is the 264th day of the year (265th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Antoine de Beauterne was actually François Antoine, chief huntsman (lieutenant des Chasses) of king Louis XV and a professional wolf hunter, sent to stop the attacks of the Beast of Gévaudan with fourteen crack marksmen as assistants selected. ... The Beast of Gévaudan (French: La bête du Gévaudan) was a legendary wolf-like creature that terrorised the former province of Gévaudan (modern day Lozère département), in the Margeride Mountains in south-central France from about 1764 to 1767. ... is the 290th day of the year (291st in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... The Pennsylvania Gazette was one of the United States most prominent newspapers from 1723, before the time period of the American Revolution, until 1800. ... The Royal Colony of North Carolina was organized in 1829 from the Province of North Carolina after seven of the original eight Lords Proprietors sold their tracts back to the crown. ... is the 305th day of the year (306th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... The Parliament of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland is the supreme legislative institution in the United Kingdom and British overseas territories (it alone has parliamentary sovereignty). ... Betsy Ross purportedly sewed the first American flag with 13 stars and 13 stripes representing each of the 13 colonies. ... North America North America is a continent[1] in the Earths northern hemisphere and (chiefly) western hemisphere. ... is the 346th day of the year (347th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ...

Undated

• Sons of Liberty are created.
• The first true restaurant opens in Paris, where a tavern-keeper named Boulanger sells cooked dishes at an all-night place on the Rue Bailleul.
• Nicholas Cugnot pioneers the automobile with a three-wheel gun tractor.
• James Watt supersedes the 1705 Newcomen engine with a more effective steam engine.
• In Lisbon, the auto-da-fe parade (often an excuse for violence against Jews or Christian 'heretics') is abolished.
• Horace Walpole publishes The Castle of Otranto.

For other uses, see Restaurant (disambiguation). ... This article is about the capital of France. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... Nicolas-Joseph Cugnot (25 September 1725 - 2 October 1804) was a French inventor who built what may have been the worlds first self-propelled mechanical vehicle or automobile. ... “Car” and “Cars” redirect here. ... For other persons named James Watt, see James Watt (disambiguation). ... // Events Construction begins on Blenheim Palace, in Oxfordshire, England. ... Diagram of the Newcomen steam engine Thomas Newcomens atmospheric engine, today referred to as a Newcomen steam engine, was the first practical device to harness the power of steam to produce mechanical work. ... // The term steam engine may also refer to an entire railroad steam locomotive. ... For other uses, see Lisbon (disambiguation). ... Pedro Berruguete. ... Topics in Christianity Movements · Denominations · Other religions Ecumenism · Preaching · Prayer Music · Liturgy · Calendar Symbols · Art · Criticism Important figures Apostle Paul · Church Fathers Constantine · Athanasius · Augustine Anselm · Aquinas · Palamas · Luther Calvin · Wesley Arius · Marcion of Sinope Archbishop of Canterbury · Catholic Pope Coptic Pope · Ecumenical Patriarch Christianity Portal This box:      Christianity is... Heresy, as a blanket term, describes a practice or belief that is labeled as unorthodox. ... Horatio Walpole, 4th Earl of Orford, more commonly known as Horace Walpole, (September 24, 1717 – March 2, 1797), was a politician, writer and forerunner of the Gothic revival. ...

Ongoing events

• War of the Regulation (1764-1771)

The War of the Regulation was a North Carolina uprising, lasting from approximately 1764 to 1771, against corrupt colonial officials. ... 1764 was a leap year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ... 1771 was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ...

Births

• January 11 - Antoine Alexandre Barbier, French librarian (died 1825)
• February 1 - Charles Hatchett, English chemist (died 1847)
• March 7 - Nicéphore Niépce, French inventor (died 1833)
• March 27 - Franz Xaver von Baader, German philosopher and theologian (died 1841)
• April 1 - Luigi Schiavonetti, Italian engraver (died 1810)
• April 6 - Duke Charles Felix of Savoy (died 1831)
• April 26 - Emma, Lady Hamilton, English mistress of Horatio Nelson (died 1815)
• June 15 - Henry Thomas Colebrooke, English orientalist (died 1831)
• July 11-Abigail Adams Smith, firstborn daughter of Abigail Adams and John Adams (d.1813)
• July 26 - Jean-Baptiste Drouet, Count d'Erlon, French marshal (died 1844)
• August 21 - King William IV of the United Kingdom (died 1837)
• September 18 - Pope Gregory XVI (died 1837)
• October 8 - Harman Blennerhassett, Irish-American lawyer (died 1831)
• October 17 - Henri Jacques Guillaume Clarke, duc de Feltre, French marshal and politician (died 1818)
• October 24 - James Mackintosh, Scottish publicist (died 1832)
• November 14 - Robert Fulton, American inventor (died 1815)
• November 17 - Étienne-Jacques-Joseph-Alexandre MacDonald, French marshal (died 1840)
• November 20 - Sir Thomas Fremantle, British captain and politician (died 1819)
• December 8 - Eli Whitney, American inventor (died 1825)
• date unknown
  • Pyotr Bagration, Russian general (died 1812)
  • Mary Bryant, one of the first successful escapees from the fledging Australian penal colony.
  • James Smithson, British mineralogist and chemist who left a bequest in his will to the United States of America which was used to initially fund the Smithsonian Institution (died 1829).

See also Category: 1765 births.

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Luigi Schiavonetti (April 1, 1765-June 7, 1810), Italian engraver, was born at Bassano in Venetia. ... 1810 was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ... is the 96th day of the year (97th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Charles Felix April 6, 1765-April 27, 1831 was the Duke of Savoy, Piedmont, Aosta and King of Sardinia from 1821 to 1831 For all hereditary titles, check Vittorio Amedeo III. He died without issue. ... Leopold I 1831 (MDCCCXXXI) was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar). ... is the 116th day of the year (117th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Emma Hamilton, in one of dozens of portraits by George Romney, at the height of her beauty in the 1780s Emma, Lady Hamilton (baptized April 26, 1765 – January 16, 1815) is best remembered as the mistress of Lord Nelson. ... 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Pope Gregory XVI (September 18, 1765 – June 1, 1846), born Bartolomeo Alberto Cappellari, named Mauro as a member of the religious order of the Camaldolese, was Pope of the Roman Catholic Church from 1831 to 1846. ... Queen Victoria, Queen of the United Kingdom (1837 - 1901) 1837 (MDCCCXXXVII) was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ... is the 281st day of the year (282nd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Harman Blennerhassett (1765 -1831), Irish-American lawyer, son of an Irish country gentleman of English stock settled in Co. ... Leopold I 1831 (MDCCCXXXI) was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar). ... is the 290th day of the year (291st in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Henri-Jacques-Guillaume Clarke, comte dHunebourg, duc de Feltre (October 17, 1765 - October 28, 1818), born in Landecries, was a Marshal of France and politician of Irish decent. ... Year 1818 (MDCCCXVIII) was a common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian Calendar (or a common year starting on Tuesday of the 12-day slower Julian calendar). ... is the 297th day of the year (298th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Sir James Mackintosh (October 24, 1765 - May 30, 1832), Scottish publicist, was undoubtedly one of the most cultured and catholic-minded men of his time. ... Year 1832 (MDCCCXXXII) was a leap year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian Calendar (or a leap year starting on Friday of the 12-day slower Julian calendar). ... is the 318th day of the year (319th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... For other persons named Robert Fulton, see Robert Fulton (disambiguation). ... April 5-12: Mount Tambora explodes, changing climate. ... 17 November is also the name of a Marxist group in Greece, coinciding with the anniversary of the Athens Polytechnic uprising. ... 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Deaths

• March 3 - William Stukeley, English archaeologist (born 1687)
• March 27 - Arthur Dobbs, Irish politician and governor of the Royal Colony of North Carolina (born 1689)
• April 5 - Edward Young, English poet (born 1683)
• April 15 - Mikhail Lomonosov, Russian author and scientist (born 1711)
• April 20 - Abigail Williams, American accuser in the Salem witch trials (born 1681)
• May 17 - Alexis Claude Clairault, French mathematician (born 1713)
• July 15 - Charles-André van Loo, French painter (born 1705)
• August 18 - Francis I, Holy Roman Emperor (born 1708)
• September 2 - Henry Bouquet, Swiss-born British army officer (born 1719)
• October 10 - Lionel Sackville, 1st Duke of Dorset, Lord Lieutenant of Ireland (born 1688)
• October 21 - Giovanni Paolo Pannini, Italian painter and architect (born 1691)
• October 31 - Prince William Augustus, Duke of Cumberland, English military leader (born 1721)
• November 30 - George Glas, Scottish merchant and adventurer (born 1725)
• December 3 - Lord John Philip Sackville, English cricketer (born 1713)
• December 16 - Peter Frederick Haldimand, Swiss-born military officer and surveyor
• December 25 - Vaclav Prokop Divis, Czech scientist (born 1698)

See also Category: 1765 deaths.