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Historical Event(s)
– After a 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 may have actually committed suicide.
– The British Parliament passes the Stamp Act that introduces a tax to be levied directly on its American colonies.
– American Revolutionary War: The Kingdom of Great Britain passes the Quartering Act that requires the Thirteen Colonies to house British troops.
– Beginning of Burmese–Siamese War (1765–1767)
– The British Parliament enacts the Stamp Act on the 13 colonies in order to help pay for British military operations in North America.
Who Were Born On ?
– Nicéphore Niépce, French inventor of photography (d. 1833)
– Franz Xaver von Baader, German philosopher and theologian (d. 1841)
– Luigi Schiavonetti, Italian engraver (d. 1810)
– William IV of the United Kingdom (d. 1837)
– Pope Gregory XVI (d. 1846)
– Paolo Ruffini, Italian mathematician (d. 1822)
– Pierre-Simon Girard, French mathematician (d. 1836)
– Robert Fulton, American inventor (d. 1815)
– Étienne-Jacques-Joseph-Alexandre MacDonald, French marshal (d. 1840)
– Sir Thomas Fremantle, British naval captain (d. 1819)