1765 in Great Britain

1765 in Great Britain

Events from the year 1765 in the Kingdom of Great Britain.

Incumbents

*Monarch - George III of the United Kingdom
*Prime Minister - George Grenville, Whig (to 13 July), Charles Watson-Wentworth, 2nd Marquess of Rockingham, Whig

Events

* 8 February - Nevil Maskelyne becomes Astronomer Royal."1765." The People's Chronology. Ed. Jason M. Everett. Thomson Gale, 2006. eNotes.com. 2006. 7 Jun, 2007]
* 22 March - Parliament passes the Stamp Act which is the first direct tax levied on the American colonies.cite book|title=Penguin Pocket On This Day|publisher=Penguin Reference Library|isbn=0-141-02715-0|year=2006]
* 24 March - Parliament passes the Quartering Act that requires the 13 American colonies to house British troops. [cite web|url=http://www.ushistory.org/declaration/related/quartering.htm |title=The Quartering Act of 1765, ushistory.org|accessdate=2007-08-10]
* 7 May - HMS Victory, the oldest naval ship still in commission, is launched.
* 21 June - The Isle of Man is brought under British control.
* 12 July - George Grenville dismissed as Prime Minister by King George III. [cite web|url=http://www.number-10.gov.uk/output/Page168.asp|title= PMS in history: George Grenville, 10 Downing Street website|accessdate=2007-08-10]
* 13 July - Charles Watson-Wentworth, 2nd Marquess of Rockingham succeeds Grenville as Prime Minister. [cite web|url=http://www.number-10.gov.uk/output/Page164.asp|title= PMS in history: Marquess of Rockingham, 10 Downing Street website|accessdate=2007-08-10]
* 12 August - Robert Clive secures the rights for the East India Company to collect taxes in Bengal from Mughal Emperor Shah Alam II.

Undated

* William Tryon appointed Governor of North Carolina.
* Kedleston Hall in Derbyshire completed.
* James Watt makes a breakthrough in the development of the steam engine.cite book|last=Williams|first=Hywel|title=Cassell's Chronology of World History|publisher=Weidenfeld & Nicolson|year=2005|isbn=0-304-35730-8|pages=323]
* Lancelot Brown designs the gardens at Blenheim Palace, Hampton Court Palace, and Broadlands.cite book |last=Palmer |first=Alan & Veronica |year=1992 |title= The Chronology of British History|publisher= Century Ltd|location=London|pages= 223-224|isbn= 0-7126-5616-2]

Publications

* William Blackstone's influential work "Commentaries on the Laws of England".
* "The History of Little Goody Two-Shoes" an anonymous children's story published by John Newbery. [cite web|url=http://www.icons.org.uk/theicons/icons-timeline/1750-1800|title=Icons, a portrait of England 1750-1800|accessdate=2007-08-25]

Births

* 13 January - Richard Westall, painter (died 1836)
* 1 February - Charles Hatchett, chemist (died 1847)
* 26 April - Emma, Lady Hamilton, mistress of Horatio Nelson (died 1815)
* 15 June - Henry Thomas Colebrooke, orientalist (died 1831)
* 21 August - King William IV of the United Kingdom (died 1837)
* 24 October - James Mackintosh, publicist (died 1832)
* 20 November - Sir Thomas Fremantle, captain and politician (died 1819)

Deaths

* 3 March - William Stukeley, archaeologist (born 1687)
* 5 April - Edward Young, poet (born 1683)
* 10 October - Lionel Sackville, 1st Duke of Dorset, Lord Lieutenant of Ireland (born 1688)
* 31 October - Prince William, Duke of Cumberland, military leader (born 1721)
* 30 November - George Glas, merchant and adventurer (born 1725)
* 3 December - Lord John Philip Sackville, cricketer (born 1713)

References

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