Editing 1765 (section)

=== July&ndash;December ===
* [[July 10]] &ndash; King George III dismisses [[George Grenville]] from the office of [[Prime Minister of Great Britain]], and replaces him with another Whig Party statesman, [[Charles Watson-Wentworth, 2nd Marquess of Rockingham|Charles Watson-Wentworth]], Lord Rockingham.<ref>Nicholas K. Robinson, ''Edmund Burke: A Life in Caricature'' (Yale University Press, 1996) p17</ref>
* [[July 12]] &ndash; On orders of [[Pontiac (Ottawa leader)|Chief Pontiac]], War Chief Wahpesah of the [[Kickapoo people]] releases British Indian Affairs negotiator [[George Croghan]] from 35 days of detention.<ref>Arrell M. Gibson, ''Kickapoos: Lords of the Middle Border'' (University of Oklahoma Press, 1975)</ref>  At the same time, Pontiac authorizes a Shawnee Chief, Nanicksah, to sign a treaty with the British on behalf of the Great Lakes tribes, settling the French and Indian War.<ref>"Nanicksah", in ''Native Peoples A to Z: A Reference Guide to Native Peoples of the Western Hemisphere'', ed. by Donald Ricky (Native American Book Publishers, 2009) p1779</ref>
* [[July 13]] &ndash; [[Qianlong Emperor|Qianlong]], the [[Emperor of China]] issues a decree that copper engravings be made to depict all of his victories in battle.  In the interest of amity with the Chinese, King [[George III of Great Britain]] gives priority to the sale of British copper, and King [[Louis XV of France]] assents to the use of French artisans.<ref>John Wiley Spiers, ''How Small business Trades Worldwide'' (Writer's Showcase, 2001) p86</ref>
* [[July 21]] &ndash; Having eliminated all of his rivals for leadership of [[Persia]], [[Karim Khan Zand]] returns in triumph to his home in [[Shiraz]] and makes it his capital then begins construction of citadels, mosques, schools and other buildings.<ref>"Karim Khan Zand (ca. 1705-1779)" in ''The Ottoman Empire: A Historical Encyclopedia'', by Mehrdad Kia (ABC-CLIO, 2017) p133</ref> 
* [[July 23]] &ndash; Headed by [[Odawa]] Chief Pontiac and George Croghan, a party of Great Lakes tribesmen and British soldiers travel along the [[Wabash River]] and obtain the release of all white [[prisoners of war]] remaining in the [[Miami people]] and Odawa villages between [[Ouiatenon]] (near modern-day [[Granville, Indiana]]) and [[Detroit]].<ref>Bert Anson, ''The Miami Indians'' (University of Oklahoma Press, 2000) p74</ref>
* [[July 30]] &ndash; At [[Yale College]], eight students attack the residence of Yale's President [[Thomas Clap]] because of his promotion of [[Old and New Light|"New Light"]] [[Calvinism|Calvinist]] doctrine; and "with Evil Intent" and "with Strong hand burst and take off the gates of the yard of the mansion house and Carry away and with Screaming and Shouting... throw into said House Numbers of large stones with Cattles Horns into the windows of said House."<ref>Robert Blair St. George, ''Conversing by Signs: Poetics of Implication in Colonial New England Culture'' (University of North Carolina Press, 2000) p246</ref> The students plead guilty and pay nominal fines, and Clap resigns at the end of the 1765–66 school year. 
* [[August 9]] &ndash; [[Russian Empire|Russian]] Empress [[Catherine the Great|Catherine II]] issues a decree authorizing the new way to produce [[vodka]] (by freezing).

[[File:IGI1908India1765a.jpg|thumb|Map of [[India]] in 1765 showing territories loyal to the [[Maratha]]s (yellow); and the territories of those loyal to the [[Great Mogul]] (green)]]

* [[August 14]] &ndash; In protest of the [[Stamp Act 1765|Stamp Act]], [[Boston]]ians attack the home of official [[Andrew Oliver]].
* [[August 16]] &ndash; The [[Treaty of Allahabad]] is signed. The Treaty marks the political and constitutional involvement and the beginning of [[Company rule in India]].<ref>{{cite book |last=Bhattacherje |first=S. B. |date=May 1, 2009 |title=Encyclopaedia of Indian Events & Dates |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=oGVSvXuCsyUC&q=St.+Peter%27s+Church+allahabad&pg=SL1-PA63 |publisher=Sterling Publishers Pvt. Ltd |pages=A-96 |isbn= 9788120740747|access-date=March 24, 2014 }}</ref>
* [[August 18]] &ndash; [[Joseph II, Holy Roman Emperor|Joseph II]] becomes [[Holy Roman Emperor]].
* [[August 26]] &ndash; In protest of the [[Stamp Act 1765|Stamp Act]], [[Boston]]ians destroy the home of lieutenant governor [[Thomas Hutchinson (governor)|Thomas Hutchinson]].
* [[September 6]] &ndash; [[Jean-Jacques Rousseau]]'s house in [[Old Swiss Confederacy|Switzerland]] is stoned by a mob.
* [[September 21]] &ndash; [[Antoine de Beauterne|François Antoine]] announces he has killed the [[Beast of Gévaudan]].
* [[October 17]] &ndash; 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 at the Stamp Act. A Dr. Huston is appointed to the position.
* [[November 1]] &ndash; The [[Stamp Act 1765|Stamp Act]] goes into effect in the [[Thirteen Colonies|thirteen American colonies]].
* [[December 12]] &ndash; 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 at the Stamp Act.