March 8th, 1765
The British House of Lords passes the Stamp Act to tax the American colonies. event on March 08, 1765. Read about how to open files in Open File Database.
Events around March 08, 1765
| March 9th, 1765 | Event | 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. |
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