Births on April 28

Sylvestre François Lacroix, French mathematician and academic (d. 1834)

Sylvestre François Lacroix (28 April 1765, Paris – 24 May 1843, Paris) was a French mathematician.

9 Mar

Jean Calas
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.
22 Mar

Stamp Act 1765
The British Parliament passes the Stamp Act that introduces a tax to be levied directly on its American colonies.
24 Mar

Quartering Act
Great Britain passes the Quartering Act, which requires the Thirteen Colonies to house British troops.