Deaths on July 9

Jonathan Mayhew, American minister (b. 1720)

Jonathan Mayhew (October 8, 1720 – July 9, 1766) was a noted American Congregational minister at Old West Church, Boston, Massachusetts.

18 Feb

Meermin slave mutiny
A mutiny by captive Malagasy begins at sea on the slave ship Meermin, leading to the ship's destruction on Cape Agulhas in present-day South Africa and the recapture of the instigators.
18 Mar

Stamp Act 1765
American Revolution: The British Parliament repeals the Stamp Act.
10 Nov

Rutgers University
The last colonial governor of New Jersey, William Franklin, signs the charter of Queen's College (later renamed Rutgers University).