Births on October 8

Harman Blennerhassett

Born on October 8, 1765

Harman Blennerhassett, English-Irish lawyer and politician (d. 1831)

Harman Blennerhassett (8 October 1765 – 2 February 1831) was an Anglo-Irish lawyer, a member of the Society of United Irishmen who emigrated in advance of their rebellion in 1798 to become a socially and politically distinguished plantation owner in western Virginia. Implicated in the Burr conspiracy, an alleged military plot with Britain to separate Louisiana territory from the American union, he was twice arrested and financially ruined. His last years were spent in England.

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Events on 1765

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.

Births on October 8

Harman Blennerhassett

Born on October 8, 1765

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Stamp Act 1765

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