Events from 1765 in Russia
Incumbents Monarch – Catherine II
Events
Foundation of the Novodevichii Institute. Free Economic Society was founded. Catherine II promulgated the "Manifesto on the Empire’s General Land Survey". The special “Gypsy” regiments were abolished and Roma then registered in the existing “sotni” (Cossack squadrons) and regiments, thus they were given civil rights like the rest of the population. Alexander Bezborodko was appointed the Chief of the Office of Little Russia Governor-General Count Peter Rumyantsev.
Births
Vasily Malinovsky, Russian diplomat (d. 1814) Pyotr Bagration, Russian general (d. 1812) Timofei Fedorovic Osipovsky, Russian mathematician (d. 1832) Ivan Aleksandrovich Kuskov, Manager of Fort Ross (d. 1823) Nikita Ivanovich Panin (b 29 September 1718) One of Catherine the Greaet's closest advisers, He was also the chief architect of Russian Foreign Policy Kirill Razumovsky ( 1728-1803). Field Marshall. President of the Russian Academy of Sciences Grigory Grigoryevich (b. 1734) Miletary leader and Cathererine's favourite courtier Alexei Grigoryevich Orlov (b. 1737). younger brother to Grigory and Military commander and naval strategsist
Deaths
April 15 – Mikhail Lomonosov, Russian author and scientist (b. 1711)
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