Treatise on Tolerance Jan 11 Frisia bans Voltaire's book "Traité sur la tolérance" (Treatise on Tolerance) in which he called for religious toleration and targeted religious fanaticism, especially that of the Jesuits Enlightenment Philosopher Voltaire Event of Interest Jan 16 French astronomer Charles Messier catalogs M41 (galactic cluster in Canis Major) Astronomer Charles Messier Nov 1764 Historical Events by Year Mar 1765 Famous People Who Were.. Abolitionists Dictators Explorers Outlaws Queens Spies