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| Birth Charlottre |  |
| 21st Aug Buckingham Pal Birth of William IV, Buckingham Palace, 3rd son of George III & Charlotte |
| Birth George III | |
| 21st Aug Buckingham Pal Birth of William IV, Buckingham Palace, 3rd son of George III & Charlotte |
| Birth William IV | |
| 21st Aug Buckingham Pal Birth of William IV, Buckingham Palace, 3rd son of George III & Charlotte |
| Commander Gage, Thomas | |
| London Appointed Commander-in-Chief |
| Commander Cage, Thomas |  |
| Appointed Commander-in-Chief |
| Death Francis I |  |
| Death of Francis I |
| Discovery of Falklands, The Byron, John | |
| Port Egmont Unaware of the French presence Captain John Byron explored and claimed Saunders Island, at the western end of the group, where he names the harbour of Port Egmont, and sails near other islands, which he claimed for King George III |
| General Campbell, John |  |
| Appointed General |
| Governor Clive, Robert | |
| Bengal Appointed Governor of Bengal, 2nd term |
| Honours Campbell, John | |
| Awarded Knight of the Order of the Thistle |
| Independence Grenville, George Nugent Temple | |
| London The stamp tax leads to a cry of "no taxation without representation" from America |
| Invention Steam Engine Watt, James | |
| Invents a condensing steam engine |
| Lord Lieutenant Seymour-Conway, Edward | |
| Appointed Lord Lieutenant of Ireland |
| Peerage George IV | |
| London Created Knight of the Garter |
| Prime Minister Watson-Wentworth | |
| 13th July Appointed Prime Minister of Great Britain, 1st term |
| Reform Grenville, George Nugent Temple | |
| London Due to the Kings mental condition a regency bill is drawn up |
| London The stamp tax leads to a cry of "no taxation without representation" from America |
| Resignation Grenville, George Nugent Temple | |
| London The Queen is omitted from the regency list & Grenville resigns |
| Rule of Falklands, The Byron, John | |
| Falklands, The Unaware of the French presence Captain John Byron explored and claimed Saunders Island, at the western end of the group, where he names the harbour of Port Egmont, and sails near other islands, which he claimed for King George III |
| Secretary of Ireland Burke, Edmund | |
| Appointed Secretary for Ireland |
| Secretary of State Grafton | |
| Appointed Secretary of State for the Northern Department |
| Succession Joseph II | |
| Vienna Rules as co-regent with his mother with little influence until her death |
| Vienna Succeeds as Holy Roman Emperor |
| Succession Leopold II | |
| Tuscany Succeeds as Archduke of Tuscany |
| Taxation Otis, James | |
| Massachusetts The Massachusetts Governor's house is burned because of his support for the Stamp Act |
