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| Birth Metternich |  |
| 15th May Birth of Klemens Wenzel Nepomuk Lothar von Metternich |
| Captain Pearson, Richard |  |
| Appointed Captain |
| Discovery of Antarctica Cook, James | |
| 12th Jan Antarctica 1st person to cross the Antarctic circle |
| 12th Jan 1st person to cross the Antarctic circle |
| Discovery of Tonga Islands Cook, James | |
| Tonga Islands Cook 1st visits Tonga |
| ICCC North, Frederick | |
| Founds Inter-Colonial Committees of Correspondence |
| Jesuits Clement XIV |  |
| Vatican Issues an apostolic brief suppressing the Jesuit order |
| Peerage Greville | |
| Warwick Created Earl of Warwick |
| Rebellion North, Frederick | |
| 16th Dec Boston Merchants board a boycotted ship to hold a tea Party & throw its tea overboard |
| 16th Dec London 1st tea ship is boycotted in Boston by the the British |
| 16th Dec The example in Boston is soon followed by other American ports |
| Rebellion Catherine II the Great |  |
| Catherine II defeats arebellion in eastern Russia led by Yemelyan Pugachev |
| Rebellion Suvorov | |
| Russian efforts against Turkey are hampered by a revolt in south east Russia |
| Suppresses the Coassackrebellion in south East Russia |
| Russian efforts against Turkey are hampered by a revolt in south east Russia |
| Suppresses the Coassackrebellion in south East Russia |
| Rebellion Yemelyan, Yemelyan | |
| Catherine II defeats arebellion in eastern Russia led by Yemelyan Pugachev |
| Rebellion Adams, Samuel |  |
| 16th Dec Boston A protest against the British tea tax imposed on Colonialists in Massachusetts |
| 16th Dec Boston The 2nd cousin of President John Adams is the chief instigator of the Boston tea party |
| 16th Dec Boston A protest against the British tea tax imposed on Colonialists in Massachusetts |
| Rebellion Pitts, Lendall | |
| 16th Dec Boston Causes the British Parliament to place Boston under military rule |
| 16th Dec Boston Holds a tea party & throws tea overboard, followed by other American ports |
| Siege of Hirsov Suvorov | |
| 14th Sep Hirsov Defeats a Turkish assault on Hirsov |
| Succession Victor Amadeus III | |
| Succeeds as King of Italy |
| Trial North, Frederick | |
| London The British Government holds the HMS Gaspee trials in Great Britain |
