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| 1st Balloon Flight Charles, Jacques |  |
| 1st Dec Mans the 1st manned hydrogen balloon flight |
| 1st Balloon Flight Rozier, Pilatre de | |
| Jointly mans the 1st manned ballon flight |
| Birth Bolivar, Simon |  |
| 24th July Caracas Birth of Simon Bolivar |
| Captain Carnot, Lazare Nicholas Marguerite | |
| Appointed Captain of Engineers |
| Capture of Crimea Catherine II the Great |  |
| Crimea Catherine commissions new fortifications & a vast base at Sevastopol is built |
| Crimea Freed by Russia from Turkish sovereignty & incorporated into the Russian Empire |
| Crimea Russia Annexes the Crimea from Turkey |
| Catherine annexes Crimea , a mere nine years after it had gained independence from the Ottoman Empire as a result of her first war against the Turks |
| Capture of Mississippi Petty, William |  |
| 15th April Mississippi Britain relinquishes all land east of the Mississippi |
| Chamber of Comm Colqhoun, Patrick | |
| Glasgow Founds the 1st Chamber of Commerce in Great Britain |
| Chancellor Pitt the Younger, William | |
| Appointed Chancellor of the Exchequer, 2nd term |
| Comptroller Calonne, Charles Alexandre de | |
| 3rd Nov Paris Appointed Comptroller General of Finances |
| Constitution Cavendish | |
| 17th April London Acknowledges the exclusive right of the Irish Parliament to legislate for Ireland |
| Director AAS Dashkova Dashkova, Yekaterina | |
| St Petersburg Appointed Director of the Academy of Arts & Sciences |
| Discovery of Quadratic Rec Euler, Leonhard |  |
| Discovers the laws of quadratic recipricocity |
| Election Bathurst, Henry | |
| Cirencester Elected Member of Parliament for Cirencester |
| Election Jervis, John | |
| Launceston Elected Member of Parliament for Launceston |
| Election Scott | |
| Elected Member of Parliament |
| First Lord of the Treasury Pitt the Younger, William | |
| Appointed First Lord of the Treasury |
| Independence Petty, William | |
| Versailles The USA has its independence recognized by the treaty of Versailles |
| 30th Nov Versailles The treaty of Paris recognizes the independence of the 13 American colonies |
| Lord of the Admiralty Apsley, Henry | |
| Appointed Lord of the Admiralty |
| Lord of the Admiralty Bathurst, Henry | |
| Appointed Lord of the Admiralty |
| Minister of Foreign Affairs Fox, Charles James |  |
| April Appointed Foreign Secretary, 2nd term |
| Minister of Foreign Affairs Grenville, George Nugent Temple | |
| 19th Dec Appointed Foreign Secretary |
| Minister of Home Affairs Townshend, Thomas | |
| Appointed Secretary of State for the Home Department, 2nd term |
| Parliament Louis XVI | |
| 17th July Besancon The Parliament at Besancon demands that the Estates -General be convened |
| Peace Petty, William | |
| 4th Feb London Parliament proclaims an end to all hostilities in nth America |
| Peace Pitt the Younger, William | |
| 4th Feb Proclaims an end to British hostilities in America |
| Peace Jay, John |  |
| Paris With Benjamin Franklin & John Adams , concludes the American revolution |
| Peace Washington, George | |
| 11th April Washington Congress formally proclaims end to War against Britain |
| Peerage Townshend, Thomas | |
| Created Baron Sydney |
| Prime Minister Cavendish | |
| Appointed Prime Minister of Great Britain, 1st term |
| Prime Minister Pitt the Younger, William | |
| 19th Dec Appointed Prime Minister by George III, Britain's youngest Prime Minister, age 24 |
| Publication MacAulay, Catherine | |
| Publication of, "The history of England From King James ", 8 volumes 1763-83 |
| Quartermaster Massena, Andre | |
| 14th April Appointed Quartermaster |
| Reform Brienne, Lomenie de | |
| Paris Reforms taxes rather than summon the Estates General & resistance from Parlements |
| Reform Pitt the Younger, William | |
| Forwards plans for modifying the East India Charter but is defeated |
| Forwards plans for Parliamentary reform but is defeated |
| Resignation Petty, William | |
| 2nd April London Censured over the the Treaty of Versailles with America |
| Resignation Washington, George | |
| 23rd Dec Resigns as Commander-in-Chief |
| Rule of Florida Pitt the Younger, William | |
| 3rd Sep Florida Under the treaty of Paris Britain cedes Florida to Spain |
| Rule of Gibraltar Petty, William | |
| Gibraltar Under the treaty of Versailles Gibraltar is renounced by Spain & returned to Britain |
| Rule of St Lucia Petty, William | |
| 30th Nov St Lucia Under the treaty of Paris Britain cedes St Lucia to France |
| Rule of Tobago Petty, William | |
| 30th Nov Tobago Under the treaty of Paris Britain cedes Tobago to France |
| Rule of West Indies Petty, William | |
| 30th Nov West Indies In the Treaty of Paris Britain is awarded the West Indies |
| Secretary of Home Affairs North, Frederick | |
| 2nd April Appointed Home Secretary |
| Solicitor General Scott | |
| Appointed Solicitor General |
| Treaty of Paris Petty, William | |
| 30th Nov Versailles Britain regains the West Indies |
| 30th Nov Versailles France regains St Lucia, Tobago & the East Indies |
| 30th Nov Versailles The treaty of Paris cedes Florida to Spain |
| 30th Nov Versailles The treaty of Paris recognizes the independence of the 13 American colonies |
| Treaty of Paris Pitt the Younger, William | |
| 3rd Sep Versailles Britain signs a Peace Pact with France & Spain at Versailles , ceding Florida to Spain |
| 3rd Sep Versailles The treaty of Paris is signed by Britain & the US, formally ending the war |
| Treaty of Paris Adams, John Quincy | |
| Washington Helps negotiate the treaty of Paris , ending the American Revolution |
| Treaty of Versailles Louis XVI | |
| Versailles The treaty of Versailles recognizes the independence of the USA |
| Treaty of Versailles Petty, William | |
| London Under the treaty of Versailles Gibraltar is renounced by Spain & returned to Britain |
| Versailles The USA has its independence recognized by the treaty of Versailles |
