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| 1st Hot Air Balloon Tyler, James |  |
| London First person to make an assent in a hot air balloon |
| Archbishop Maximilian Franz |  |
| Cologne Appointed Archbishop-Elector of Cologne |
| Birth Hamilton-Gordon, George | |
| 28th Jan Edinburgh Birth of George Hamilton-Gordon, member of the Aberdeenshire family of Gordon |
| Birth Temple, Henry John | |
| Birth of Henry John Temple |
| Birth Paganini, Niccolo |  |
| 18th Feb Birth of Niccolo Paganini |
| Birth Ferdinand VII |  |
| Birth of Ferdinand VII |
| Birth Taylor, Zacharay |  |
| Birth of Zacharay Taylor |
| Budget Pitt the Younger, William | |
| PutsGovernment contracts out to competitive tender |
| Rises taxes, e.g. window tax, & creates a sinking fund |
| The National debt rises to œ238m & Pitt creates a single treasury |
| Capture Catherine II the Great |  |
| Crimea Turkey signs a Treaty ceding the Crimea to Russia |
| Council Calonne Calonne, Charles Alexandre de |  |
| 3rd Nov Paris Appointed Member of the Council |
| Diplomacy Joseph II |  |
Oct River Scheldte Breaks off relations with Holland  when 2 Austria n boats are fired on in the Sheldt |
| Education Napoleon I | |
| 22nd Oct Paris Attends the Ecole Militaire, awarded a free place by Louis XVI as a "gentleman cadet" |
| Election Addington, Henry | |
| Elected Member of Parliament |
| Election Dundas, Henry Melville | |
Wins the Tories 22 of the 45 Scottish  seats |
| Election Wilberforce, William | |
| 6th April Yorkshire Returned as MP for Yorkshire at the age of twenty-four |
| Field Marshal Potemkin | |
| Appointed Field Marshal |
| Hameln Fortress George III | |
| Hameln Hameln becomes known as the "Gibraltar of the north" |
| Hameln The fortress is completed, ordered by George III during the 7 Years War |
| Marriage William IV | |
| Hanover Allegedly enters into a secret marriage to Caroline von Linsingen |
| Member of Parliament Jervis, John | |
| Yarmouth Appointed of Parliament for Yarmouth |
| Minister of State Calonne, Charles Alexandre de | |
| 3rd Nov Appointed Minister of State |
| Ordination Wesley, John | |
| London Begins to ordain his own ministers |
| Parliament George IV | |
| London Grants Pitt a dissolution of Parliament |
| Prime Minister Pitt the Younger, William | |
| Appointed Prime Minister of Great Britain , 2nd term |
| Publication Necker, Jacques | |
| Publication of, "Administration de Finances" |
| Publication Holcroft, Thomas | |
| Publication of, "Follies of a Day" |
| Publication Madison, James | |
| 24th Dec Publication of, "Remonstrances Against Religious Assessments" |
| Quartermaster Massena, Andre | |
| 5th Sep Appointed Adjutant NCO |
| Rebellion Joseph II | |
| 4th July Transylvania Suspends the Hungarian Constitution afterrebellion in Transylvania |
| Reform Pitt the Younger, William | |
| Introduces a Parliamentaryreform bill which is defeated by 248 votes to 174 |
PassesLegislation establishing a newConstitution for the East India  Company |
| Rule of Constantinople Catherine II the Great | |
| Constantinople Catherine's "Grand Plan" of restoring Romananovrulefrom Constantinople ends |
| Rule of Kodiak Catherine II the Great | |
| Kodiak Island Russia establishes a settlement on Kodiak Island |
| Rule of New Brunswick George III | |
| 18th June New Brunswick Creates new Brunswick to allow for influx of loyalist British supporters from the USA |
| Sevastopol Harbour Potemkin | |
| Sevastopol Constructs the harbour at Sevastopol |
| Treasurer Navy Dundas, Henry Melville | |
| Appointed Treasurer of the Navy, 2nd term |
| Treaty of Paris Pitt the Younger, William | |
| 14th Jan Paris The USA Congress ratifies thetreaty of Paris |
| Treaty of Paris Washington, George | |
| 14th Jan Paris The USA Congress ratifies thetreaty of Paris |
| Treaty of Peace Pitt the Younger, William | |
| 14th Jan The USA Congress ratifies thetreaty of Paris |
| Treaty of Peace Washington, George | |
| 14th Jan Paris The USA Congress ratifies thetreaty of Paris |
