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| Birth of Lamb, William Lamb, William | |
| 15th Mar London Birth of William Lamb, son of the 1st Lord Melbourne |
| Commander in Chief Acton, John Francis Edward | |
| London Appointed Commander-in-Chief, Neopolitan Navy |
| Death of Cook, James Cook, James | |
| 14th Feb Hawaiia Stabbed to death by the natives of Kealakekua Bay in the Hawaiian Islands |
| Invention Spinning Mule Crompton, Samuel | |
| London Invents the spinning mule, a combination of the ideas of Cartwright & Hargreaves |
| Lord President Bathurst, Henry | |
| Appointed Lord President of the Council |
| Rebellion Hastings, Warren | |
| Bengal Breaks up the coalition between Haidar Ali, the Marathas & the Nizam |