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| Daily Universal Register Walter, John |  |
| 1st Jan London Publishes the first issue of the Daily Universal Register |
| Diplomacy George III | |
| 1st June London Receives John Adams The first American ambassador to Britain |
| Invention Power Loom Cartwright, Edmund | |
| 4th April London Patents his invention, the Power Loom |
| Invention Steam Engine Watt, James | |
| Papplewich 1st Boulton & Watt steam engines are used for spinning at a factory in Nottinghamshire |
| Lieutenant William IV William IV | |
| Portsmouth Appointed Lieutenant aboard the Hebe, 40 gun frigate |
| Patent Power Loom Cartwright, Edmund | |
| 4th April London Patents his invention, the Power Loom |
| Prime Minister Acton, John Francis Edward | |
| Appointed Prime Minister of Naples |
| Publication of Hutton Hutton, James | |
| Publication of, "Theory of the Earth" |
| Publication of Warton Warton, Thomas | |
| Appointed Poet Laureate |
| Reform of Commerce Pitt the Younger, William | |
| Fails to create a commercial union of the British Isles |
| Resignation of Hastings Hastings, Warren | |
| Bengal Resigns amid allegations of autocratic behavior & returns to England |
| Taxation Tea Duty Pitt the Younger, William | |
| Reduces the duty on tea in an attempt to reduce smuggling |
