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| Birth of Cobden, Richard Cobden, Richard | |
| 3rd June Birth of Richard Cobden |
| Birth of Disraeli, Benjamin Disraeli, Benjamin | |
| Birth of Benjamin Disraeli |
| Capture of Calcutta Pitt the Younger, William | |
| Calcutta Britain captures Calcutta |
| Coalition, 3rd Pitt the Younger, William | |
| Dec An Anglo-Swedish agreement leads to the creation of the Third Coalition |
| First Lord of the Admiralty Dundas, Henry Melville | |
| Appointed First Lord of the Admiralty |
| Invention Locomotive Trevithick, Richard | |
| Pen y darren Invents the 1st steam locomotive & runs it at the Pen-y-darren iron works in Sth Wales |
| Knighthood Wellesley, Arthur | |
| Sep Given a Knighthood |
| Prime Minister Pitt the Younger, William | |
| 10th May London Appointed Prime Minister of Great Britain, 2nd term |
| Resignation of Sidmouth Addington, Henry | |
| 10th Mar London Resigns as Prime Minister of Great Britain |
| Secretary Home Banks Jenkinson, Robert | |
| London Appointed Home Secretary, 2nd term |