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Pontiac, an Ottawa chief, leads an uprising of the Indian tribes in an attempt to drive the British east of the Appalachians
Some of Whitton Park's finest specimen trees and shrubs are transferred to the newly created botanical gardens at Kew.
Britain passes the Sugar Act, levying duty on sugar, wine and textiles imported into America
English historian Edward Gibbon, sitting among ruins in Rome, conceives the idea of Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire
George Gostling buys Whitton Park, converts the greenhouse to a mansion and divides the estate, selling or leasing Whitton Place.
Captain James Cook sails from Plymouth, in England, heading for Tahiti to observe the transit of Venus
Franciscan missionary Junipero Serra begins work at San Diego de Cala, the first of his nine California missions
Captain Cook observes in Tahiti the transit of Venus, the primary purpose of his voyage to the Pacific
The triangular trade, controlled from Liverpool, ships millions of Africans across the Atlantic as slaves
27-year-old Thomas Jefferson begins constructing a mansion on a hilltop in Charlottesville, calling it Monticello ('little mountain')
English entrepreneur Richard Arkwright adds water power to spinning by means of the water frame
Haydn's Farewell Symphony gives a subtle hint to his employer at Esterházy that it is time for the musicians to return home
Some fifty colonists, disguised as Indians, tip a valuable cargo of tea into Boston harbour as a protest against British tax
Responding to pressure from the Catholic monarchs of Europe, Clement XIV abolishes the Jesuit Order
Britain's new Coercive (or Intolerable) Acts include the requirement that Massachusetts citizens give board and lodging to British troops
The treaty of Kuchuk Kainarji grants Russia special rights in relation to the Christian Holy Places under Ottoman control
Talleyrand begins an extremely varied career by becoming an abbot at the age of twenty-one
English historian Edward Gibbon publishes the first volume of The Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire
Joseph Banks tells a committee of the House of Commons that the east coast of Australia is suitable for the transportation of convicted felons
Japanese artist Kitagawa Utamaro is a master of colour woodcuts, often depicting the courtesan district of Edo
William Herschel discovers Uranus, the first planet to be found by means of a telescope, and names it the Georgian star
Joseph II passes an Edict of Toleration, for the first time allowing Protestant worship in Habsburg territories
The first mail coach leaves Bristol for London, introducing a new era of faster transport
US painter and author William Dunlap has great success with his comedy The Father; or, American Shandyism
Parisians force their way into the palace at Versailles and insist on Louis XVI and his royal family accompanying them back to Paris
