Aged just 11, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart composes Die Schuldigkeit Des Ersten Und Furnehmsten Gebotes.
The invention of the multi-spindle spinning frame marks a major development in the Industrial Revolution.
After the Royal Exchange is destroyed in the Great Fire of London, rebuilding work marks the first step in exchanges becoming what they are today.
The City of London comes under siege during the Gordon Riots.
Daily newspaper The Times is founded. It originally runs under the title The Daily Universal Register before switching to its current name in 1788.
The Duke of Wellington defeats Napoleon’s forces to claim victory at the Battle of Waterloo.