1773

January 17. Captain James Cook is the first European to cross the Antarctic Polar Circle.

July 21. Pope Clement XIV abolishes the Jesuits order.

December 16. About fifty “Sons of Liberty”, disguised as Mohawk Indians, throw 342 crates of tea of the East India Company in the waters of Boston harbour.
The raid is a protest against the Tea Act issued by the British Parliament in London, a law that restricts the commerce of tea in the American colonies.

In Vienna, waltz is a huge success at dancing parties.