William Pitt the Younger, born : 28-May-1759, 254 years ago. died : 23-January-1806 at the age of 46, 207 years ago. sign Gemini

• At the age of 27, 06-January-1787 : Mission Santa Barbara is founded by Father Fermin Francisco de Lasuen, becoming the 10th mission in the California mission chain. The North Carolina General Assembly authorizes nine commissioners to purchase {{convert{{convert100100acreacrekm2}} of land for the county seat of Chatham County. The town is named Pittsborough (later shortened to Pittsboro) for William Pitt the Younger.
• At the age of 39, 09-January-1799 : British Prime Minister William Pitt the Younger introduces an income tax of two shillings to the pound to raise funds for Great Britain's war effort in the Napoleonic Wars.
• At the age of 41, 04-February-1801 : William Pitt the Younger resigns as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom.
• At the age of 44, 10-May-1804 : William Pitt the Younger begins his second term as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom.
• At the age of 46, 23-January-1806 : Grenville succeeds William Pitt the Younger as wartime Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, upon Pitt's death this day amidst worsening health caused by the stresses of the Napoleonic Wars