1728 in Great Britain
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Events from the year 1728 in the Kingdom of Great Britain.
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[edit] Events
- 29 January - First performance of John Gay's The Beggar's Opera. [1]
- September - Astronomical aberration is discovered by the astronomer James Bradley.
[edit] Births
- 9 January - Thomas Warton, poet (d. 1790)
- 3 September - Matthew Boulton, manufacturer and engineer (d. 1809)
- 27 October (O.S.) - James Cook, naval captain and explorer (d. 1779)
[edit] Deaths
- 3 April - James Anderson, Scottish historian (b. 1662)
[edit] References
- ^ (2006) Penguin Pocket On This Day. Penguin Reference Library. ISBN 0-141-02715-0.
