1738 in Great Britain
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Events from the year 1738 in the Kingdom of Great Britain.
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[edit] Events
- 15 April - Premiere in London of Serse, an Italian opera by George Frideric Handel.
- 24 May - John Wesley is converted, essentially launching the Methodist movement; the day is celebrated annually by Methodists as Aldersgate Day.
[edit] Unknown dates
- William Champion patents a process to distill zinc from calamine using charcoal in a smelter.
[edit] Births
- 14 April - William Cavendish-Bentinck, 3rd Duke of Portland, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (d. 1809)
- 26 April - Henry Clinton, officer (d. 1795)
- 4 June - King George III of the United Kingdom (d. 1820)
- 11 October - Arthur Phillip, admiral and Governor of New South Wales (d. 1814)
- 31 December - Charles Cornwallis, 1st Marquess Cornwallis, general (d. 1805)
[edit] Deaths
- 1 May - Charles Howard, 3rd Earl of Carlisle, English statesman (born c. 1669)
- 21 June - Charles Townshend, 2nd Viscount Townshend, English politician (born 1674)
- 22 December - Constantia Jones, prostitute (executed) (born c. 1708)
