1747 in Great Britain
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Events from the year 1747 in the Kingdom of Great Britain.
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[edit] Events
- 31 January - The first venereal diseases clinic opens at London Lock Hospital. [1]
- 9 April - The Scottish Jacobite Lord Lovat was beheaded by axe on Tower Hill in London for high treason; he was the last man to be executed in this way in Britain.
- 14 May - War of the Austrian Succession: First battle of Cape Finisterre between French and British fleets.
- 25 October - War of the Austrian Succession: Second battle of Cape Finisterre between French and British fleets.
[edit] Unknown dates
- Thomas Herring is appointed Archbishop of Canterbury.
- James Lind discovers that citrus fruits prevent scurvy.
- Samuel Johnson begins work on A Dictionary of the English Language.
[edit] Births
- 15 January - John Aikin, doctor and writer (died 1822)
- 26 January - Samuel Parr, schoolmaster (died 1825)
- 12 December - Anna Seward, writer (died 1809)
- John Gillies, historian and classical scholar (died 1836)
[edit] Deaths
- 9 April - Simon Fraser, 11th Lord Lovat, Scottish clan chief (born c.1667)
- 9 May - John Dalrymple, 2nd Earl of Stair, Scottish soldier and diplomat (born 1673)
- 10 October - John Potter, Archbishop of Canterbury (born c.1674)
- 2 December - Vincent Bourne, English classical scholar (born 1695)
[edit] References
- ^ (2006) Penguin Pocket On This Day. Penguin Reference Library. ISBN 0-141-02715-0.
