1764 in Great Britain

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1764 in Great Britain:

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Events from the year 1764 in the Kingdom of Great Britain.

Contents 1 Events 2 Births 3 Deaths 4 References 5 See also

[edit] Events

• 19 January - John Wilkes is expelled from the House of Commons for seditious libel for his article criticising King George III in The North Briton.
• 5 April - Parliament passes the Sugar Act. ^[1]
• Specific and latent heats are described by Joseph Black.^[2]

[edit] Births

• 13 March - Charles Grey, 2nd Earl Grey, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (d. 1845)
• 3 April - John Abernethy, surgeon (d. 1831)
• 5 May - Robert Craufurd, general (d. 1812)
• 21 June - Sidney Smith, admiral (d. 1840)
• 5 July - Daniel Mendoza, boxer (d. 1836)
• 9 July - Ann Radcliffe, author (d. 1823)

[edit] Deaths

• 6 March - Philip Yorke, 1st Earl of Hardwicke, Lord Chancellor of Great Britain (born 1690)
• 17 March - George Parker, 2nd Earl of Macclesfield, English astronomer (born c. 1696)
• 29 June - Ralph Allen, businessman and politician (born 1693)
• 7 July - William Pulteney, 1st Earl of Bath, politician (born 1683)
• 2 September - Nathaniel Bliss, Astronomer Royal (born 1700)
• 23 September - Robert Dodsley, writer (born 1703)
• 2 October - William Cavendish, 4th Duke of Devonshire, Prime Minister (born 1720)

[edit] References

1. ^ The American Revenue Act of 1764
2. ^ (1999) The Hutchinson Factfinder. Helicon. ISBN 1-85986-000-1. 

[edit] See also

• List of years in Great Britain