1738 in Great Britain
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Events from the year 1738 in the Kingdom of Great Britain.
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[edit] Incumbents
- Monarch - George II of the United Kingdom
- Prime Minister - Robert Walpole, Whig
[edit] Events
- 28 March - Robert Jenkins presents his pickled ear to Parliament stirring up war fever against Spain leading to the War of Jenkins' Ear the following year.[1]
- 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.[2]
[edit] Undated
- William Champion patents a process to distill zinc from calamine using charcoal in a smelter.
- The Fetter Lane Society founded by Moravians in London.[2]
[edit] Births
- 14 April - William Cavendish-Bentinck, 3rd Duke of Portland, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (died 1809)
- 26 April - Henry Clinton, officer (died 1795)
- 4 June (New Style, 24 May Old Style) - King George III of the United Kingdom (died 1820)
- 11 October - Arthur Phillip, admiral and Governor of New South Wales (died 1814)
- 15 November - William Herschel, German-born British astronomer (died 1822)
- 31 December - Charles Cornwallis, 1st Marquess Cornwallis, general (died 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)
[edit] References
- ^ Williams, Hywel (2005). Cassell's Chronology of World History. Weidenfeld & Nicolson, 306-307. ISBN 0-304-35730-8.
- ^ a b "1738." The People's Chronology. Ed. Jason M. Everett. Thomson Gale, 2006. eNotes.com. 2006. 14 Jun, 2007
[edit] See also
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