1744 in Great Britain
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.svg/30px-Union_flag_1606_(Kings_Colors).svg.png){kind=small} 1744 in Great Britain: |
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Events from the year 1744 in the Kingdom of Great Britain.
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[edit] Incumbents
- Monarch - George II of the United Kingdom
- Prime Minister - Henry Pelham, Whig
[edit] Events
- 22 February–23 February - War of the Austrian Succession: British fleet defeated by a Franco-Spanish fleet at the Battle of Toulon.[1]
- 4 March–15 March - War of the Austrian Succession: France declares war on Britain.[2]
- 28 December–8 January 1745 - War of the Austrian Succession: The Quadruple Alliance of Britain, Austria, Saxony-Poland and the United Netherlands is formed against Prussia.[2]
[edit] Publications
- Samuel Johnson's biography of Richard Savage.[2]
- The first known Laws of cricket.[3]
- First definitive version of the national anthem God Save the King in Thesaurus Musicus.[3]
[edit] Births
- 19 May - Charlotte of Mecklenburg-Strelitz, queen of George III of Great Britain (died 1818)
[edit] Deaths
- 30 May - Alexander Pope, writer (born 1688)
- 9 August - James Brydges, 1st Duke of Chandos, patron of the arts (born 1673)
- 18 October - Sarah Churchill, Duchess of Marlborough, friend of Queen Anne (born 1660)
[edit] References
- ^ (2006) Penguin Pocket On This Day. Penguin Reference Library. ISBN 0-141-02715-0.
- ^ a b c Williams, Hywel (2005). Cassell's Chronology of World History. Weidenfeld & Nicolson, 310. ISBN 0-304-35730-8.
- ^ a b Icons, a portrait of England 1700-1750. Retrieved on 2007-08-24.
[edit] See also
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