1751 in Great Britain
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Events from the year 1751 in the Kingdom of Great Britain.
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[edit] Events
- 31 March - Frederick, Prince of Wales dies and is succeeded by his son the future George III of the United Kingdom as Prince of Wales.[1]
- April - The Gin Act, 1751 requires government inspection of distilleries.[2]
- 31 August - Robert Clive takes the Indian town of Arcot from the French.[1]
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- A British settlement is founded in Georgetown in North America.[1]
- Parliament passes the Calendar Act introducing the Gregorian Calendar, correcting the eleven day difference and making 1 January New Year's Day from 1752.[1]
- William Hogarth paints Gin Lane, Beer Street, and The Four Stages of Cruelty.[2]
[edit] Publications
- Henry Fielding's novel Amelia.[1]
- David Hume's book An Enquiry Concerning the Principles of Morals.[1]
- Tobias Smollett's novel The Adventures of Peregrine Pickle.[1]
[edit] Births
- 2 May - John André, soldier (died 1780)
- 11 July - Caroline Matilda of Wales, member of the royal family (died 1775)
- date unknown - Thomas Sheraton, furniture designer (died 1806)
[edit] Deaths
- 20 January - John Hervey, 1st Earl of Bristol, politician (born 1665)
- 29 March - Thomas Coram, sea captain and philanthropist (born c.1668)
- 31 March - Frederick, Prince of Wales (born 1707)
- 26 October - Philip Doddridge, religious leader (born 1702)
- 12 December - Henry St John, 1st Viscount Bolingbroke, statesman and philosopher (born 1678)
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