1793 in Great Britain
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Events from the year 1793 in the Kingdom of Great Britain.
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[edit] Incumbents
- Monarch - George III of the United Kingdom
- Prime Minister - William Pitt the Younger, Tory
[edit] Events
- 1 February - French Revolutionary Wars: France declares war on Britain, the Netherlands and Spain.[1]
- 15 April - The Bank of England issues the first £5 note.[2]
- 23 August - The Board of Agriculture founded.[1]
- 18 September–18 December - French Revolutionary Wars: Siege of Toulon. Admiral Hood's squadron of Royal Navy ships forced to withdraw from Toulon after a successful siege by Napoleon.[1]
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- The Macartney Embassy, a diplomatic mission to China, is rebuffed by Qianlong Emperor.[1]
- Horatio Nelson, 1st Viscount Nelson meets Emma, Lady Hamilton in Naples.[1]
- Lansdown Crescent built in Bath.[1]
- Explorer Alexander MacKenzie becomes the first European to cross North America.[3]
- British troops invade the island of Saint-Domingue (now Haiti) to suppress a slave rebellion but are forced to withdraw by disease and the army of Toussaint Louverture.[4]
[edit] Births
- 3 March - William Charles Macready, actor (died 1873)
- 6 March - William Dick, Founder of Edinburgh Veterinary College (died 1866)
- 25 September - Felicia Hemans, poet (died 1835)
[edit] Deaths
- 5 January - John Howie, biographer (born 1735)
- 1 February - William Wildman Shute Barrington, statesman (born 1717)
- 2 February - William Aiton, botanist (born 1731)
- 20 March - William Murray, 1st Earl of Mansfield, judge and politician (born 1705)
- 26 March - John Mudge, physician and inventor (born 1721)
- 29 April - John Michell, scientist (born 1724)
- 11 June - William Robertson, historian (born 1721)
- 26 June - Gilbert White, ornithologist (born 1720)
- 7 October - Wills Hill, 1st Marquess of Downshire, politician (born 1718)
- 16 October - John Hunter, surgeon (born 1728)
[edit] References
- ^ a b c d e f "1793." The People's Chronology. Ed. Jason M. Everett. Thomson Gale, 2006. eNotes.com. 2006. 4 Jun, 2007
- ^ (2006) Penguin Pocket On This Day. Penguin Reference Library. ISBN 0-141-02715-0.
- ^ Williams, Hywel (2005). Cassell's Chronology of World History. Weidenfeld & Nicolson, 343–345. ISBN 0-304-35730-8.
- ^ BBC History British History Timeline. Retrieved on 2007-09-04.
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