1796 in Great Britain
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Events from the year 1796 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 - Protests over the price of bread culminate in Queen Charlotte being hit by a stone as she and King George return from a trip to the theatre.[1]
- 16 February - Britain takes control of Ceylon from the Dutch.[2]
- 14 May - Edward Jenner successfully administers the smallpox vaccine to James Phipps.[3]
- 21 June - Explorer Mungo Park becomes the first European to reach the Niger River.[2]
- 5 October - Spain declares war on Britain.[1]
[edit] Births
- 25 January - William MacGillivray, naturalist and ornithologist (died 1852)
- 17 February - Frederick William Beechey, explorer (died 1856)
- 27 June - George Vincent, painter (died 1831)
- 13 September - James Finlay Weir Johnston, chemist (died 1855)
- 14 September - Woodbine Parish, diplomat (died 1882)
- 22 August - Baden Powell, mathematician (died 1860)
- 17 October - James Matheson, Member of Parliament (died 1878)
[edit] Unknown dates
- Pablo Fanque, circus proprietor (died 1871)
- Henry Foster, scientist (died 1831)
- William Marsden, surgeon (died 1867)
[edit] Deaths
- 12 February - John Hamilton, Member of Parliament (born 1715)
- 27 May - Lord Charles Townshend, Member of Parliament (born 1769)
- 16 July - George Howard, Army officer and politician (born 1718)
- 21 July - Robert Burns, national poet of Scotland (born 1759)
- 1 August - Robert Pigot, Army officer and Member of Parliament (born 1720)
- 6 August - David Allan, painter (born 1744)
- 1 September - David Murray, 2nd Earl of Mansfield, politician (born 1727)
- October - Thomas Christie, writer (born 1761)
- 12 December - William Wilson, Member of Parliament (born 1720)
[edit] References
- ^ a b Palmer, Alan & Veronica (1992). The Chronology of British History. London: Century Ltd, 235. ISBN 0-7126-5616-2.
- ^ a b Williams, Hywel (2005). Cassell's Chronology of World History. Weidenfeld & Nicolson, 346. ISBN 0-304-35730-8.
- ^ (2006) Penguin Pocket On This Day. Penguin Reference Library. ISBN 0-141-02715-0.
[edit] See also
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