1734 in Great Britain

1734 in Great Britain:
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Sport
1734 English cricket season

Events from the year 1734 in Great Britain.

Incumbents

Monarch - George II
Prime Minister - Robert Walpole (Whig)

Events

22 April to 6 June - General election results in Robert Walpole winning his third victory as Prime Minister.^[1]

Undated

George Sale produces a translation of the Koran into English.^[2]
The Bank of England moves to its present location in Threadneedle Street in London.
Society of Dilettanti founded in London.
Construction of Holkham Hall in Norfolk begins.^[1]
Engraving Copyright Act ('Hogarth's Act') passed by Parliament to protect original engravings against pirated copies.^[3]

Births

3 September - Joseph Wright, painter (died 1797)
7 October - Sir Ralph Abercromby, general (died 1801)
15 December - George Romney, painter (died 1802)

Deaths

6 January - John Dennis, dramatist and critic (born 1658)
1 February - John Floyer, physician and writer (born 1649)
1 March - Roger North, biographer (born 1653)
21 March - Robert Wodrow, historian (born 1679)
4 May - James Thornhill, painter (born 1675 or 1676)
12 June - James FitzJames, 1st Duke of Berwick, illegitimate son of James II of England and French military commander (born 1670, France)
22 July - Peter King, 1st Baron King, Lord Chancellor (born c. 1669)
November 14 - Louise de Kérouaille, Duchess of Portsmouth, French-born mistress of Charles II of England (born 1649, France)
December 28 - Robert Roy MacGregor, Scottish clan chief (born 1671)

References

1 2 Palmer, Alan; Palmer, Veronica (1992). The Chronology of British History. London: Century Ltd. pp. 214–215. ISBN 0-7126-5616-2.
↑ Williams, Hywel (2005). Cassell's Chronology of World History. London: Weidenfeld & Nicolson. p. 304. ISBN 0-304-35730-8.
↑ Everett, Jason M., ed. (2006). The People's Chronology. Thomson Gale.

1734 in Europe

Sovereign states	Andorra Austria Denmark–Norway Denmark Norway France Great Britain Holy Roman Empire Hungary Ireland Malta Monaco Netherlands Ottoman Empire Papal States Portugal Prussia Russia San Marino Spain Sweden Switzerland

Dependencies, colonies and other territories	Guernsey Isle of Man Jersey

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