1734_in_Great_Britain Knowpia

	1734 in Great Britain:
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	1732 \| 1733 \| 1734 \| 1735 \| 1736
	Countries of the United Kingdom
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	Sport
	1734 English cricket season

Events from the year 1734 in Great Britain.

Incumbents edit

22 April to 6 June – general election results in Robert Walpole winning his third victory as Prime Minister.^[2]

George Sale produces a translation of the Koran into English.^[3]
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.^[2]
Engraving Copyright Act ('Hogarth's Act') passed by Parliament to protect original engravings against unauthorized copies.^[4]

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 in France; died in Germany)
22 July – Peter King, 1st Baron King, Lord Chancellor (born c. 1669)
14 November – Louise de Kérouaille, Duchess of Portsmouth, mistress of Charles II of England (born 1649 in France; died in France)
6 December – Abigail Masham, Baroness Masham, courtier (born c. 1670)
28 December – Robert Roy MacGregor, Scottish clan chief (born 1671)

^ "History of Sir Robert Walpole - GOV.UK". www.gov.uk. Retrieved 12 June 2023.
^ ^a ^b 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. pp. 304. ISBN 0-304-35730-8.
^ Everett, Jason M., ed. (2006). The People's Chronology. Thomson Gale.