1750 in Great Britain

Great Britain-related events during the year of 1750

1750 in Great Britain:
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1748 | 1749 | 1750 | 1751 | 1752
Countries of the United Kingdom
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Sport
1750 English cricket season

Events from the year 1750 in Great Britain.

Incumbents

Events

Westminster Bridge
  • 17 January – John Canton reads a paper in the presence of the Royal Society of London on a method of making artificial magnets.[2]
  • 8 February – an earthquake is felt in London.[3]
  • 8 March – a second more powerful earthquake is felt in London.[3]
  • 20 March – Samuel Johnson begins publication of the periodical The Rambler.[2]
  • 11 April – Jack Slack (a butcher of Norwich) defeats Jack Broughton to become bare-knuckle boxing Champion of England
  • 24 June – Iron Act, passed by Parliament, comes into effect, restricting manufacture of iron products in the American colonies.[2]
  • 5 October – Treaty of Madrid, a commercial treaty with Spain, is signed.[4]
  • 18 November – Westminster Bridge is officially opened for the general public to use,[5] the only fixed crossing of the River Thames between London Bridge and Putney.

Undated

Births

Deaths

See also

References

  1. ^ "History of Henry Pelham - GOV.UK". www.gov.uk. Retrieved 19 June 2023.
  2. ^ a b c d Williams, Hywel (2005). Cassell's Chronology of World History. Weidenfeld & Nicolson. pp. 313–314. ISBN 0-304-35730-8.
  3. ^ a b "Historical Earthquakes Listing". Archived from the original on 8 May 2008. Retrieved 23 May 2008.
  4. ^ Savelle, Max (1974). Empires to Nations: Expansion in America, 1713-1824. University of Minnesota Press. p. 131.
  5. ^ Weinreb, Ben; Hibbert, Christopher (1995). The London Encyclopaedia. Macmillan. p. 976. ISBN 0-333-57688-8.
  6. ^ "Mr and Mrs Andrews: Key Facts". The National Gallery. Archived from the original on 3 December 2009. Retrieved 8 January 2010.