1735 in Great Britain

1735 in Great Britain

Events from the year 1735 in the Kingdom of Great Britain.

Incumbents

*Monarch - George II of the United Kingdom
*Prime Minister - Robert Walpole, Whig

Events

* 8 January - Premiere of George Frideric Handel's opera "Ariodante" at the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden."1735." The People's Chronology. Ed. Jason M. Everett. Thomson Gale, 2006. eNotes.com. 2006. 13 Jun, 2007]
* 16 April - The London premiere of "Alcina" by Handel, his first Italian opera for the Royal Opera House.cite book|last=Williams|first=Hywel|title=Cassell's Chronology of World History|publisher=Weidenfeld & Nicolson|year=2005|isbn=0-304-35730-8|pages=305]
* 22 September - Robert Walpole moves into 10 Downing Street. [cite web|url=http://www.icons.org.uk/theicons/icons-timeline/1700-1750|title=Icons, a portrait of England 1700-1750|accessdate=2007-08-24]

Undated

* George Hadley correctly explains global circulation for the first time. [cite book |title= The Hutchinson Factfinder |publisher= Helicon |year= 1999 |isbn= 1-85986-000-1 ]
* William Hogarth produces his "A Rake's Progress" series of paintings.
* Edmund Curll tries to publish "Mr Pope's Literary Correspondence", the stock of which is subsequently seized.
* Engraving Copyright Act 1734 passed to protect artists against pirated copies of their work, following a campaign by Hogarth.
* Richard Leveridge writes a melody to Henry Fielding's "The Roast Beef of Old England".

Births

* 8 January - John Jervis, 1st Earl of St Vincent, Royal Navy admiral (died 1823)
* 7 September - Thomas Coutts, banker (died 1822)
* 28 September - Augustus FitzRoy, 3rd Duke of Grafton, Prime Minister (died 1811)
* 21 October - Richard Gough, antiquary (died 1809)
* 10 November - Granville Sharp, abolitionist (died 1813)
* 29 December - Thomas Banks, sculptor and artist (died 1805)
* "date unknown"
** John Julius Angerstein, merchant and insurer (died 1822)
** John Howie, biographer (died 1793)
** James Keir, geologist, chemist, and industrialist (died 1820)

Deaths

* 12 January - John Eccles, composer (born 1668)
* 27 February - John Arbuthnot, physician and author (born 1667)
* 5 April - William Derham, minister and writer (born 1657)
* 5 April - Samuel Wesley, poet and religious leader (born 1662)
* 10 June - Thomas Hearne, antiquarian (born 1678)
* 14 December - Thomas Tanner, bishop and antiquarian (born 1674)

References

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