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.

Undated

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

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