1756 in Great Britain
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Events from the year 1756 in the Kingdom of Great Britain.
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Incumbents
- Monarch - George II of the United Kingdom
- Prime Minister - Thomas Pelham-Holles, 1st Duke of Newcastle-upon-Tyne, Whig (to 16 November), William Cavendish, 4th Duke of Devonshire, Whig
Events
- 16 January - Treaty of Westminster signed between Britain and Prussia guaranteeing the neutrality of Hanover, the German province controlled by King George II.[1]
- 12 April - Seven Years' War: The French invade Minorca, then under British control.
- 17 May - Seven Years' War: The Seven Years' War formally begins when Britain declares war on France.[1]
- 20 May - Seven Years' War: Battle of Minorca: The British fleet under John Byng is defeated by the French under Roland-Michel Barrin de La Galissonière.
- 28 May - Seven Years' War: The British garrison in Minorca surrenders to the French.
- 20 June - A garrison of the British army in India is imprisoned in the Black Hole of Calcutta.[1]
- 25 June - Foundation of The Marine Society in London, the world's oldest seafarers' charity.[2]
- 16 November - Thomas Pelham-Holles, 1st Duke of Newcastle-upon-Tyne resigns as Prime Minister. His successor is William Cavendish, 4th Duke of Devonshire.[3]
- 4 December - William Pitt, 1st Earl of Chatham becomes Secretary of State for the Southern Department.[3]
Undated
- Poet Christopher Smart confined to an asylum.[1]
- Anonymous publication of Edmund Burke's A Vindication of Natural Society.[3]
Births
- 3 March - William Godwin, writer (died 1836)
- 4 March - Sir Henry Raeburn, painter (died 1823)
- 13 June - Edmund Lodge, writer (died 1839)
- 21 September - John Loudon McAdam, engineer and road builder (died 1836)
- Thomas Burgess, author, philosopher and Bishop (died 1837)
Deaths
- 25 February - Eliza Haywood, actress and writer (born 1693)
- 24 July - George Vertue, engraver and antiquary (born 1684)
- 28 October - Charles Somerset, 4th Duke of Beaufort (born 1709)
- 8 December - William Stanhope, 1st Earl of Harrington, statesman and diplomat (born c.1690)
References
- ^ a b c d Williams, Hywel (2005). Cassell's Chronology of World History. Weidenfeld & Nicolson. pp. 318. ISBN 0-304-35730-8.
- ^ "History of the Marine Society". http://www.ms-sc.org/Corporate-Information/About-Us/History/The-Marine-Society. Retrieved on 2007-09-03.
- ^ a b c "1756." The People's Chronology. Ed. Jason M. Everett. Thomson Gale, 2006. eNotes.com. 2006. 20 Jun, 2007
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