1788 in Great Britain
Events from the year 1788 in the Kingdom of Great Britain.
Incumbents
Events
Undated
Births
Deaths
- 31 January - Charles Edward Stuart, claimant to the British throne (born 1720)
- 2 February - James Stuart, archaeologist, architect and artist (born 1713)
- 18 February - John Whitehurst, clockmaker and scientist (born 1713)
- 29 March - Charles Wesley: Co-founder (with brother, John Wesley) of the religious movement now known as Methodism (born 1707)
- 18 June - Adam Gib, religious leader (born 1714)
- 2 August - Thomas Gainsborough, painter (born 1727)
- 15 October - Samuel Greig, admiral (born 1736)
- 6 December - Jonathan Shipley, bishop and politician (born 1714)
- 22 December - Percivall Pott, surgeon (born 1714)
References
See also
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