1734 in Great Britain
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Events from the year 1734 in Great Britain.
Incumbents
- Monarch â George II
- Prime Minister â Robert Walpole (Whig)[1]
Events
- 22 April to 6 June â general election results in Robert Walpole winning his third victory as Prime Minister.[2]
Undated
- George Sale produces a translation of the Koran into English.[3]
- The Bank of England moves to its continuing location in Threadneedle Street in London.
- Society of Dilettanti founded in London.
- Construction of Holkham Hall in Norfolk begins.[2]
Births
- 24 June â David Brown, merchant and Governor of Tranquebar (died 1804)
- 3 September â Joseph Wright, painter (died 1797)
- 7 October â Sir Ralph Abercromby, general (died 1801)
- 15 December â George Romney, painter (died 1802)
Deaths
- 6 January â John Dennis, dramatist and critic (born 1658)
- 1 February â John Floyer, physician and writer (born 1649)
- 1 March â Roger North, biographer (born 1653)
- 21 March â Robert Wodrow, historian (born 1679)
- 4 May â James Thornhill, painter (born 1675 or 1676)
- 12 June â James FitzJames, 1st Duke of Berwick, illegitimate son of James II of England and French military commander (born 1670 in France; died in Germany)
- 22 July â Peter King, 1st Baron King, Lord Chancellor (born c. 1669)
- 14 November â Louise de Kérouaille, Duchess of Portsmouth, mistress of Charles II of England (born 1649 in France; died in France)
- 6 December â Abigail Masham, Baroness Masham, courtier (born c. 1670)
- 28 December â Robert Roy MacGregor, Scottish clan chief (born 1671)