1720 in Great Britain
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Events from the year 1720 in Great Britain.
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[edit] Incumbents
- Monarch - George I of Great Britain
[edit] Events
- 17 February - Treaty of Den Haag signed between Britain, France, Austria, the Dutch Republic and Spain ending the War of the Quadruple Alliance.[1]
- April–September - "South Sea Bubble", the South Sea Company collapses.[1]
- 15 April - Ralph Allen of Bath appointed to farm Cross and Bye Posts (i.e. mail not going via London), leading to his reform of the system.[2][3]
- 16 November - Pirate Calico Jack is brought to trial at St. Jago de la Vega in Jamaica.
- 29 December - Haymarket Theatre opens in London.
[edit] Births
- 13 January - Richard Hurd, bishop and writer (died 1808)
- 27 January - Samuel Foote, dramatist and actor (died 1777)
- 9 March - Philip Yorke, 2nd Earl of Hardwicke, politician (died 1790)
- 18 July - Gilbert White, naturalist and cleric (died 1793)
- 18 August - Laurence Shirley, 4th Earl Ferrers, murderer (died 1760)
- 30 August - Samuel Whitbread, brewer and politician (died 1796)
- 31 December - Charles Edward Stuart, pretender to the British throne (died 1788)
[edit] Deaths
- 31 January - Thomas Grey, 2nd Earl of Stamford, privy councillor (born c.1645)
- 20 April - George Gordon, 1st Earl of Aberdeen, Lord Chancellor of Scotland (born 1637)
- 5 August - Anne Finch, Countess of Winchilsea, English poet (born 1661)
- 9 August - Simon Ockley, orientalist (born 1678)
- 18 August - Matthew Aylmer, 1st Baron Aylmer, admiral (born c. 1650)
- 17 November - Calico Jack, pirate (year of birth unknown)
[edit] References
- ^ a b Williams, Hywel (2005). Cassell's Chronology of World History. Weidenfeld & Nicolson. pp. 297–298. ISBN 0-304-35730-8.
- ^ Blake, Richard. The Book of Postal Dates, 1635-1985. Caterham: Marden. p. 3.
- ^ "Ralph Allen Biography". Bath Postal Museum. http://www.bathpostalmuseum.co.uk/explore/biographies/ralphallen.html. Retrieved 2009-08-21.
[edit] See also
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