1728 in Great Britain

1728 in Great Britain

Events from the year 1728 in the Kingdom of Great Britain.

Incumbents

*Monarch - George II of the United Kingdom
*Prime Minister - Robert Walpole, Whig

Events

* 29 January - First performance of John Gay's "The Beggar's Opera".cite book|title=Penguin Pocket On This Day|publisher=Penguin Reference Library|isbn=0-141-02715-0|year=2006]
* March - Spain ends its siege of Gibraltar.citebook|last=Williams|first=Hywel|title=Cassell's Chronology of World History|publisher=Weidenfeld & Nicolson|year=2005|isbn=0-304-35730-8]
* September - Astronomical aberration is discovered by the astronomer James Bradley.

Publications

* Ephraim Chambers' "Cyclopaedia, or Universal Dictionary of Arts and Sciences".
* Alexander Pope's "The Dunciad".

Births

* 9 January - Thomas Warton, poet (d. 1790)
* 3 July - Robert Adam, architect (d. 1792)
* 3 September - Matthew Boulton, manufacturer and engineer (d. 1809)
* 27 October (O.S.) - James Cook, naval captain and explorer (d. 1779)

Deaths

* 3 April - James Anderson, Scottish historian (b. 1662)

References

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