1744 in Great Britain

Events from the year 1744 in the Kingdom of Great Britain.

Incumbents

*Monarch - George II of the United Kingdom
*Prime Minister - Henry Pelham, Whig

Events

* 22 February–23 February - War of the Austrian Succession: British fleet defeated by a Franco-Spanish fleet at the Battle of Toulon.cite book|title=Penguin Pocket On This Day|publisher=Penguin Reference Library|isbn=0-141-02715-0|year=2006]
* 4 March–15 March - War of the Austrian Succession: France declares war on Britain.cite book|last=Williams|first=Hywel|title=Cassell's Chronology of World History|publisher=Weidenfeld & Nicolson|year=2005|isbn=0-304-35730-8|pages=310]
* 28 December–8 January 1745 - War of the Austrian Succession: The Quadruple Alliance of Britain, Austria, Saxony-Poland and the United Netherlands is formed against Prussia.

Publications

* Samuel Johnson's biography of Richard Savage.
* The first known Laws of cricket.cite web|url=http://www.icons.org.uk/theicons/icons-timeline/1700-1750|title=Icons, a portrait of England 1700-1750|accessdate=2007-08-24]
* First definitive version of the national anthem "God Save the King" in "Thesaurus Musicus".

Births

* 13 February - David Allan, painter (died 1796)
* 19 May - Charlotte of Mecklenburg-Strelitz, queen of George III of Great Britain (died 1818)

Deaths

* 14 February - John Hadley, inventor (born 1682)
* 30 May - Alexander Pope, writer (born 1688)
* 9 August - James Brydges, 1st Duke of Chandos, patron of the arts (born 1673)
* 18 October - Sarah Churchill, Duchess of Marlborough, friend of Queen Anne (born 1660)

References

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