1793 in Great Britain

1793 in Great Britain

Events from the year 1793 in the Kingdom of Great Britain.

Incumbents

*Monarch - George III of the United Kingdom
*Prime Minister - William Pitt the Younger, Tory

Events

* 1 February - French Revolutionary Wars: France declares war on Britain, the Netherlands and Spain."1793." The People's Chronology. Ed. Jason M. Everett. Thomson Gale, 2006. eNotes.com. 2006. 4 Jun, 2007]
* 15 April - The Bank of England issues the first £5 note.cite book|title=Penguin Pocket On This Day|publisher=Penguin Reference Library|isbn=0-141-02715-0|year=2006]
* 23 August - The Board of Agriculture founded.
* 18 September–18 December - French Revolutionary Wars: Siege of Toulon. Admiral Hood's squadron of Royal Navy ships forced to withdraw from Toulon after a successful siege by Napoleon.

Undated

* The Macartney Embassy, a diplomatic mission to China, is rebuffed by Qianlong Emperor.
* Horatio Nelson, 1st Viscount Nelson meets Emma, Lady Hamilton in Naples.
* Lansdown Crescent built in Bath.
* Explorer Alexander MacKenzie becomes the first European to cross North America.cite book|last=Williams|first=Hywel|title=Cassell's Chronology of World History|publisher=Weidenfeld & Nicolson|year=2005|isbn=0-304-35730-8|pages=343–345]
* British troops invade the island of Saint-Domingue (now Haiti) to suppress a slave rebellion but are forced to withdraw by disease and the army of Toussaint Louverture. [cite web|url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/british/launch_tl_british.shtml|title=BBC History British History Timeline|accessdate=2007-09-04]

Births

* 3 March - William Charles Macready, actor (died 1873)
* 6 March - William Dick, Founder of Edinburgh Veterinary College (died 1866)
* 25 September - Felicia Hemans, poet (died 1835)

Deaths

* 5 January - John Howie, biographer (born 1735)
* 1 February - William Wildman Shute Barrington, statesman (born 1717)
* 2 February - William Aiton, botanist (born 1731)
* 20 March - William Murray, 1st Earl of Mansfield, judge and politician (born 1705)
* 26 March - John Mudge, physician and inventor (born 1721)
* 29 April - John Michell, scientist (born 1724)
* 11 June - William Robertson, historian (born 1721)
* 26 June - Gilbert White, ornithologist (born 1720)
* 7 October - Wills Hill, 1st Marquess of Downshire, politician (born 1718)
* 16 October - John Hunter, surgeon (born 1728)

References

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