1731

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Centuries: 17th century - 18th century - 19th century

Decades: 1680s 1690s 1700s 1710s 1720s - 1730s - 1740s 1750s 1760s 1770s 1780s

Years: 1726 1727 1728 1729 1730 - 1731 - 1732 1733 1734 1735 1736

Table of contents

1 Events
2 Year in topic
3 Births
4 Deaths

Events

John Hadley invents the sextant
10 Downing Street becomes the official residence of the United Kingdom's Prime Minister when Robert Walpole moves in.

Year in topic

Births

June 21 - Martha Washington
October 10 - Henry Cavendish, English scientist (died 1810)
November 9 -Benjamin Banneker, surveyor of the District of Columbia (died 1806)
November 26 - William Cowper, English poet (died 1800)
December 12 - Erasmus Darwin, English scientist and grandfather of Charles Darwin (died 1802)
Charles Churchill, English satirical poet (died 1764)

Deaths

April 24 - Daniel Defoe, writer (born 1660)
December 29 - Brook Taylor, mathematician