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| Years: 1728 1729 1730 - 1731 - 1732 1733 1734 | |
| Decades: 1700s 1710s 1720s - 1730s - 1740s 1750s 1760s | |
| Centuries: 17th century - 18th century - 19th century | |
Events
- 10 Downing Street becomes the official residence of the United Kingdom's Prime Minister when Robert Walpole moves in.
Births
- Feburary - Charles Churchill, English poet (d. 1764)
- May 8 - Beilby Porteus, Bishop of London and abolitionist (d. 1809)
- June 21 - Martha Washington, First Lady of the United States (d. 1802)
- October 10 - Henry Cavendish, English scientist (d. 1810)
- November 9 -Benjamin Banneker, American surveyor of the District of Columbia (d. 1806)
- November 15 - William Cowper, English poet (d. 1800)
- December 12 - Erasmus Darwin, English scientist and grandfather of Charles Darwin (d. 1802)
Deaths
- April 24 - Daniel Defoe, English writer (b. 1660)
- December 29 - Brook Taylor, English mathematician (b. 1685)af:1731
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