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1764 in Wales

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Events from the year 1764 in Wales.

Contents

Incumbents

  • Prince of Wales - George (later George IV)
  • Princess of Wales - vacant

    • Events

  • June 21 - Humphrey Edwards begins a voyage round the world as physician on the frigate Tamar.
  • Anthony Bacon succeeds John Wilkes as MP for Aylesbury.
  • Thomas Nowell becomes principal of St Mary Hall, Oxford.

    • New books

  • Evan Evans (Ieuan Fardd) - Some Specimens of the Poetry of the Antient Welsh Bards

    • Births

  • April 29 - Ann Hatton ("Ann of Swansea"), English novelist (d. 1838)
  • June 20 - Thomas Evans (Tomos Glyn Cothi), first Unitarian minister in Wales (d. 1833)
  • date unknown - Robert Waithman, lord mayor of London (d. 1833)

    • Deaths

  • June 18 - Christmas Samuel, minister and writer, 90
  • June 22 - Sir John Philipps, 6th Baronet, 63
  • September 26 - Joseph Harris, Assay-master of the Royal Mint, 60

    • References

    1764 in Wales Wikipedia
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