1731

Years:
1728 1729 1730 - 1731 - 1732 1733 1734

Decades:
1700s 1710s 1720s - 1730s - 1740s 1750s 1760s

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

1731 in literature
1731 in music
1731 in science

List of state leaders in 1731
List of religious leaders in 1731

Events

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

Births

May 8 - Beilby Porteus, Bishop of London, abolitionist (died 1809)
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

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