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1738 (MDCCXXXVIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar and a common year starting on Sunday of the Julian calendar, the 1738th year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations, the 738th year of the 2nd millennium, the 38th year of the 18th century, and the 9th year of the 1730s decade. As of the start ...
10 July – Thomas Pellow of Cornwall finally escapes captivity, 23 years after having been captured by Barbary pirates and held as a slave in Morocco. He arrives in British territory when the ship he is on sails into Gibraltar Bay on 21 July, and later recounts his story in the book The Adventures of Thomas Pellow, of Penryn, Mariner: Three ...
When recording British history, it is usual to quote the date as originally recorded at the time of the event, but with the year number adjusted to start on 1 January. [9] The latter adjustment may be needed because the start of the civil calendar year had not always been 1 January and was altered at different times in different countries.
1738 in military history (1 C) P. 1738 in politics (3 C) R. ... Pages in category "1738" The following 3 pages are in this category, out of 3 total.
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Lord Lieutenant of North Wales (Lord Lieutenant of Anglesey, Caernarvonshire, Flintshire, Merionethshire, Montgomeryshire) – George Cholmondeley, 3rd Earl of Cholmondeley [1] [2]
Timeline of Scottish history 1738 in: Great Britain • Wales • Elsewhere: Events from the year 1738 in Scotland. Incumbents Secretary of State for ...
View history; Tools. Tools. move to sidebar hide. Actions Read; Edit; View history; ... Other events of 1738 List of years in Ireland: Events from the year 1738 in ...