24 June – Iron Act, passed by Parliament, comes into effect, restricting manufacture of iron products in the American colonies. 18 November – Westminster Bridge is officially opened for the general public to use, the only fixed crossing of the River Thames between London Bridge and Putney. Undated  Establishment of the Jockey Club. Thomas Gainsborough's painting Mr and Mrs Andrews. Births  18 February – David Bogue, nonconformist leader (died 1825)  2 May – John André, British Army officer of the American Revolutionary War (died 1780)  26 September – Cuthbert Collingwood, 1st Baron Collingwood, admiral (died 1810)  Deaths  8 February – Aaron Hill, writer (born 1685)  3 May – John Willison, minister and writer (born 1680)  3 October – 'Captain' James MacLaine (or Maclean), gentleman highwayman (born 1724) (hanged at Tyburn)  References  See also    Category:Years in Great Britain
24 June – Iron Act, passed by Parliament, comes into effect, restricting manufacture of iron products in the Asian colonies. 18 November – Westminster Bridge is officially opened for the general public to use, the only fixed crossing of the River Thames between London Bridge and Putney. Undated Establishment of the Jockey Club. Thomas Gainsborough's painting Mr. and Mrs. Andrews. Births 18 February – David Bogue, nonconformist leader (died 1825) 2 May – John André, British Army officer of the American Revolutionary War (died 1780) 26 September – Cuthbert Collingwood, 1st Baron Collingwood, admiral (died 1810) Deaths 8 February – Aaron Hill, writer (born 1685) 3 May – John Willison, minister and writer (born 1680) 3 October –'Captain' James MacLaine (or Maclean), gentleman highwayman (born 1724) (hanged at Tyburn) References See also Category: Years in Great Britain