Events
- 14 April - Porteous Riots in Edinburgh. Captain John Porteous orders his men to fire into the mob, causing six deaths.
- 8 May - Marriage of Frederick, Prince of Wales and Augusta of Saxe-Gotha.
- 18 May - Repeal of laws against witchcraft.
- 26 May - Battle of Ackia: British and Chickasaw Native Americans defeat French troops.
- 5 July - Captain Porteous found guilty of murder by the High Court of Justiciary.
- 27 July - Riots in east London protesting at Irish immigrants providing cheap labour.
- 7 September - Edinburgh crowd drags Captain Porteous out of his cell in Tolbooth prison and lynches him. The mob beats and hangs him to death.
- c. October - Winchester County Hospital, established by Prebendary Alured Clarke, the first voluntary general hospital in the English provinces, begins to function.
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