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8 February – an earthquake is felt in London. [3] 8 March – a second more powerful earthquake is felt in London. [3] 20 March – Samuel Johnson begins publication of the periodical The Rambler. [2] 11 April – Jack Slack (a butcher of Norwich) defeats Jack Broughton to become bare-knuckle boxing Champion of England
Key objects in the collection include: The financial scandal of the 1720s, the South Sea bubble, with reports in the Weekly Journal or Saturday’s Post of how Parliament decided that if they left the country, the directors of the South Sea company "shall suffer death as a felon without benefit of clergy and forfeit to the King all his Lands, Goods and Chattels whatsoever."
Very widely felt in Wales and England. See 1990 Bishop's Castle earthquake. [2] 22 September 2002 Dudley, West Midlands, England 52.53 −2.16 V 4.7 Widely felt in England and Wales. [9] 21 October 2002 Manchester, England 3.9 Largest in an earthquake swarm of 116 earthquakes, 36 of which were felt [2] 28 April 2007 Folkestone, Kent 51.10 1.17 ...
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January 1 – The British Empire (except Scotland, which had changed New Year's Day to January 1 in 1600) adopts today as the first day of the year as part of adoption of the Gregorian calendar, which is completed in September: today is the first day of the New Year under the terms of last year's Calendar Act of the British Parliament. [52]