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Events from the year 1795 in the Kingdom of Great Britain.
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Incumbents
- Monarch - George III of the United Kingdom
- Prime Minister - William Pitt the Younger, Tory
Events
- 8 April - The Marriage of George, Prince of Wales to Caroline of Brunswick.
- 23 April - Former Governor-General of India Warren Hastings acquitted by the House of Lords of misconduct.1
- 25 August - British forces capture Trincomalee in Ceylon.2
- September to October - Riots over shortages of bread in many towns across Britain.2
- 16 September - British forces capture Cape Town from the Netherlands.2
- 28 September - The Alliance of St Petersburg formed between Britain, Russia and Austria against France.1
- 2 October - British forces capture Ile d'Yeu, off the coast of Brittany.2
- 29 October - King George pelted with stones by an angry mob as bread riots continue.2
- November - Parliament passes two acts, the Treasonable Practices Act and the Seditious Meetings Act prohibiting meetings of more than 50 people.1
- 13 December - A meteorite fell at Wold Newton, a hamlet in Yorkshire.
Undated
- Construction of the Bank of England begins.2
- A tax on hair-powder quickly ends the fashion for powdering hair.2
- London Missionary Society founded.2
Births
- 24 January - John Buonarotti Papworth, architect (died 1847)
- 5 April - Henry Havelock, general (died 1857)
- 26 May - Thomas Noon Talfourd, judge and author (died 1854)
- 13 June - Thomas Arnold, historian and schoolmaster (died 1842)
- 11 August - Elizabeth Sackville-West, Countess De La Warr, peeress (died 1870)
- 13 September - Julius Charles Hare, theological writer (died 1855)
- 24 October - Edwin Norris, philologist, linguist and orientalist (died 1872)
- 31 October - John Keats, poet and leading figure of the Romantic movement (died 1821)
- 10 November - Walter Geikie, painter (died 1837)
- 10 December - Sir George Burns, 1st Baronet, shipping magnate (died 1890)
- 12 December - Jack Russell, dog breeder (died 1883)
Unknown dates
- Edwin Beard Budding, inventor (died 1846)
- William Heath, artist (died 1840)
- George Meikle Kemp, architect (died 1844)
- William Forster Lloyd, economist (died 1852)
- Zephaniah Williams, chartist (died 1874)
Deaths
- 3 January - Josiah Wedgwood, potter (born 1730)
- 21 January - Samuel Wallis, explorer (born 1728)
- 9 March - John Walsh, scientist (born 1726)
Unknown dates
- Jerry Abershawe, highwayman (born 1773)
- James Craig, architect (born 1744)
References
See also
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