(died 1814) 15 November – William Herschel, German-born British astronomer (died 1822) 31 December – Charles Cornwallis, 1st Marquess Cornwallis, general (died 1805) Deaths 1 May – Charles Howard, 3rd Earl of Carlisle, English statesman (born c. 1669) 21 June – Charles Townshend, 2nd Viscount Townshend, English politician (born 1674) 22 December – Constantia Jones, prostitute (executed) (born c. 1708) References Years in Great Britain