Moravian Church community at Herrnhut, under the influence of Count Nicolaus Zinzendorf, beginning the Church's renewal. May 31 – The Royal Bank of Scotland is founded by Royal Charter in Edinburgh. June 22 (July 11 Old Style) – George, Prince of Wales, becomes King George II of Great Britain, on the death of his father. June 23– Spain ceases hostilities after its attempt to recapture Gibraltar from Britain fails. A truce is signed the next day. June 27 – Uxbridge, Massachusetts, is incorporated as a town. July–September July 1 – In India, Shuja-ud-Din Muhammad Khan becomes the new Nawab of Bengal after the death of his father-in-law, Murshid Quli Khan. At the time, Bengal consists of what is now the nation of Bangladesh and the southeast Indian state of West Bengal and is subservient to the Mughal Empire. July 23 – Seventeen Ursuline Sisters from France land in New Orleans, in the Louisiana territory of New France, after a journey that began on February 22. They later create the orphanage which is the predecessor of Catholic Charities and the Ursuline Academy, the oldest Catholic school in the United States. August 13 – History of the Moravian Church: The 18th century renewal: The Moravian Church community at Herrnhut undergoes a Pentecostalist experience. August 14 – Elections for the House of Commons begin in Great Britain and continue until October 17. August 30 – Anne, eldest daughter of King George II of Great Britain, is given the title Princess Royal. September 8 – A barn fire during a puppet show in the village of Burwell, Cambridgeshire, England, kills 78 people, many of them children. Another report says that all but six of the 160 persons assembled were killed in the accidental fire. October–December October 11 – George II of Great Britain is crowned. Handel's Coronation Anthems are composed for the event, including Zadok the Priest, which has been played at every subsequent Coronation of the British monarch. October 17 – With voting for the British House of Commons concluding, the Whigs, led by Sir Robert Walpole, increase their supermajority, winning 415 of the 558 seats. The Tories share of Commons decreases from 169 to 128. November 18 – Tabriz earthquake, Persia kills 77,000. November 21 – The Netherlands signs the Treaty of Seville. November 27 – The foundation stone of the Jerusalem's Church in Berlin is laid. December 8 – For the