Events from the year 1710 in the Kingdom of Great Britain.
Incumbents
Events
Births
- 12 March - Thomas Augustine Arne, composer (died 1778)
- 15 April - William Cullen, physician and chemist (died 1790)
- 17 April - Henry Erskine, 10th Earl of Buchan, Freemason (died 1767)
- 25 April - James Ferguson, astronomer (died 1776)
- 26 April - Thomas Reid, philosopher (died 1796)
- 16 May - William Talbot, 1st Earl Talbot, politician (died 1782)
- 10 June - James Short, mathematician and optician (died 1768)
- 20 August - Thomas Simpson, mathematician (died 1761)
- 30 September - John Russell, 4th Duke of Bedford, statesman (d. 1771)
- 24 October - Alban Butler, Catholic priest and writer (died 1773)
- 8 November - Sarah Fielding, writer (died 1768)
- 27 November - Robert Lowth, bishop and grammarian (died 1787)
- William Heberden, physician (died 1801)
- Charles Wyndham, 2nd Earl of Egremont, statesman (died 1763)
Deaths
References
See also
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