Deaths on June 21

Charles Townshend, 2nd Viscount Townshend

Died on June 21, 1738

Charles Townshend, 2nd Viscount Townshend, English politician, Lord Lieutenant of Ireland (b. 1674)

Charles Townshend, 2nd Viscount Townshend, (; 18 April 1674 – 21 June 1738) was an English Whig statesman. He served for a decade as Secretary of State for the Northern Department, 1714–1717, 1721–1730. He directed British foreign policy in close collaboration with his brother-in-law, prime minister Robert Walpole. He was often known as Turnip Townshend because of his strong interest in farming turnips and his role in the British Agricultural Revolution.

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Events on 1738

15 Apr

George Frideric Handel
Serse, an Italian opera by George Frideric Handel receives its premiere performance in London, England.
24 May

Aldersgate Day
John Wesley is converted, essentially launching the Methodist movement; the day is celebrated annually by Methodists as Aldersgate Day and a church service is generally held on the preceding Sunday.
25 May

Cresap's War
A treaty between Pennsylvania and Maryland ends the Conojocular War with settlement of a boundary dispute and exchange of prisoners.
20 Jul

Lake Michigan
Canadian explorer Pierre Gaultier de Varennes et de La Vérendrye reaches the western shore of Lake Michigan.

Deaths on June 21

Charles Townshend, 2nd Viscount Townshend

Died on June 21, 1738

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Events on 1738

George Frideric Handel

Aldersgate Day

Cresap's War

Lake Michigan