Historical Events
- Feb 1 Sardinia and Austria sign military alliance Convention of Turin
Walpole Government Resigns
Feb 2 British government of Robert Walpole resigns
- Feb 9 Sir Robert Walpole, often referred to as the first British Prime Minister, ennobled as 1st Earl of Orford
PM Spencer Compton
Feb 16 Spencer Compton becomes Prime Minister of Great Britain (First Lord of the Treasury)
