Editing 1734 (section)

=== January&ndash; March ===
* [[January 8]] &ndash; Salzburgers, [[Lutheranism|Lutherans]] who were expelled by the [[Roman Catholic]] [[Bishop]] of [[Salzburg]], [[Austria]], in October [[1731]], set sail for the [[British Colony]] of [[Province of Georgia|Georgia]] in [[North America|America]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.historyorb.com/events/date/1734 |title=Historical Events for Year 1734 &#124; OnThisDay.com |website=Historyorb.com |access-date=2016-06-21}}</ref>
* [[February 16]] &ndash; The [[Ostend Company]], established in 1722 in the [[Austrian Netherlands]] (modern-day Belgium) to compete for trade in the [[West Indies]] (the Caribbean islands) and the [[East Indies]] (south and southeast Asia), ceases business as part of the agreement by Austria in the [[Treaty of Vienna (1731)|Second Treaty of Vienna]].  
* [[March 12]] &ndash; Salzburgers arrive at the mouth of the [[Savannah River]] in the British [[Province of Georgia|Colony of Georgia]].