Editing 1753 (section)

=== April&ndash;June ===
* [[April 16]] &ndash; The [[Jewish Naturalisation Act 1753]] is passed by Britain's [[House of Lords]], permitting Jewish immigrants to England to become naturalized citizens "without receiving the Sacrament of the Lord's Supper".<ref name=Rabin>Dana Y. Rabin, ''Britain and its internal others, 1750-1800: Under rule of law'' (Oxford University Press, 2017)</ref>  The bill, introduced by [[George Montagu-Dunk, 2nd Earl of Halifax]], passes the [[House of Commons of the United Kingdom|House of Commons]] on May 22.   
* [[May 1]] &ndash; ''[[Species Plantarum]]'' is published by [[Carl Linnaeus|Linnaeus]] (adopted by the [[International Code of Botanical Nomenclature]] as the formal start date of the [[scientific classification]] of [[plant]]s).
* [[May 22]] &ndash; The [[Jewish Naturalisation Act 1753]] passes the [[House of Commons of the United Kingdom|House of Commons]]  and later receives royal assent from [[George II of Great Britain|King George II]].<ref name=Rabin/>   
* [[June 6]] &ndash; The [[Parliament of Great Britain]] passes [[Lord Hardwicke]]'s [[Marriage Act 1753|Marriage Act]] "for the Better Preventing of Clandestine Marriage" in [[England and Wales]].<ref>''Cobbett's Parliamentary History of England: From the Norman Conquest, in 1066, to the Year, 1803'', Volume 15, p86</ref>  King George II adjourns Parliament the next day; the act comes into effect on March 25, [[1754]].
* [[June 7]] &ndash; The [[British Museum]] is established in London, by Act of Parliament.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thebritishmuseum.ac.uk/the_museum/history/general_history.aspx|title=British Museum, General History|access-date=2007-08-01|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070809184542/http://www.thebritishmuseum.ac.uk/the_museum/history/general_history.aspx |archive-date=2007-08-09}}</ref>