Historical Events In 1743

Jan 20   Pascal Boyer, composer on this day in history.  

Jan 21   John Fitch, inventor (had a working steamboat years before Fulton) on this day in history.  

Jan 29   Andre Hercule Fleury, French cardinal (1726-43), dies on this day in history.  

Feb 01   Giuseppe Ottavio Pitoni, Italian composer, dies at 85 in the year 1743.  

Feb 03   On this day in history philadelphia establishes a "pesthouse" to quarantine immigrants  

Feb 07   In the year 1743 lodovico Giustini, composer, dies at 57  

Feb 08   Comet C/1743 C1 approaches within 0.0390 AUs of Earth on this day in history.  

Feb 14   Henry Pelham becomes British Prime Minister in the year 1743.  

Feb 18   In the year 1743 count Alessandro Volta, Como Italy, physicist  

Feb 19   In the year 1743 the birth of Luigi Boccherini, Italian composer and cellist  

Feb 19   [Ridolfo] Luigi Boccherini, Italian composer, cellist (Minuet) in the year 1743.  

Mar 05   1st US religious journal, The Christian History, published, Boston in the year 1743.  

Mar 05   In the year 1743 uS religious journal, The Christian History, first published, Boston  

Mar 08   On this day in history bendix Friedrich Zinck, composer  

Mar 14   1st American town meeting (Boston's Faneuil Hall) on this day in history.  

Mar 14   In the year 1743 first American town meeting (Boston's Faneuil Hall)  

Mar 22   In the year 1743 jean-Baptiste Lully, Ital/Fr composer (Forced Marriage), dies at 77  

Mar 23   English premiere of Handel's "Messiah" in the year 1743.  

Mar 23   George Frideric Handel's oratorio "Messiah" premieres in London in the year 1743.  

Apr 13   On this day in history the birth of Thomas Jefferson, Former American President  

Apr 13   Thomas Jefferson born on this day in history.  

Apr 16   Cornelis van Bijnkershoek, Dutch lawyer (Roman law), dies at 69 on this day in history.  

Apr 24   Edmund Cartwright, England, cleric, inventor (power loom) in the year 1743.  

Apr 30   On this day in history pedro de Peralta y Barnuevo, Peruvian playwright/poet, dies  

Apr 30   On this day in history robert Jasper van de Capellen, master of Marsch/politician  

May 24   In the year 1743 jean-Paul Marat, France, revolutionist  

Jun 08   Alessandro Cagliostro, Palermo Italy, adventurer in the year 1743.  

Jun 20   Anna L Barbauld, writer of hymns in the year 1743.  

Jun 27   In the year 1743 english defeat French at Dettingen  

Jun 30   In the year 1743 niels Schiorring, composer  

Jul 02   Spencer Compton earl of Wilmington, English minister of Finance, dies in the year 1743.  

Jul 18   In the year 1743 1st half-page newspaper ad is published (NY Weekly Journal)  

Jul 31   In the year 1743 august R van Hekeren van Suideras, Dutch orangist  

Aug 01   On this day in history richard Savage, English poet/playwright, dies at about 46  

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Jan 20   Pascal Boyer, composer was born on this day in history.  

Jan 21   On this day in history birth of john Fitch, inventor (had a working steamboat years before Fulton)  

Feb 13   Joseph Banks, English botanist and naturalist (d. 1820) was born on this day in history.  

Feb 18   Count Alessandro Volta, Como Italy, physicist was born on this day in history.  

Feb 19   [Ridolfo] Luigi Boccherini, Italian composer, cellist (Minuet) was born on this day in history.  

Feb 23   Mayer Amschel Rothschild, German-born banker (d. 1812) was born on this day in history.  

Mar 08   In the year 1743 birth of bendix Friedrich Zinck, composer  

Apr 13   In the year 1743 birth of thomas Jefferson, Virginia, (D-R) 3rd President of the United States (1801-09) (d. 1826)  

Jan 03   In the year 1743 death of ferdinando Galli-Bibiena, Italian architect and designer (b. 1657)  

Jan 29   In the year 1743 andre Hercule Fleury, French cardinal (1726-43), dies  

Feb 01   Giuseppe Ottavio Pitoni, Italian composer, dies at 85 in the year 1743.  

Feb 07   Lodovico Giustini, composer, dies at 57 on this day in history.  

Feb 18   Anna Maria Luisa de' Medici, last of the Medicis (b. 1667) died in the year 1743.  

Mar 22   Jean-Baptiste Lully, Ital/Fr composer (Forced Marriage), dies at 77 in the year 1743.  

Apr 04   On this day in history death of daniel Neal, English historian (b. 1678)  

Apr 16   In the year 1743 cornelis van Bijnkershoek, Dutch lawyer (Roman law), dies at 69