Page 2: Historical Events In 1743

Aug 01   Richard Savage, English poet/playwright, dies at about 46 in the year 1743.   

Aug 10   Earliest recorded prize fighting rules formulated in the year 1743.   

Aug 14   Prussian army occupies Saksen, beginning 2nd Silezian War on this day in history.   

Aug 16   Earliest boxing code of rules formulated in England (Jack Broughton) in the year 1743.   

Aug 17   Sweden & Russia sign peace treaty in the year 1743.   

Aug 19   Marie Jeanne Becu comtesse du Barry, last mistress of Louis XV on this day in history.   

Aug 26   Antoine-Laurent Lavoisier, Paris, father of mod chemistry (Oxygen) on this day in history.   

Sep 02   In the year 1743 england/Austria/Savoye-Sardinia sign Treaty of Worms   

Sep 13   England, Austria & Savoye-Sardinia sign Treaty of Worms in the year 1743.   

Sep 14   Johann Michael Muller, composer, dies at 59 in the year 1743.   

Sep 17   Jean-Marie Caritat, France, mathematician in the year 1743.   

Sep 30   Jeronymo Francisco de Lima, composer in the year 1743.   

Oct 04   On this day in history john Campbell, 2nd duke of Argyll/fieldmarshal, dies at 64   

Oct 05   In the year 1743 giuseppi Gazzaniga, composer   

Nov 05   Andreas Benedikt Praelisauer, composer, dies at 44 on this day in history.   

Nov 05   On this day in history coordinated scientific observations of the transit of Mercury were organized by Joseph-Nicolas Delisle.   

Dec 01   Martin H Klaproth, German chemist (uranium) in the year 1743.   

Dec 06   On this day in history franz Nikolaus Novotny, composer   

Dec 29   Alexander van Bylandt, Dutch military officer on this day in history.   

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Jan 20   On this day in history birth of pascal Boyer, composer   

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

Feb 13   In the year 1743 birth of joseph Banks, English botanist and naturalist (d. 1820)   

Feb 18   On this day in history birth of count Alessandro Volta, Como Italy, physicist   

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

Feb 23   In the year 1743 birth of mayer Amschel Rothschild, German-born banker (d. 1812)   

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

Apr 13   On this day in history 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   Andre Hercule Fleury, French cardinal (1726-43), dies on this day in history.   

Feb 01   In the year 1743 giuseppe Ottavio Pitoni, Italian composer, dies at 85   

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 on this day in history.   

Mar 22   Jean-Baptiste Lully, Ital/Fr composer (Forced Marriage), dies at 77 on this day in history.   

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