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 on this day in history.   

Aug 14   In the year 1743 prussian army occupies Saksen, beginning 2nd Silezian War   

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

Aug 17   In the year 1743 sweden & Russia sign peace treaty   

Aug 19   Marie Jeanne Becu comtesse du Barry, last mistress of Louis XV in the year 1743.   

Aug 26   In the year 1743 antoine-Laurent Lavoisier, Paris, father of mod chemistry (Oxygen)   

Sep 02   England/Austria/Savoye-Sardinia sign Treaty of Worms on this day in history.   

Sep 13   In the year 1743 england, Austria & Savoye-Sardinia sign Treaty of Worms   

Sep 14   In the year 1743 johann Michael Muller, composer, dies at 59   

Sep 17   Jean-Marie Caritat, France, mathematician on this day in history.   

Sep 30   On this day in history jeronymo Francisco de Lima, composer   

Oct 04   In the year 1743 john Campbell, 2nd duke of Argyll/fieldmarshal, dies at 64   

Oct 05   Giuseppi Gazzaniga, composer on this day in history.   

Nov 05   Andreas Benedikt Praelisauer, composer, dies at 44 in the year 1743.   

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

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

Dec 06   Franz Nikolaus Novotny, composer on this day in history.   

Dec 29   Alexander van Bylandt, Dutch military officer in the year 1743.   

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

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

Feb 23   Mayer Amschel Rothschild, German-born banker (d. 1812) was born in the year 1743.   

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

Apr 13   Thomas Jefferson, Virginia, (D-R) 3rd President of the United States (1801-09) (d. 1826) was born in the year 1743.   

Jan 03   Ferdinando Galli-Bibiena, Italian architect and designer (b. 1657) died in the year 1743.   

Jan 29   On this day in history andre Hercule Fleury, French cardinal (1726-43), dies   

Feb 01   Giuseppe Ottavio Pitoni, Italian composer, dies at 85 on this day in history.   

Feb 07   Lodovico Giustini, composer, dies at 57 in the year 1743.   

Feb 18   In the year 1743 death of anna Maria Luisa de' Medici, last of the Medicis (b. 1667)   

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

Apr 04   In the year 1743 death of daniel Neal, English historian (b. 1678)   

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