Page 2: Historical Events In 1743

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

Aug 10   On this day in history earliest recorded prize fighting rules formulated   

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) on this day in history.   

Aug 17   On this day in history sweden & Russia sign peace treaty   

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

Aug 26   On this day in history antoine-Laurent Lavoisier, Paris, father of mod chemistry (Oxygen)   

Sep 02   On this day in history england/Austria/Savoye-Sardinia sign Treaty of Worms   

Sep 13   England, Austria & Savoye-Sardinia sign Treaty of Worms on this day in history.   

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

Sep 17   In the year 1743 jean-Marie Caritat, France, mathematician   

Sep 30   Jeronymo Francisco de Lima, composer on this day in history.   

Oct 04   John Campbell, 2nd duke of Argyll/fieldmarshal, dies at 64 on this day in history.   

Oct 05   On this day in history giuseppi Gazzaniga, composer   

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

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) on this day in history.   

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

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

Feb 13   Joseph Banks, English botanist and naturalist (d. 1820) was born in the year 1743.   

Feb 18   Count Alessandro Volta, Como Italy, physicist was born in the year 1743.   

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

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

Mar 08   Bendix Friedrich Zinck, composer was born in the year 1743.   

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   On this day in history death of ferdinando Galli-Bibiena, Italian architect and designer (b. 1657)   

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

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   On this day in history jean-Baptiste Lully, Ital/Fr composer (Forced Marriage), dies at 77   

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