Notable Historical Events - 1743
1743 Historical Events
| Date | Event |
|---|---|
Feb 3 |
Philadelphia establishes a "pesthouse" to quarantine immigrants |
Feb 8 |
Comet C/1743 C1 approaches within 0.0390 AUs of Earth |
Feb 14 |
Henry Pelham becomes Britain's First Lord of Treasury |
Mar 5 |
1st US religious journal, The Christian History, published, Boston |
Mar 14 |
1st American town meeting (Boston's Faneuil Hall) |
Mar 23 |
George Frideric Handel's oratorio "Messiah" premieres in London |
Jun 27 |
War of the Austrian Succession: Battle of Dettingen: in Bavaria, King George II of Britain personally leads troops into battle. The last time a British monarch would command troops in the field. |
Jul 18 |
1st half-page newspaper ad is published (NY Weekly Journal) |
Aug 10 |
Earliest recorded prize fighting rules formulated |
Aug 14 |
Prussian army occupies Saksen, beginning 2nd Silezian War |
Aug 16 |
Earliest boxing code of rules formulated in England (Jack Broughton) |
Aug 17 |
Sweden & Russia sign peace treaty |
Sep 2 |
Britain/Austria/Savoye-Sardinia sign Treaty of Worms |
Sep 13 |
Britain, Austria & Savoye-Sardinia sign Treaty of Worms |
Nov 5 |
Coordinated scientific observations of the transit of Mercury were organized by Joseph-Nicolas Delisle. |
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