1743

1743 was a common year.

Millennium:	2nd millennium
Centuries:	17th century – 18th century – 19th century
Decades:	1710s  1720s  1730s  – 1740s –  1750s  1760s  1770s
Years:	1740 1741 1742 – 1743 – 1744 1745 1746

Events

• February 14 – Henry Pelham becomes British Prime Minister
• February 21 – The premiere in London of George Frideric Handel's oratorio, Samson.
• September 13 – Treaty of Worms (1743) – a treaty between Great Britain, Austria and Sardinia
• Battle of Dettingen

Births

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Deaths

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