1743
Thomas Jefferson Born
On a frontier tobacco plantation at Shadwell, in the Virginia Piedmont, the third child of Peter Jefferson was born.
Nadir Shah's Empire Fragments
After Nadir Shah's armies exhausted themselves on Indian plunder and Caucasian campaigns, his increasingly erratic cruelty turned his own officers against him.
Battle of Dettingen
On a marshy plain by the Main, George II led his Pragmatic Army against a French force and won.
American Philosophical Society Founded
Benjamin Franklin, reviving an earlier scheme, invited virtuosi and ingenious men across the colonies to correspond about science, agriculture, medicine…
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What happened in the year 1743?
Saeculum lists 4 events from 1743. The most significant is Thomas Jefferson Born: On a frontier tobacco plantation at Shadwell, in the Virginia Piedmont, the third child of Peter Jefferson was born.
What era was 1743 part of?
1743 falls within the Enlightenment (1651-1800). Reason, revolution, and the first global wars.
Which regions saw notable events in 1743?
The events from 1743 span North America, Middle East and Europe.