1743
year
1743 (MDCCXLIII) was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar and a common year starting on Saturday of the Julian calendar, the 1743rd year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations, the 743rd year of the 2nd millennium, the 43rd year of the 18th century, and the 4th year of the 1740s decade. As of the start of 1743, the Gregorian calendar was 11 days ahead of the Julian calendar, which remained in localized use until 1923.
| 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 |
| Gregorian calendar | 1743 MDCCXLIII |
| Ab urbe condita | 2496 |
| Armenian calendar | 1192 ԹՎ ՌՃՂԲ |
| Assyrian calendar | 6493 |
| Balinese saka calendar | 1664–1665 |
| Bengali calendar | 1150 |
| Berber calendar | 2693 |
| British Regnal year | 16 Geo. 2 – 17 Geo. 2 |
| Buddhist calendar | 2287 |
| Burmese calendar | 1105 |
| Byzantine calendar | 7251–7252 |
| Chinese calendar | 壬戌年 (Water Dog) 4439 or 4379 — to — 癸亥年 (Water Pig) 4440 or 4380 |
| Coptic calendar | 1459–1460 |
| Discordian calendar | 2909 |
| Ethiopian calendar | 1735–1736 |
| Hebrew calendar | 5503–5504 |
| Hindu calendars | |
| - Vikram Samvat | 1799–1800 |
| - Shaka Samvat | 1664–1665 |
| - Kali Yuga | 4843–4844 |
| Holocene calendar | 11743 |
| Igbo calendar | 743–744 |
| Iranian calendar | 1121–1122 |
| Islamic calendar | 1155–1156 |
| Japanese calendar | Kanpō 3 (寛保３年) |
| Javanese calendar | 1667–1668 |
| Julian calendar | Gregorian minus 11 days |
| Korean calendar | 4076 |
| Minguo calendar | 169 before ROC 民前169年 |
| Nanakshahi calendar | 275 |
| Thai solar calendar | 2285–2286 |
| Tibetan calendar | 阳水狗年 (male Water-Dog) 1869 or 1488 or 716 — to — 阴水猪年 (female Water-Pig) 1870 or 1489 or 717 |
Events
change- 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
- for more information, see Category:1743 births.
Deaths
- for more information, see Category:1743 deaths.