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Born on Sunday February 17, 1743
- Anna van Soest, Blerick
- Adriaan Schijve, Breskens, Zeeland, Nederland
- Aart Blom, Bruchem († 1795)
- Albert Molenaar, Nieuwpoort, Zuid Holland, Netherlands
- Anna Maria De Brabander, Maldegem, OVL.BE († 1744)
- Anna Maria Clingh, Lith, Noord-Brabant, Netherlands
- Anna Isaacs OVERWEEL, Westmaas († 1822)
- Aeltjen op Agterkamp, Hengelo
- Anna Overweel, Westmaas, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
- Anna Isaacs OVERWEEL, Westmaas († 1822)
Died on Sunday February 17, 1743
- Jannigje Elbertsdr van der NEUT (83), Bodegraven,, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
- Jan Willems Molanus (43)
- Claudine CORCELETTE (80), Cogny,69640,Rhône,Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes,FRANCE
- Garritjen Mellendijk (0), Varsseveld
- Aegtsie van der Klis Uyt Papecop (75), Rotterdam, Nederland
- Anje JANS (2), Westernieland, Eenrum, De Marne, Groningen, Nederland
- Giacomo Ravelli (52)
- Agnes Quadflieg (35), Waldfeucht, Heinsberg, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Duitsland
- Dorothea Wilhelmine Caroline Wettin, Ernestiner (51), Kassel, Hessen, Deutschland(HRR
- Joanna van Ghysen (57), Meer (B)
Born on February 17
- 1723 » Tobias Mayer, German astronomer and academic († 1762)
- 1740 » Horace-Bénédict de Saussure, Swiss physicist and meteorologist († 1799)
- 1752 » Friedrich Maximilian Klinger, German author and playwright († 1831)
- 1754 » Nicolas Baudin, French cartographer and explorer († 1803)
- 1758 » John Pinkerton, Scottish antiquarian, cartographer, author, numismatist and historian († 1826)
- 1781 » René Laennec, French physician, invented the stethoscope († 1826)
- 1796 » Philipp Franz von Siebold, German physician and botanist († 1866)
- 1817 » Édouard Thilges, Luxembourgian jurist and politician, 7th Prime Minister of Luxembourg († 1904)
- 1820 » Henri Vieuxtemps, Belgian violinist and composer († 1881)
- 1821 » Lola Montez, Irish-American actress and dancer († 1861)
Died on February 17
- 1659 » Abel Servien, French politician, French Minister of Finance (b. 1593)
- 1673 » Molière, French actor and playwright (b. 1622)
- 1680 » Denzil Holles, 1st Baron Holles, English politician (b. 1599)
- 1680 » Jan Swammerdam, Dutch biologist, zoologist, and entomologist (b. 1637)
- 1715 » Antoine Galland, French orientalist and archaeologist (b. 1646)
- 1732 » Louis Marchand, French organist and composer (b. 1669)
- 1768 » Arthur Onslow, English lawyer and politician, Speaker of the House of Commons (b. 1691)
- 1841 » Ferdinando Carulli, Italian guitarist and composer (b. 1770)
- 1849 » María de las Mercedes Barbudo, Puerto Rican political activist, the first woman Independentista in the island (b. 1773)
- 1854 » John Martin, English painter, engraver, and illustrator (b. 1789)
Names that were popular for boys in 1743
Names that were popular for girls in 1743
Source: Wikipedia Historical events 1743
- This page is only available in Dutch.Van 1702 tot 1747 kende Nederland (ookwel Republiek der Zeven Verenigde Nederlanden) zijn Tweede Stadhouderloze Tijdperk.
- May 12 » Maria Theresa of Austria is crowned Queen of Bohemia after defeating her rival, Charles VII, Holy Roman Emperor.
- May 19 » Jean-Pierre Christin developed the centigrade temperature scale.
- June 27 » In the Battle of Dettingen, George II becomes the last reigning British monarch to participate in a battle.
- September 13 » Great Britain, Austria and the Kingdom of Sardinia sign the Treaty of Worms.
Weather February 17, 1743
The temperature on February 17, 1743 was about 5.0 °C. Wind direction mainly west-southwest. Weather type: helder zeer betrokken.