1743
Appearance
Centuries: 17th century - 18th century - 19th century
Decades: 1690s 1700s 1710s 1720s 1730s - 1740s - 1750s 1760s 1770s 1780s 1790s
Years: 1738 1739 1740 1741 1742 - 1743 - 1744 1745 1746 1747 1748
Events
Births
- February 13 - Sir Joseph Banks, British naturalist and botanist
- April 13 - Thomas Jefferson, U.S. President (+ 1826)
- August 26 - Antoine Lavoisier (French chemist aka father of modern chemistry)
- September 17 - Marquis de Condorcet, mathematician, philosopher, and political scientist
Deaths