Eighteenth-Century Chronology: 1743

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Literature

Robert Blair, The Grave
William Collins, Verses to Sir Thomas Hanmer
Henry Fielding, Miscellanies (including Jonathan Wild)
Francis, The Odes of Horace (translated)
Samuel Johnson begins work on the Harleian library
Alexander Pope, The Dunciad in Four Books

Theatre

Henry Fielding, The Wedding Day
Thomas Sheridan, Captain O'Blunder; or, The Brave Irishman

Art

Music

George Frederick Händel (or Handel), Samson
George Frederick Händel (or Handel), Dettingen Te Deum and Anthem

Science, Technology, & Medicine

Politics & Law

The Battle of Dettingen: George II witnesses the French defeat

Philosophy & Theology

Milestones

Death of Thomas Archer, architect
Birth of Sir Joseph Banks
Birth of Boccherini, composer
Birth of H. Carey
Death of Paley
1 August: Death of Richard Savage

Miscellaneous

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