What Happened in July 1743

Historical Events

Jul 18 1st half-page newspaper ad is published (NY Weekly Journal)

Famous Birthdays

Jul 3 Sophia Magdalena of Denmark, Queen consort of Sweden, born in Christiansborg Palace, Copenhagen, Denmark (d. 1813)
Jul 14 Gavrila Romanovich Derzhavin, Russian poet and statesman, born in the Kazan Governorate, Russian Empire (d. 1816)
Jul 31 August R van Hekeren van Suideras, Dutch orangist

Famous Deaths

Spencer Compton

Jul 2 Spencer Compton 1st Earl of Wilmington, Prime Minister of Great Britain (Whig: 1742-43) statesman who served in government from 1715 until his death, dies at about 70