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What Happened in March 1743

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Historical Events

  • Mar 5 1st US religious journal, The Christian History, published in Boston
  • Mar 14 1st American town meeting is held in Boston's Faneuil Hall

Messiah Premieres

Mar 23 George Frideric Handel's oratorio "Messiah" premieres at the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, London

Composer George Frideric Handel
Events in 1743

Famous Birthdays

  • Mar 8 [Benedikt] Bendix Friedrich Zinck, Danish violinist, keyboardist, and composer, baptized in Husum, Duchy of Schleswig, Holy Roman Empire (d. 1801)
Born in 1743

Famous Deaths

  • Mar 9 Jean-Baptiste Lully fils, French musician and son of Jean-Baptiste Lully, dies at 77


What Happened in 1743

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