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1843 Historical Event(s)
February 14, 1843
– The event that inspired the Beatles song Being for the Benefit of Mr. Kite! is held in England.
February 25, 1843
– Provisional Cession of the Hawaiian or Sandwich Islands established by Lord George Paulet.
May 18, 1843
– The Disruption in Edinburgh of the Free Church of Scotland from the Church of Scotland.
July 12, 1843
– 1843 – Joseph Smith, Jr., founder of the Latter Day Saint movement, proclaimed a revelation recommending polygamy.
July 19, 1843
– Brunel’s steamship the SS Great Britain is launched, becoming the first ocean-going craft with an iron hull or screw propeller and also becoming the largest vessel afloat in the world.
August 15, 1843
– Tivoli Gardens, one of the oldest still intact amusement parks in the world, opens in Copenhagen, Denmark.
September 13, 1843
– The Greek Army rebels (OS date: September 3) against the autocratic rule of king Otto of Greece, demanding the granting of a constitution.
October 1, 1843
– The News of the World tabloid begins publication in London.
October 14, 1843
– The British arrest the Irish nationalist Daniel O'Connell for conspiracy to commit crimes.
December 19, 1843
– Charles Dickens’ A Christmas Carol goes on sale.
Who Were Born On 1843?
January 8, 1843
– John H. Moffitt, American politician (d. 1926)
January 10, 1843
– Frank James, American outlaw (d. 1915)
June 1, 1843
– Henry Faulds, Scottish fingerprinting pioneer (d. 1930)
June 30, 1843
– Ernest Mason Satow, British diplomat (d. 1929)
July 7, 1843
– Camillo Golgi, Italian physician, Nobel laureate (d. 1926)
July 31, 1843
– Peter Rosegger, Austrian poet (d. 1918)
September 26, 1843
– Joseph Furphy, Australian novelist (as “Tom Collins”; d. 1912)
September 29, 1843
– Mikhail Skobelev, Russian general (d. 1882)
December 11, 1843
– Robert Koch, German bacteriologist, Nobel laureate (d. 1910)
December 23, 1843
– Richard Conner, American Civil War Medal of Honor Recipient (d. 1924)