Year 1843 (MDCCCXLIII) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian Calendar (or a common year starting on Friday of the 12-day slower Julian calendar). Incumbents Monarch - Victoria of the United Kingdom Prime Minister - Robert Peel, Conservative 1842 state leaders - Events of 1843 - 1844 state leaders - State leaders by year ---- Portugal Angola - # José Xavier Bressane Leite, Governor-General of Angola ( 1842 &ndash 1843) # Roman numerals are a Numeral system originating in ancient Rome, adapted from Etruscan numerals. This is the calendar for any Common year starting on Sunday ( Dominical letter A) or for any year in which “ Doomsday ” is Tuesday The Gregorian calendar is the most widely used Calendar in the world today This is the Calendar for any Common year starting on Friday ( Dominical letter C) The Julian calendar, a reform of the Roman calendar, was introduced by Julius Caesar in 46 BC and came into force in 45 BC (709 Ab urbe condita

Events of 1843

January - March

• February 6 - The Virginia Minstrels perform the first minstrel show (Bowery Amphitheatre, New York City). Events 46 BC - Julius Caesar defeats the combined army of Pompeian followers and Numidians under Metellus Scipio The Virginia Minstrels or Virginia Serenaders was a group of 19th century American Entertainers known for helping to invent the entertainment form known The minstrel show, or minstrelsy, was an American entertainment consisting of comic skits variety acts dancing, and Music, The Bowery Amphitheatre was a building in the Bowery neighborhood of New York City. The City of New York
• February 11 - Giuseppe Verdi's opera I Lombardi premieres in Milan
• February 14 - The event that inspired the song Being for the Benefit of Mr. Kite! is held. Events 660 BC - Traditional founding date of Japan by Emperor Jimmu. Milan (Milano Milan (listen) is one of the largest cities in Italy, located in the plains of Lombardy. Events 842 - Charles the Bald and Louis the German swear the Oaths of Strasbourg in the French and German " Being for the Benefit of Mr Kite! " (also known as " Being for the Benefit of Mr
• March 15 - Victoria, British Columbia, was founded by the Hudson's Bay Company as a trading post and fort. Events 44 BC - Julius Caesar, Dictator of the Roman Republic, is stabbed to death by Marcus Junius Brutus, Victoria (vɪkˈtɔɹiə is the capital city of British Columbia.

July 19: SS Great Britain launch. Events 711 - Muslim forces under Tariq ibn Ziyad defeat the Visigoths led by their king Roderic. History The SS Great Britain was designed by Isambard Kingdom Brunel, Thomas Guppy, Christopher Claxton and William Patterson

April - June

• May 4 - Natal proclaimed a British colony
• May 18 - The Disruption of the Church of Scotland took place in Edinburgh
• May 22 - The first major wagon train headed for the northwest sets out with one thousand pioneers from Elm Grove, Missouri on the Oregon Trail. Events 1256 - The Augustinian monastic order is constituted at the Lecceto Monastery when Pope Alexander IV The Colony of Natal was a British colony in south-eastern Africa. Events 1152 - Henry II of England marries Eleanor of Aquitaine. The Church of Scotland (Eaglais na h-Alba known informally by its Scots language name The Kirk, is the National church of Scotland. Edinburgh ( ˈɛdɪnb(ərə Dùn Èideann) is the Capital of Scotland and is its second largest city after Glasgow. Events 334 BC - The Greek army of Alexander the Great defeats Darius III of Persia in the Battle of the Granicus. Wagon Train is a Television Western Series on NBC from 1957 - 1962 and then on ABC from 1962- Elm Grove Missouri is cited in historical accounts as the site of the start of the first Oregon Trail expedition Pioneers traveled across the Oregon Trail, one of the main overland migration routes on the North American Continent, in wagons in order to settle new parts of the
• May 23 - Chile takes possession of the Strait of Magellan. Events 1430 - Siege of Compiègne: Joan of Arc is captured by the Burgundians while leading an army to relieve Compiègne Chile, officially the Republic of Chile ( Spanish:) is a country in South America occupying a long and narrow Coastal strip wedged between the The Straits of Magellan (rarely referred to as the Magellanic Straits) comprise a navigable sea route immediately south of mainland Chile and north of Isla Grande

July - September

• July 1
  • Ulysses S. Grant graduates from West Point 21st from a class of 39. "July 1st" redirects here For the Ayumi Hamasaki song see H (song. Ulysses S Grant, born Hiram Ulysses Grant (April 27 1822 &ndash July 23 1885 was an American general and the eighteenth President of the United States "USMA" redirects here For other uses see USMA (disambiguation The United States Military Academy (also known as USMA,
  • John J. Peck graduates from West Point 8th from a class of 39. John James Peck ( January 4, 1821 - April 21, 1878) was a United States soldier who fought in the Mexican-American War and American "USMA" redirects here For other uses see USMA (disambiguation The United States Military Academy (also known as USMA,
• July 19 - The SS Great Britain is launched from Bristol. Events 711 - Muslim forces under Tariq ibn Ziyad defeat the Visigoths led by their king Roderic. History The SS Great Britain was designed by Isambard Kingdom Brunel, Thomas Guppy, Christopher Claxton and William Patterson Bristol ( ˈbrɪstəl is a city, Unitary authority and ceremonial county in South West England, west of London
• August 15 - Tivoli Gardens, one of the oldest still intact amusement parks in the world, opened in Copenhagen, Denmark. Events 778 - The Battle of Roncevaux Pass, at which Roland is killed Tivoli Gardens is a famous Amusement park and Pleasure garden in Copenhagen, Denmark. Theme park is the generic term for a collection of rides and other Entertainment attractions assembled for the purpose of entertaining a large group Copenhagen (ˌkəʊpənˈheɪgən ˌkəʊpənˈhɑːgən ˈkəʊpənˌheɪgən ˈkəʊpənˌhɑːgən kʰøb̥ənˈhɑʊ̯ˀn kʰøb̥m̩ˈhɑʊ̯ˀn is the capital and largest city The Kingdom of Denmark ( ˈd̥ænmɑɡ̊ (archaic ˈd̥anmɑːɡ̊ commonly known as Denmark, is a country in the Scandinavian region of northern Europe

August 15: Tivoli Gardens. Events 778 - The Battle of Roncevaux Pass, at which Roland is killed Tivoli Gardens is a famous Amusement park and Pleasure garden in Copenhagen, Denmark.

October - December

• October 13 - In New York City, Henry Jones and 11 others found B'nai B'rith (the oldest Jewish service organization in the world). Events 54 - Nero ascends to the Roman throne 409 - Vandals and Alans crossed the Pyrenees The City of New York Henry Jones, along with 11 others founded B'nai Brith, the oldest continually-operating Jewish service organization in the world in New York City in The Independent Order of B'nai B'rith ( IPA: /bəneɪ 'brɪθ/ Hebrew: בני ברית "Sons of the Covenant " is the oldest continually-operating PLEASE TAKE NOTE************
• November 11 - First publication of Hans Christian Andersen's The Ugly Duckling. Events 308 - The Congress of Carnuntum: Attempting to keep peace within the Roman Empire, the leaders of the Tetrarchy declare Hans Christian Andersen (ˈhanˀs ˈkʰʁæʂd̥jan ˈɑnɐsn̩ in Danish or simply H The Ugly Duckling (Danish Den grimme Ælling) is a Fairy tale by Danish Poet and Author Hans Christian Andersen
• November 28 - Ka La Ku'oko'a: Hawaiian Independence Day. For the town in Argentina, see 28 de Noviembre. Events The Kingdom of Hawai`i was officially recognized by the United Kingdom and France as an independent nation. The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located This article is about the country For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic France topics.
• December 19 - First publication of Charles Dickens' A Christmas Carol. Events 324 - Licinius abdicates his position as Roman Emperor. A Christmas Carol in Prose Being a Ghost Story of Christmas (commonly known as A Christmas Carol) is a Novella by Charles Dickens

Undated

• The world's first commercial Christmas cards are printed by Sir Henry Cole in London. A Christmas card is a Greeting card sent as part of the traditional celebration of Christmas in order to convey between people a range of sentiments related to Sir Henry Cole ( 15 July 1808, Bath, England – 18 April 1882, London, England) was a Civil
• James Joule quantifies the conversion of work into heat
• In Barbados, Samuel Jackman Prescod, is the first black person elected to the Barbados House of Assembly
• Danish government re-establishes althing in Iceland as an advisory body
• First tunnel under Thames is finished
• Argentina supports Rosas of Uruguay and begins a siege of Montevideo
• Quaternions are discovered by William Rowan Hamilton. James Prescott Joule FRS (ˈdʒuːl December 24, 1818 &ndash October 11, 1889) was an English Physicist Barbados ( Portuguese word for bearded-ones, bɑrˈbeɪdoʊz -dɒs situated just east of the Caribbean Sea, is an independent Island nation The Right Excellent Samuel Jackman Prescod (1806 &ndash September 26 1871) became the first person of African descent to be elected to Barbados 's The Kingdom of Denmark ( ˈd̥ænmɑɡ̊ (archaic ˈd̥anmɑːɡ̊ commonly known as Denmark, is a country in the Scandinavian region of northern Europe The Alþingi, Anglicized variously as Althing or Althingi, is the national Parliament —literally “(the all- thing ”—of Iceland, officially the Republic of Iceland ( ( Ísland or Lýðveldið Ísland ( The Thames ( is a major River flowing through southern England. For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Argentina topics. Uruguay.(official full name in República Oriental del Uruguay;, Oriental Republic of Uruguay) is a country located in the southeastern part of South America Montevideo (monteβi'ðeo is the largest city the capital and chief port of Uruguay. Quaternions, in Mathematics, are a non-commutative extension of Complex numbers They were first described by the Irish Mathematician Sir William Rowan Hamilton (4 August 1805 &ndash 2 September 1865 was an Irish Mathematician, Physicist, and Astronomer who
• The Economist is first published. The Economist is an English-language weekly news and International affairs publication owned by The Economist Newspaper Ltd and edited in London
• Bishop's University is founded. Bishop's University is an English-language Liberal arts university located in the borough of Lennoxville, in Sherbrooke, Quebec
• Abbeville is founded by descendants of Acadians from Nova Scotia. Abbeville is a city in and the Parish seat of Vermilion Parish, Louisiana, United States, 150 miles (241 km west of New Orleans This article is about the Acadian people and culture The Acadians (Acadiens are the descendants of the seventeenth-century French Nova Scotia (ˌnəʊvəˈskəʊʃə ( Latin for New Scotland; Alba Nuadh Nouvelle-Écosse is a Canadian province located on Canada 's
• First publication of Edgar Allan Poe's short story The Tell-Tale Heart. Edgar Allan Poe (January 19 1809 – October 7 1849 was an American poet, short-story Writer, editor and Literary critic, " The Tell-Tale Heart " is a Short story by Edgar Allan Poe first published in 1843
• The world does not end, contrary to prediction by American preacher William Miller. William Miller (1782–1849 was an American Baptist Preacher, whose followers have been termed Millerites.
• Germans from the Black Forest region of Southern Baden migrate to Venezuela

Births

January - June

• January 8 - John H. Moffitt, American politician (d. The German people (Deutsche are an Ethnic group, in the sense of sharing a common German culture, descent and speaking the German language as For the suburb of Adelaide, please see Black Forest South Australia; for the CDP in Colorado, please see Black Forest Colorado. Baden is a historical state in the southwest of Germany, on the right bank of the Rhine. Venezuela (ˌvɛnəˈzweɪlə) officially the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela (Spanish República Bolivariana de Venezuela) is a country on the The Gregorian calendar is the most widely used Calendar in the world today Ab Urbe condita (literally "from The Armenian calendar is the traditional calendar of Armenia. The Bahá'í calendar, also called the Badí‘ calendar, used by the Bahá'í Faith, is a Solar calendar with regular years of 365 days and Leap The Berber calendar is the annual Calendar used by Berber people in North Africa. The Buddhist calendar is used on mainland Southeast Asia in the countries of Cambodia, Laos, Thailand, Myanmar (formerly Burma The traditional Burmese calendar is a Lunisolar calendar based on both the phases of the moon and the motion of the sun The Chinese calendar is lunisolar, incorporating elements of a Lunar calendar with those of a Solar calendar. The Chinese sexagenary cycle ( is a cyclic numeral system of 60 combinations of the two basic cycles the ten Heavenly Stems (天干 tiāngān The Chinese sexagenary cycle ( is a cyclic numeral system of 60 combinations of the two basic cycles the ten Heavenly Stems (天干 tiāngān The Coptic calendar, also called the Alexandrian calendar, is used by the Coptic Orthodox Church and still used in Egypt The Ethiopian calendar ( Amharic: የኢትዮጵያ ዘመን አቆጣጠር ye'Ītyōṗṗyā zemen āḳoṭaṭer) also called the Ge'ez calendar, The Hebrew calendar (הלוח העברי ha'luach ha'ivri) or Jewish calendar is a Lunisolar calendar used by Jews for predominantly religious Calendar Events Births Deaths Calendar Events Births Deaths The Hindu calendar used in ancient times has undergone many changes in the process of regionalization and today there are several regional Indian Calendars, as The Indian national calendar (sometimes called Saka calendar) is the official civil calendar in use in India. Kali Yuga ( Devanāgarī: sa कलियुग lit "Age of Kali " "age of vice" is one of the four stages of development that the world goes The Iranian calendar or Solar Hejri (تقویم هجری شمسی؛ سالنمای هجری خورشیدی Taqwim Hejri Shamsi Salanmay Hejri Khurshidi) is an astronomical The Islamic calendar or Muslim calendar ( Arabic: التقويم الهجري at-taqwīm al-hijrī; Persian: تقویم هجری قمری ‎ Since January 1, 1873, Japan has used the Gregorian calendar, with local names for the months and mostly fixed holidays was a after Bunsei and before Kōka. The period spanned the years from 1830 through 1844. The traditional Korean calendar is a Lunisolar calendar which like the traditional calendars of other East Asian countries was based on the Chinese calendar The Thai solar calendar, Suriyakati (สุริยคติ has been the official and prevalent Calendar in Thailand since it was adopted by King Events 871 - Battle of Ashdown - Ethelred of Wessex defeats a Danish invasion army John Henry Moffitt (January 8 1843&ndashAugust 14 1926 was a United States Representative from New York and the recipient of the Medal of Honor for his actions 1926)
• January 10 - Frank James, American outlaw (d. Year 1926 ( MCMXXVI) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 49 BC - Julius Caesar crosses the Rubicon, signaling the start of civil war. Alexander Franklin James ( January 10, 1843 &ndash February 18, 1915) was an American Outlaw and older brother of 1915)
• January 29 - William McKinley, 25th President of the United States (d. Year 1915 ( MCMXV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Events 904 - Sergius III comes out of retirement to take over the papacy from the deposed Antipope Christopher. William McKinley Jr ( January 29, 1843 September 14, 1901) was the twenty-fifth President of the United States, and the last The President of the United States is the Head of state and Head of government of the United States and is the highest political official in United States by 1901)
• April 4 - William Jackson, photographer (d. Year 1901 ( MCMI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Events 1581 - Francis Drake completes a circumnavigation of the world and is knighted by Elizabeth I. See Honoré Jackson for the Canadian revolutionary William Henry Jackson ( April 4[[ 843]] - June 30[[ 942]] was an American 1942)
• April 15 - Henry James, American writer (d. Year 1942 ( MCMXLII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (the link will display the full 1942 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 1450 - Battle of Formigny: Toward the end of the Hundred Years' War, the French attack and nearly annihilate English Henry James, OM ( –) son of theologian Henry James Sr, brother of the philosopher and psychologist William James and diarist Alice James 1916)
• April 25 - Princess Alice of the United Kingdom, third child of Queen Victoria (d. Year 1916 ( MCMXVI) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year Events 1607 - Eighty Years' War: The Dutch fleet destroys the anchored Spanish fleet at Gibraltar. The Princess Alice (Alice Maud Mary 25 April 1843 &ndash 14 December 1878) was a member of the British Royal Family, the third Victoria (Alexandrina Victoria 24 May 1819 – 22 January 1901 was from 20 June 1837 the Queen of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland 1878)
• May 21 - Charles Albert Gobat, Swiss politician, recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize (d. Year 1878 ( MDCCCLXXVIII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Events 878 - Syracuse Italy is captured by the Muslim sultan of Sicily. Charles Albert Gobat ( May 21, 1843 &ndash March 16, 1914) was a Swiss Lawyer, educational administrator and The Nobel Peace Prize ( Swedish, Danish and Nobels fredspris is one of five Nobel Prizes Bequeathed by the Swedish industrialist and inventor 1914)
• June 3 - King Frederick VIII of Denmark (d. Year 1914 ( MCMXIV) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Events 350 - Roman usurper Nepotianus, of the Constantinian dynasty, proclaims himself Roman Emperor, entering Frederik VIII (Christian Frederik Vilhelm Carl ( June 3, 1843 &ndash May 14, 1912) was King of Denmark from 1906 to 1912 1912)
• June 9 - Bertha von Suttner, Austrian writer and pacifist, recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize (d. Year 1912 ( MCMXII) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year starting Events 53 - Roman Emperor Nero marries Claudia Octavia 62 - Claudia Octavia commits Bertha Felicitas Sophie Freifrau von Suttner (Baroness Bertha von Suttner) born 9 June 1843 in Prague (now Czech Republic) as Gräfin The Nobel Peace Prize ( Swedish, Danish and Nobels fredspris is one of five Nobel Prizes Bequeathed by the Swedish industrialist and inventor 1914)
• June 15 - Edvard Grieg, Norwegian composer (d. Year 1914 ( MCMXIV) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Events 763 BC - Assyrians record a Solar eclipse that will be used to fix the Chronology of Mesopotamian history 1907)
• June 30 - Sir Ernest Satow, British diplomat and scholar (d. Year 1907 ( MCMVII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Events 350 - Roman usurper Nepotianus, of the Constantinian dynasty, is defeated and killed by troops of the Usurper Sir Ernest Mason Satow PC, GCMG, (June 30 1843 - August 26 1929 known in Japan as アーネスト・サトウ was an outstanding British Scholar 1928)

July - December

• July 7 - Camillo Golgi, Italian physician, recipient of the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine (d. Year 1928 ( MCMXXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 1456 - A retrial verdict acquits Joan of Arc of heresy 25 years after her death Camillo Golgi ( July 7, 1843 &ndash January 21, 1926) was an Italian Physician and Scientist. The Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine (Nobelpriset i fysiologi eller medicin is awarded once a year by the Swedish Karolinska Institute. 1926)
• July 29 - Johannes Schmidt, German linguist (d. Year 1926 ( MCMXXVI) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 1014 - Byzantine-Bulgarian Wars: Battle of Kleidion: Byzantine emperor Basil II inflicts a decisive defeat Johannes Schmidt ( July 29, 1843 – July 4, 1901) was a German linguist. 1901)
• August 1 - Robert Todd Lincoln, American statesman and businessman (d. Year 1901 ( MCMI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Events 30 BC - Octavian (later known as Augustus enters Alexandria, Egypt, bringing it under the control of the Roman Robert Todd Lincoln ( August 1, 1843 &ndash July 26, 1926) was an American lawyer and politician and the first son of President 1926)
• August 20 - Christina Nilsson,Swedish operatic soprano (d. Year 1926 ( MCMXXVI) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 636 - Battle of Yarmouk: Arab forces led by Khalid ibn al-Walid take control of Syria and Palestine Christina Nilsson Countess de Casa Miranda, ( August 20, 1843 &ndash November 20, 1921) was a Swedish Operatic 1921)
• August 31 - Georg von Hertling, Chancellor of Germany (d. Year 1921 ( MCMXXI) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full 1921 calendar of the Gregorian calendar Events 1056 - Byzantine Empress Theodora becomes ill dying suddenly a few days later without children to succeed the Throne Georg Friedrich Graf von Hertling ( August 31, 1843 January 4, 1919) was a Bavarian Politician who served as Prime Minister The Head of government of Germany is called Chancellor (Kanzler 1919)
• November 25 - Henry Ware Eliot, American industrialist, philanthropist and the father of T. S. Eliot (d. Year 1919 ( MCMXIX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Events 1034 - Máel Coluim mac Cináeda, King of Scots dies Donnchad, the Henry Ware Eliot ( November 25, 1843 &ndash January 7, 1919) was an American Industrialist and Philanthropist who lived Thomas Stearns Eliot, OM (September 26 1888 – January 4 1965 was a poet Dramatist, and Literary critic. 1919)
• November 27 - Cornelius Vanderbilt II, American railway magnate (d. Year 1919 ( MCMXIX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Events 1095 - Pope Urban II declares the First Crusade at the Council of Clermont Cornelius Vanderbilt II ( November 27 1843 &ndash September 12 1899) was a member of the prominent United States Vanderbilt family 1899)
• December 11 - Heinrich Hermann Robert Koch, German physician, recipient of the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine (d. Year 1899 ( MDCCCXCIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Events 359 - Honoratus, the first known Prefect of the City of Constantinople, takes office Heinrich Hermann Robert Koch ( December 11 1843 – May 27 1910) was a German Physician. The Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine (Nobelpriset i fysiologi eller medicin is awarded once a year by the Swedish Karolinska Institute. 1910)
• date unknown - Owon, Korean painter (d. Year 1910 ( MCMX) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Jang Seung-eop (1843 - 1897 (better known by his pen name Owon) was a painter of the late Joseon Dynasty in Korea. 1897)
• probable - Pierre Lallement, French inventor of the bicycle (d. Year 1897 ( MDCCCXCVII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common Pierre Lallement (born between August 30, 1843 and August 29, 1844; died August 29 1891 could be the inventor of the Bicycle. The bicycle, cycle, or bike is a pedal-driven, human-powered vehicle with two wheels attached to a frame, one behind 1891)

Deaths

January - June

• March 21 - Robert Southey, English poet (b. Year 1891 ( MDCCCXCI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Events 630 - Byzantine emperor Heraclius restores the True Cross to Jerusalem. Robert Southey ( August 12, 1774 &ndash March 21, 1843) was an English Poet of the Romantic school one 1774)
• March 25 - Robert Murray M'Cheyne, Scottish clergyman (b. Year 1774 ( MDCCLXXIV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Events 1199 - Richard I is wounded by a crossbow bolt while fighting France which leads to his death on April 6. Robert Murray M'Cheyne ( 21 May 1813 &ndash 25 March 1843) was a minister in the Church of Scotland from 1835 to 1843 1813)
• March 27 - Karl Salomo Zachariae Von Lingenthal, German jurist (b. Year 1813 ( MDCCCXIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Events 196 BC - Ptolemy V ascends to the throne of Egypt. 1309 - Pope Clement V excommunicates Karl Salomo Zachariae von Lingenthal, ( September 14, 1769 - March 27, 1843) German Jurist, was born at Meissen 1769)
• April 15 - Noah Webster, American lexicographer (b. Year 1769 ( MDCCLXIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Events 1450 - Battle of Formigny: Toward the end of the Hundred Years' War, the French attack and nearly annihilate English Noah Webster (October 16 1758 &ndash May 28 1843 was an American Lexicographer, textbook author Spelling reformer word enthusiast and editor 1758)
• April 17 - Samuel Morey, American inventor (b. Year 1758 ( MDCCLVIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Events 69 - After the First Battle of Bedriacum, Vitellius becomes Roman Emperor. Samuel Morey ( October 23, 1762 - April 17, 1843) was an American inventor who invented an Internal combustion engine and 1762)
• June 1 - William Abbot, English actor (b. Year 1762 ( MDCCLXII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Events 193 - Roman Emperor Didius Julianus is Assassinated 987 - Hugh Capet is elected William Abbot ( June 12, 1798 &ndash June 1, 1843) was an English Actor. 1798)
• June 6 - Friedrich Hölderlin, German writer (b. Year 1798 ( MDCCXCVIII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Events 1508 - Maximilian I Holy Roman Emperor, is defeated in Friulia by Venetian forces; he is forced to sign a three-year Johann Christian Friedrich Hölderlin (ˈjoːhan ˈkrɪstiaːn ˈfriːdrɪç 'hœldərliːn in German March 20, 1770 &ndash June 6, 1843 1770)

July - December

• July 7 - John Holmes, American politician (b. Year 1770 ( MDCCLXX) was a Common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting on Friday Events 1456 - A retrial verdict acquits Joan of Arc of heresy 25 years after her death John Holmes ( March 14, 1773 &mdash July 7, 1843) was an American politician. 1773)
• July or August - Sequoyah, creator of the Cherokee syllabary (b. Year 1773 ( MDCCLXXIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Events in July The traditional period known as "fence month" (the closed season for deer in England ended July 9 (date varied Other names In Arabic, the month is called أغسطسص ʾUġusṭuṣ or آب ʾĀb; usage varies from place to place and See also Cherokee Sequoyah (ᏍᏏᏉᏱ S-si-quo-ya in Cherokee) (circa 1767 - 1843 known as George Guess, around 1767)
• December 18 - Thomas Graham, Lord Lynedoch, British Governor-General of India (b. Year 1767 ( MDCCLXVII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Events 218 BC - Second Punic War: Battle of the Trebia - Hannibal 's Carthaginian forces defeat those of the General Thomas Graham 1st Baron Lynedoch, GCB, GCMG ( 19 October 1748 &ndash 18 December 1843) was a Scottish 1748)

See also Category: 1843 deaths. Year 1748 ( MDCCXLVIII) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a