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Born on Wednesday February 15, 1843
- Amy Catherine Collier, Johnson, Arkansas, United States († 1867)
- Amanda Phillips, Emanuel, Georgia, United States († 1921)
- Albert Rozema, Groningen († 1909)
- Anna Catharina Smeets, Stein, Limburg, Nederland († 1902)
- Albert Rozema, Groningen, Groningen, Netherlands
- Albertus Pleij, Vriezenveen († 1906)
- Gonggrijp, -(BE166 († 1843)
- Adrianus Johannes Bezemer, Delft, ZH, Nederland († 1920)
- Allen Jackson Todd, Putnam, Georgia, Verenigde Staten († 1929)
- Andriesje Luchtmeijer, Steenwijkerwold († 1921)
Died on Wednesday February 15, 1843
- Annetje Dirks den Haas (69), Katwijk aan Zee
- Anna Aurelia Maria van Claerbergen (70), Leeuwarden, Friesland, Netherlands
- Antje Siegers Lenstra (61), Paasloo
- Antje Siegers Lenstra (61), Paasloo(Oldemarkt. Ov)
- Anna Gerdes (0), Aschendorf
- Gonggrijp (0), Harlingen
- Aart Stravers (2), Lexmond
- Aleijda BEUNK (49), Velp (Rheden) Gelderland, Nederland
- Antjen Sijgers Lenstra (61), Paasloo
- Arnoldus Edie (1), Rotterdam, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
Source: Delpher (KB | national library) Newspapers from February 15, 1843 at Delpher
Born on February 15
- 1834 » V. A. Urechia, Moldavian-Romanian historian, author, and playwright († 1901)
- 1835 » Demetrius Vikelas, Greek businessman and philanthropist († 1908)
- 1840 » Titu Maiorescu, Romanian philosopher, academic, and politician, 23rd Prime Minister of Romania († 1917)
- 1841 » Manuel Ferraz de Campos Sales, Brazilian lawyer and politician, 4th President of Brazil († 1913)
- 1845 » Elihu Root, American lawyer and politician, 38th United States Secretary of State, Nobel Prize laureate († 1937)
- 1847 » Robert Fuchs, Austrian composer and educator († 1927)
- 1849 » Rickman Godlee, English surgeon and academic († 1925)
- 1850 » Sophie Bryant, Irish mathematician, academic and activist († 1922)
- 1851 » Spiru Haret, Romanian mathematician, astronomer, and politician, 55th Romanian Minister of Internal Affairs († 1912)
- 1856 » Emil Kraepelin, German psychiatrist and academic († 1926)
Died on February 15
- 1818 » Frederick Louis, Prince of Hohenlohe-Ingelfingen (b. 1746)
- 1835 » Henry Hunt, English farmer and politician (b. 1773)
- 1839 » François-Marie-Thomas Chevalier de Lorimier, Canadian rebel (b. 1803)
- 1842 » Archibald Menzies, Scottish surgeon and botanist (b. 1754)
- 1844 » Henry Addington, 1st Viscount Sidmouth, English politician, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (b. 1757)
- 1847 » Germinal Pierre Dandelin, Belgian mathematician and engineer (b. 1794)
- 1848 » Hermann von Boyen, Prussian general and politician, Prussian Minister of War (b. 1771)
- 1849 » Pierre François Verhulst, Belgian mathematician and theorist (b. 1804)
- 1857 » Mikhail Glinka, Russian composer (b. 1804)
- 1869 » Ghalib, Indian poet and educator (b. 1796)
Names that were popular for boys in 1843
- Jan
- Johannes
- Hendrik
- Cornelis
- Pieter
- Willem
- Gerrit
- Jacob
- Jacobus
- Petrus
- Dirk
- Arie
- Klaas
- Adrianus
- Joannes
- Hendrikus
Names that were popular for girls in 1843
- Maria
- Johanna
- Anna
- Cornelia
- Elisabeth
- Catharina
- Adriana
- Neeltje
- Hendrika
- Trijntje
- Grietje
- Aaltje
- Antje
- Wilhelmina
- Elizabeth
- Jannetje
Source: Wikipedia Historical events 1843
- This page is only available in Dutch.De Republiek der Verenigde Nederlanden werd in 1794-1795 door de Fransen veroverd onder leiding van bevelhebber Charles Pichegru (geholpen door de Nederlander Herman Willem Daendels); de verovering werd vergemakkelijkt door het dichtvriezen van de Waterlinie; Willem V moest op 18 januari 1795 uitwijken naar Engeland (en van daaruit in 1801 naar Duitsland); de patriotten namen de macht over van de aristocratische regenten en proclameerden de Bataafsche Republiek; op 16 mei 1795 werd het Haags Verdrag gesloten, waarmee ons land een vazalstaat werd van Frankrijk; in 3.1796 kwam er een Nationale Vergadering; in 1798 pleegde Daendels een staatsgreep, die de unitarissen aan de macht bracht; er kwam een nieuwe grondwet, die een Vertegenwoordigend Lichaam (met een Eerste en Tweede Kamer) instelde en als regering een Directoire; in 1799 sloeg Daendels bij Castricum een Brits-Russische invasie af; in 1801 kwam er een nieuwe grondwet; bij de Vrede van Amiens (1802) kreeg ons land van Engeland zijn koloniën terug (behalve Ceylon); na de grondwetswijziging van 1805 kwam er een raadpensionaris als eenhoofdig gezag, namelijk Rutger Jan Schimmelpenninck (van 31 oktober 1761 tot 25 maart 1825).
- The Netherlands had about 3.1 million citizens.
- February 6 » The first minstrel show in the United States, The Virginia Minstrels, opens (Bowery Amphitheatre in New York City).
- July 19 » Brunel's steamship the SSGreat Britain is launched, becoming the first ocean-going craft with an iron hull and screw propeller, becoming the largest vessel afloat in the world.
- August 15 » The Cathedral of Our Lady of Peace in Honolulu, Hawaii is dedicated. Now the cathedral of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Honolulu, it is the oldest Roman Catholic cathedral in continuous use in the United States.
- August 15 » Tivoli Gardens, one of the oldest still intact amusement parks in the world, opens in Copenhagen, Denmark.
- October 30 » Fuerte Bulnes, the first Chilean settlement in the strait of Magellan, is founded.
- December 16 » The discovery of octonions by John T. Graves, who denoted them with a boldface O, was announced to his mathematician friend William Hamilton, discoverer of quaternions, in a letter on this date.
Weather February 15, 1843
The temperature on February 15, 1843 was about 0.0 °C. Wind direction mainly northwest. Weather type: half bewolkt sneeuw.