What Happened In June 1843 In History

Historical Events for June, 1843

• 17th » The Wairau Affray, the first serious clash of arms between Māori people or Māori and British settlers in the New Zealand Wars, takes place.
• 26th » Treaty of Nanking comes into effect, Hong Kong Island is ceded to the British "in perpetuity".

Famous Birthdays on June in 1843

• 1st » Henry Faulds, Scottish physician and missionary, developed fingerprinting (d. 1930)
• 3rd » Frederick VIII of Denmark (d. 1912)
• 9th » Bertha von Suttner, Austrian author, Nobel Peace Prize known as Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1914)
• 10th » Heinrich von Herzogenberg, Austrian composer and conductor (d. 1900)
• 15th » Edvard Grieg, Norwegian pianist and composer (d. 1907)
• 30th » Ernest Mason Satow, English orientalist and diplomat (d. 1929)

Famous Deaths for June 1843

• 6th » Friedrich Hölderlin, German poet and author (b. 1770)

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