What Happened In February 1843 In History

Historical Events for February, 1843

• 6th » The first minstrel show in the United States, The Virginia Minstrels, opens (Bowery Amphitheatre in New York City).
• 25th » Provisional Cession of the Hawaiian or Sandwich Islands established by Lord George Paulet.

Famous Birthdays on February in 1843

• 3rd » William Cornelius Van Horne, American-Canadian businessman (d. 1915)
• 6th » Inoue Kowashi, Japanese politician (d. 1895)
• 6th » Frederic William Henry Myers, English poet and philologist, co-founded the Society for Psychical Research (d. 1901)
• 12th » John Graham Chambers, English race walker (d. 1883)
• 19th » Adelina Patti, Spanish opera singer (d. 1919)

Famous Deaths for February 1843

• 4th » Theodoros Kolokotronis, Greek general (b. 1770)

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