Timeline July 1843

Events in July 1843 4

• 1755 – 1843 Samuel Hahnemann (1755-1843) Died 2 July 1843, aged 88 Samuel Hahnemann was a German physician who founded homeopathy, based on the principle that like cures like. He spent his last years practising in Paris, where he died.
• 1779 – 1843 Washington Allston (1779-1843) Died 9 July 1843, aged 63 Washington Allston was an American painter and poet who was among the first Romantic painters in the United States. He was known for dramatic landscapes and for his use of light and colour.
• 1843 Paulet Affair in Hawaii British captain occupies the Kingdom of Hawaii for five months Captain Lord George Paulet of HMS Carysfort forced King Kamehameha III to cede the Hawaiian Kingdom to Britain. Rear Admiral Richard Thomas restored Hawaiian sovereignty on 31 July, which Hawaii later marked as Restoration Day.
• 1843 SS Great Britain launched Brunel's iron screw steamship floated out at Bristol Isambard Kingdom Brunel's SS Great Britain was floated out at Bristol in the presence of Prince Albert. It was the first ocean-going ship with an iron hull and a screw propeller, and at the time the largest ship in the world.