1843

Events

• June 17 - The New Zealand Wars begin with the Wairau Affray, in which Chiefs Te Rauparaha and Te Rangihaeata of the Ngāti Toa tribe protested against the settlement and burned down several huts. In retaliation, Henry Augustus Thompson attempted to arrest the chiefs. however, his forces were defeated by the Māori.

Births

Villain births

• January 10 - Frank James
• January 29 - William McKinley
• March 31 - Bernhard Förster
• August 12 - Colmar Freiherr von der Goltz
• November 5 - Harry Rawson

Victim births

• November 27 - Elizabeth Stride