Sep 3 Cornelis Pieter Jacob Elout, Dutch military and President of West Sumatra, dies at 47 Sep 11 Joseph Nicollet, French mathematician and explorer, died at 57 Sep 19 Gaspard-Gustave Coriolis, French scientist, first described the Coriolis force, dies at 51 Aug 1843 Famous Deaths by Year Oct 1843 Famous People by Cause of Death Assassination Car Crash Hanging Killed in Action Plane Crash Poisoning