Historical Events
President Simón Bolívar
Sep 10 Simón Bolívar named President of Peru
Moroni's Visit
Sep 21 Moroni first appears to Joseph Smith, according to Smith
Famous Birthdays
- Sep 10 Adolf von Doss, German sacred music composer and Jesuit priest, born in Pfarrkirchen, Kingdom of Bavaria (now Germany) (d. 1886)
- Sep 16 Francis Parkman, American historian and author (Oregon Trail), born in Boston, Massachusetts (d. 1893)
- Sep 16 Michael Obrenovic, ruler of Serbia (1839-42,1860-68), born in Kragujevac, Serbia (d. 1868)
- Sep 25 Thomas John Wood, American Major General (Union Army), born in Munfordville, Kentucky (d. 1906)
- Sep 26 Ivan Aksakov, Russian journalist (Denj, Moskvitsh), born in Nadezhdino, Belebey Uyezd, Orenburg Governorate (d. 1889)
- Sep 28 Alexandre Cabanel, French painter (Birth of Venus), born in Montpellier, France (d. 1889)
Famous Deaths
- Sep 11 David Ricardo, English economist (On the Principles of Political Economy and Taxation), dies at 51
- Sep 17 Abraham L Breguet, French clockmaker, dies at 76
- Sep 20 Daniel Steibelt, German pianist and composer, dies at 57
- Sep 23 Matthew Baillie, Scottish Physician (first systematic study of pathology in 1793), dies at 61