Historical Events
Event of Interest
Sep 21 According to Joseph Smith Jr., the angel Moroni gave him a record of gold plates, one-third of which Joseph translated into The Book of Mormon
Famous Birthdays
- Sep 1 Jacobus Jan Cremer, Dutch author (Overbetuwsche Novellen), born in Arnhem, Netherlands (d. 1880)
- Sep 5 Goffredo Mameli, Italian poet and writer, born in Genoa, Italy (d. 1849)
- Sep 6 John Morrison Oliver, American Brevet Major General (Union Army), and lawyer, born in Penn Yan, New York (d. 1872)
- Sep 8 Emil Naumann, German composer, born in Berlin, Kingdom of Prussia (now Germany) (d. 1888)
- Sep 16 Jean Albert Gaudry, French geologist and palaeontologist, born in St Germain-en-Laye, France (d. 1908)
- Sep 21 Michael Corcoran, Irish-American Brigadier General (Union Army), born in County Sligo, Ireland (d. 1863)
- Sep 22 John Grubb Parke, American Major General (Union Army), born in New York City (d. 1900)
- Sep 24 Henry Warner Slocum, American politician and Major General (Union Army), born in Pompey, New York (d. 1894)
Hiram R. Revels (1827-1901)
Sep 27 American clergyman, politician,1st African American in Congress (US Senator from Mississippi, 1870-71), and college president (Alcorn, 1871-82), born in Fayetteville, North Carolina
- Sep 30 Ellis H. Roberts, American Treasurer of the United States (1897-1905) and politician (Rep-R-New York), born in Utica, New York (d. 1918)
- Sep 30 Kenner Garrard, American Brevet Major General (Union Army), born in Bourbon County, Kentucky (d. 1879)
Famous Deaths
- Sep 18 Robert Pollok, Scottish poet (The Course of Time), dies of TB at 28
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