Historical Events
Escape of Frederick Douglass
Sep 3 Frederick Douglass escapes from slavery disguised as a sailor
- Sep 5 Central Museum opens in Utrecht, Netherlands
Benvenuto Cellini
Sep 10 Hector Berlioz's opera "Benvenuto Cellini" premieres in Paris
Famous Birthdays
- Sep 2 Liliuokalani [Lydia Kamakaʻeha], last queen of Hawaii (1891-93), born in Honolulu, Oʻahu, Kingdom of Hawaii (d. 1917)
- Sep 6 Samuel Arnold, Lincoln conspirator, born in Georgetown, Washington, D.C. (d. 1906)
- Sep 11 John Ireland, Irish-American archbishop of St Paul (1888-1918), born in Burnchurch, Ireland (d. 1918)
- Sep 14 John Pelham, U.S. Confederate artillery major, born in Alexandria, Alabama (d. 1863)
- Sep 16 James J. Hill, Canadian-American railroad entrepreneur (Great Northern Railroad), born in Eramosa Township, Ontario (d. 1916)
- Sep 18 (Anthonij) "Anton" Mauve, Dutch realist painter, and cousin-in-law of Vincent Van Gogh, born in Zaandam, Netherlands (d. 1888)
Victoria Woodhull (1838-1927)
Sep 23 American civil rights activist (1872 presidential candidate, woman's suffrage movement), born in Homer, Ohio
Famous Weddings
Frederick Douglass
Sep 14 Newly escaped slave Frederick Douglass marries free woman Anne Murray in New York
Famous Deaths
William Clark (1770-1838)
Sep 1 American explorer, soldier, Indian agent and territorial governor who led the Lewis and Clark Expedition of 1804-06 and claimed the Pacific Northwest for the United States, dies at 68
