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Historical Event(s)
– Provisional Cession of the Hawaiian or Sandwich Islands established by Lord George Paulet.
– The first major wagon train heading for the Pacific Northwest sets out on the Oregon Trail with one thousand pioneers from Elm Grove, Missouri.
– Thousands of people and their cattle head west via wagon train from Independence, Missouri to what would later become the Oregon Territory. It is part of the Great Migration. They follow what is now known as the Oregon Trail.
– The Cathedral of Our Lady of Peace in Honolulu, Hawaii is dedicated. Now the cathedral of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Honolulu, it is the oldest Roman Catholic cathedral in continuous use in the United States.
– The Greek Army rebels (OS date: September 3) against the autocratic rule of king Otto of Greece, demanding the granting of a constitution.
– The News of the World tabloid begins publication in London.
– In New York City, Henry Jones and 11 others found B'nai B'rith (the oldest Jewish service organization in the world).
– Sir William Rowan Hamilton comes up with the idea of quaternions, a non-commutative extension of complex numbers.
– Charles Dickens’ A Christmas Carol goes on sale.
Who Were Born On ?
– Frank James, American outlaw (d. 1915)
– William Cornelius Van Horne, American-born railway pioneer and executive (d. 1915)
– Inoue Kowashi, Japanese statesman (d. 1895)
– Henry James, American author (d. 1916)
– Alice of the United Kingdom, Grand Duchess of Hesse (d. 1878)
– Benito Pérez Galdós, Spanish novelist (d. 1920)
– Heinrich von Herzogenberg, Austrian composer and conductor (d. 1900)
– Georg von Hertling, Chancellor of Germany (d. 1919)
– Richard Avenarius, German philosopher (d. 1896)
– Lydia Koidula, Estonian poet (d. 1886)