September 1st, 1838

Born on September 1st, 1838

Age in days, weeks and months
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What happened on September 1st, 1838?

September 1st, 1838

Saint Andrew's Scots School, the oldest school of British origin in South America, is established.

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/St._Andrew's_Scots_School

What else happened on September 1st?

September 1st, 2019

Hurricane Dorian, the most powerful Atlantic hurricane on record outside the tropics, made landfall in the Bahamas at Category 5 intensity.

September 1st, 2000

Speakers' Corner, a free speech area in Hong Lim Park in Singapore, was launched.

September 1st, 1983

A Soviet jet interceptor shot down the civilian Korean Air Lines Flight 007 near the island of Sakhalin in the north Pacific, killing all 246 passengers and 23 crew on board.

September 1st, 1973

A 76-hour multinational rescue effort in the Irish Sea resulted in the deepest sub rescue in history (pictured).

September 1st, 1972

In a match widely publicized as a Cold War confrontation, American chess grandmaster Bobby Fischer became the 11th World Chess Champion with his victory over Soviet Boris Spassky.

September 1st, 1969

Muammar Gaddafi (pictured) led a coup d'état to overthrow King Idris of Libya.

September 1st, 1967

At an Arab League summit, eight nations issued the Khartoum Resolution, declaring that there would be "no peace with Israel, no recognition of Israel, [and] no negotiations with it".

September 1st, 1952

Ernest Hemingway's novel The Old Man and the Sea, which later won the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction, was first published.

September 1st, 1939

German forces attacked multiple locations in Poland, including Wieluń and Westerplatte, starting World War II in Europe.

September 1st, 1914

The passenger pigeon, which once numbered in the billions, became extinct when the last individual died in captivity.

September 1st, 1911

Construction began on the Saline Valley salt tram, which during its operation was the steepest tram in the United States.

September 1st, 1902

The first science fiction film, titled A Trip to the Moon and based on From the Earth to the Moon by Jules Verne, was released in France.

September 1st, 1872

A small British force commanded by a surgeon fought off a surprise attack by the Maya on Orange Walk Town, British Honduras.

September 1st, 1862

American Civil War: Confederate forces attacked retreating troops (map shown) of the Union Army during a rainstorm in Chantilly, Virginia, but the battle ended inconclusively.

Birthdays
... of famous people, actors, celebrities and stars on September 1st

Born on September 1st, 1838

63

Friedrich Preller the Younger

German artist (1838-1901)

*September 1st, 1838, Weimar †October 21st, 1901, Blasewitz

Same year
Born in 1838

78

Ferdinand von Zeppelin

German general and airship pioneer (1838–1917)

*July 8th, 1838, Constance †March 8th, 1917, Berlin

36

Georges Bizet

French composer (1838–1875)

*October 25th, 1838, Rue Louise-Émilie-de-La-Tour-d'Auvergne †June 3rd, 1875, Bougival

60

Augustin Daly

American playwright and theatre impresario

*July 20th, 1838, Plymouth †June 7th, 1899, Paris

78

Ernst Mach

Austrian physicist and university educator (1838–1916)

*February 18th, 1838, Brno-Chrlice †February 19th, 1916, Vaterstetten

88

Felice Napoleone Canevaro

Italian politician and officer of Peruvian background (1838-1926)

*July 7th, 1838, Lima †December 30th, 1926, Venice

86

Pauline Kergomard

French educator

*April 24th, 1838, Bordeaux †February 13th, 1925, Saint-Maurice

80

Henry Brooks Adams

American journalist, historian, academic, novelist (1838-1918)

*February 16th, 1838, Boston †March 27th, 1918, Washington, D.C.

26

John Wilkes Booth

American stage actor and assassin (1838–1865)

*May 10th, 1838, Bel Air †April 26th, 1865, Port Royal

90

Émile Loubet

8th president of France (1838–1929)

*December 31st, 1838, Marsanne †December 20th, 1929, Montélimar

49

Anton Mauve

Dutch painter (1838–1888)

*September 18th, 1838, Zaandam †February 5th, 1888, Arnhem

84

Camille Jordan

French mathematician

*January 5th, 1838, Lyon †January 22nd, 1922, Paris

82

Max Bruch

German romantic composer and conductor (1838-1920)

*January 6th, 1838, Cologne †October 2nd, 1920, Friedenau

84

Ernest Solvay

Belgian chemist, industrialist, philanthropist (1838-1922)

*April 16th, 1838, Rebecq-Rognon †May 26th, 1922, Ixelles - Elsene

79

Gustav von Schmoller

German economist (1838–1917)

*June 24th, 1838, Heilbronn †June 27th, 1917, Bad Harzburg

83

Yamagata Aritomo

Prime Minister of Japan (1838-1922)

*June 14th, 1838, Hagi †February 1st, 1922, Koki-an

42

James Craig Watson

Astronomer (1838-1880)

*January 28th, 1838, Fingal †November 22nd, 1880, Madison

79

Franz Brentano

Austrian philosopher and psychologist as well as refounder of the theory of intentionality

*January 16th, 1838, Boppard †March 17th, 1917, Zürich

55

Anton Anno

German author

*March 19th, 1838, Aachen †December 1st, 1893, Berlin

69

William Henry Perkin

British chemist known for his accidental discovery of the first synthetic dye (1838–1907)

*March 12th, 1838, London †July 14th, 1907, London Borough of Harrow

95

Yisrael Meir Kagan

Polish rabbi (1838–1933)

*February 6th, 1838, Dzyatlava †September 15th, 1933, Raduń

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Leap year

No: With 365 days 1838 is a normal year and no leap year.

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