Page 2: Historical Events In September - 04
Saturday, 31 January 2026
1781 Los Angeles founded in Bahia de las Fumas by 44 settlers, (Valley of Smokes) 

1781 Los Angeles founded by 44 in Bahia de las Fumas, (Valley of Smokes). 

1784 Cesar F Cassini "the Thury", French astronomer (geodesic labor), dies. 

1786 -5] Orange troops plunder Hattem/Elburg 

1793 Edward Bates, Atty Gen (Union), died in 1869. 

1795 Friedrich [August] von Alberti, German geologist (Triasic Age). 

1802 Marcus Whitman, missionary, led to US securing Oregon 

1803 Sarah Childress Polk, 1st lady (1845-1849) 

1804 Richard Somers, American naval officer 

1805 1st edition of Batavian State-Current published 

1807 Robert Fulton begins operating his steamboat 

1810 Donald McKay, US naval architect, built quickest clipper ships 

1813 1st US relig newspaper (Religious Remembrancer (Christian Observer)). 

1815 Andreas I Schaepman, archbishop of Utrecht 1868-82 

1816 Francois-Emmanuel-Joseph Bazin, composer. 

1824 Anton Bruckner, Austrian composer is born 

1824 Anton Bruckner, Austria, Wagner disciple and monumental bore/composer 

1825 Dadabhai Naoroji, 1st Indian in British parliament 

1828 Cornelis Stevens, Belgian RC foreman/polemist, dies at 80. 

1833 The inaugural newsboy hired (Barney Flaherty-NY Sun). 

1833 1st newsboy hired (Barney Flaherty, 10 years old-NY Sun) 

1842 Work on K”ln cathedral recommences after 284-year hiatus 

1842 Work on Koln cathedral recommences after 284-year hiatus 

1843 Charles Wentworth Dilke, English under minister of Foreign affairs. 

1845 Pierre P Royer-Collard, French attorney/philosopher, dies at 82. 

1846 Daniel Burnham, US, architect/built skyscrapers. 

1848 Lewis H Latimer, inventor/engineer 

1850 Luigi Cadorna, Italian fieldmarshal/earl (WW I-Caporetto). 

1851 John Dillon, Irish nationalist/British Lower house member 

1853 Hermann von Wissmann, German Africa explorer/governor East-Africa 

1853 Jonathan Blewitt, composer, dies at 71. 

1854 English/French assault on Petropavlovsk Kamchatka. 

1859 Edoardo Mascheroni, composer 

1862 North Beach and Mission Railway Company organized in SF 

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