Page 2: Historical Events In September - 07
Tuesday, 03 February 2026
1756 Willem Bilderdijk, Dutch poet/literature (Disease of Scientists) 

1775 Johann Georg Holzbogen, composer, dies at 48. 

1782 Bernardus JC Dibbets, Dutch baron/general-major (Maastricht) 

1783 Leonhard Euler, Swiss mathematician, dies 

1784 Frantisek Max Knize, composer 

1799 John Ingen Housz, Dutch/English physician/nature investigator, dies at 68. 

1800 Zion AME Church dedicated (NYC). 

1809 Caroline von Schelling, [Michaelis], German author, dies at 46. 

1811 William Hamsley Emory, Major General (Union volunteers), died in 1887 

1812 Battle at Borodino: Napoleon-Kutuzov 

1813 "Uncle Sam" was 1st used to refer to US (Troy Post of NY) 

1815 Howell Cobb II, Major General/Secy of Treas (Union), died in 1868 

1818 Carl III of Sweden-Norway is crowned king of Norway, in Trondheim 

1819 Jean E "Adriaan" van Bevervoorde, journalist (History of Holland) 

1819 Jean-Louis Duport, composer, dies at 69 

1820 Coert L van Beyma thoe Kingma, Fries regent/patriot, dies at 67. 

1822 Brazil declares its independence from Portugal 

1822 Brazil declares independence from Portugal (National Day). 

1829 August Kekule von Stradonitz, discovered structure of benzene ring. 

1836 Henry Campbell-Bannerman, British PM (L) (1905-08). 

1838 Joseph Panny, composer, dies at 43 

1842 John H Zuckertort, German chess player 

1845 Isabella Colbran, wife of Italian composer Gioacchino Rossini, dies. 

1860 Excursion steamer "Lady Elgin" drowns 340 in Lake Michigan 

1860 Grandma "Anna Maria" Moses, NY, primitive painter (Old Oaken Bucket). 

1863 Federal naval expedition arrives off Sabine Pass 

1864 Giovanni Tebaldini, composer. 

1867 Albert Basserman, Mannheim Germany, actor (Foreign Correspondant). 

1869 Margot SE Scharten-Antink, Dutch author (Catherina, Sprotje). 

1870 Aleksander Kuprin, Russian author (Pojedinok) [OS=Aug 26] 

1871 Bay of Biskaje: English warship HMS Captain fired on, 500 killed. 

1871 Cowper Phipps Coles, English inventor (Steel warships), drowns. 

1872 Antoni Stolpe, composer, dies at 21 

1876 Bank robbery by James/Younger fails (Cole/Bob/Jim Younger arrested) 

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