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What Happened in September 1784

Historical Events

  • Sep 21 Pennsylvania Packet and Daily Advertiser becomes the 1st successful daily newspaper in the United States
  • Sep 22 Russian trappers establish a colony on Kodiak Island, Alaska

Famous Birthdays

  • Sep 7 František Max Kníže, Czech composer, born in Drahelčice Czech Republic (d. 1840)

Famous Deaths

  • Sep 4 César-François Cassini de Thury, French astronomer (geodesic labor), dies at 70
  • Sep 27 Boniface Stoeckl, German composer, dies at 38