Historical Events
- Great Lakes steamer "Erie" sinks off Silver Creek NY, kills 300
- Tom Hyer beats George McChester in 101 rounds at Caldwell's Landing, NY to become first American heavyweight boxing champion
Famous Deaths
- Augustin Pyrame de Candolle, Swiss botanist, established a plant classification system and coined the term taxonomy, dies at 63
Died in 1841 1841 Highlights
About September 9, 1841
Calendar: Gregorian
Day of the Week: Thursday
How Long Ago? 182 years, 10 months and 23 days
Leap Year: No
Star Sign: Virgo
