What Happened In September 1803 In History

Historical Events for September, 1803

• 6th » United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland named British scientist John Dalton begins using symbols to represent the atoms of different elements.
• 23rd » Second Anglo-Maratha War: Battle of Assaye between the British East India Company and the Maratha Empire in India.

Famous Birthdays on September in 1803

• 4th » Sarah Childress Polk, American wife of James K. Polk, 14th First Lady of the United States (d. 1891)
• 19th » Maria Anna of Savoy (d. 1884)
• 27th » Samuel Francis Du Pont, American admiral (d. 1865)
• 28th » Prosper Mérimée, French archaeologist, historian, and author (d. 1870)
• 29th » Mercator Cooper, American captain and explorer (d. 1872)
• 29th » Jacques Charles François Sturm, French mathematician and theorist (d. 1850)

Famous Deaths for September 1803

• 5th » Pierre Choderlos de Laclos, French general and author (b. 1741)
• 5th » François Devienne, French flute player and composer (b. 1759)
• 15th » Gian Francesco Albani, Italian cardinal (b. 1719)
• 16th » Nicolas Baudin, French explorer, hydrographer, and cartographer (b. 1754)
• 17th » Franz Xaver Süssmayr, Austrian composer (b. 1766)
• 20th » Robert Emmet, Irish commander (b. 1780)

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