What Happened In October 1804 In History

Historical Events for October, 1804

• 9th » Hobart, capital of Tasmania, is founded.

Famous Birthdays on October in 1804

• 3rd » Townsend Harris, American merchant and politician (d. 1878)
• 3rd » Allan Kardec, French author, founded spiritism (d. 1869)
• 16th » Benjamin Russell (artist) or Benjamin Russell, American painter (d. 1885)
• 18th » Mongkut, Thai king (d. 1868)
• 24th » Wilhelm Eduard Weber, German physicist (d. 1891)
• 28th » Pierre François Verhulst, Belgian mathematician (d. 1849)

Famous Deaths for October 1804

• 2nd » Nicolas-Joseph Cugnot, French engineer (b. 1725)
• 8th » Thomas Cochran (judge) called Thomas Cochran, Canadian lawyer and judge (b. 1777)

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