What Happened In October 1838 In History

Historical Events for October, 1838

• 27th » Missouri governor Lilburn Boggs issues the Extermination Order (Mormonism) named Extermination Order, which orders all Mormons to leave the state or be exterminated.

Famous Birthdays on October in 1838

• 6th » Giuseppe Cesare Abba, Italian soldier, poet, and author (d. 1910)
• 24th » Annie Edson Taylor, American adventurer (d. 1921)
• 25th » Georges Bizet, French composer (d. 1875)
• 27th » John Davis Long, American lawyer and politician, 34th United States Secretary of the Navy (d. 1915)
• 31st » Luís I of Portugal (d. 1889)

Famous Deaths for October 1838

• 1st » Charles Tennant, Scottish chemist and businessman (b. 1768)
• 3rd » Black Hawk (Sauk leader) named Black Hawk, American tribal leader (b. 1767)

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