What Happened on September 9, 1841

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
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About September 9, 1841

Day of the Week: Thursday
How Long Ago? 182 years, 7 months and 26 days
Leap Year: No

Star Sign: Virgo