Births on August 31

Josephine St. Pierre Ruffin

Born on August 31, 1842

Josephine St. Pierre Ruffin, American journalist, publisher, and activist (d. 1924)

Josephine St. Pierre Ruffin (August 31, 1842 – March 13, 1924) was an African-American publisher, journalist, civil rights leader, suffragist, and editor of the Woman's Era, the first national newspaper published by and for African-American women.

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Events on 1842

13 Jan

1842 retreat from Kabul
Dr. William Brydon, an assistant surgeon in the British East India Company Army during the First Anglo-Afghan War, becomes famous for being the sole survivor of an army of 4,500 men and 12,000 camp followers when he reaches the safety of a garrison in Jalalabad, Afghanistan.
9 Mar

Rancho San Francisco
The first documented discovery of gold in California occurs at Rancho San Francisco, six years before the California Gold Rush.
30 Mar

Crawford Long
Ether anesthesia is used for the first time, in an operation by the American surgeon Dr. Crawford Long.
14 Aug

Seminole Wars
American Indian Wars: Second Seminole War ends, with the Seminoles forced from Florida to Oklahoma.
7 Dec

Ureli Corelli Hill
First concert of the New York Philharmonic, founded by Ureli Corelli Hill.

Births on August 31

Josephine St. Pierre Ruffin

Born on August 31, 1842

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Seminole Wars

Ureli Corelli Hill