Births on June 9

Anne Isabella Thackeray Ritchie

Born on June 9, 1837

Anne Isabella Thackeray Ritchie, English author (d. 1919)

Anne Isabella, Lady Ritchie (9 June 1837 – 26 February 1919), eldest daughter of William Makepeace Thackeray, was an English writer, whose several novels were appreciated in their time and made her a central figure on the late Victorian literary scene. She is noted especially as the custodian of her father's literary legacy, and for short fiction that places fairy tale narratives in a Victorian milieu. Her 1885 novel Mrs. Dymond introduced into English the proverb, "Give a man a fish and you feed him for a day; teach a man to fish and you feed him for life."

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Events on 1837

24 Mar

Black Canadians
Canada gives African Canadian men the right to vote.
7 Nov

Elijah P. Lovejoy
In Alton, Illinois, abolitionist printer Elijah P. Lovejoy is shot dead by a mob while attempting to protect his printing shop from being destroyed a third time.
8 Nov

Mount Holyoke College
Mary Lyon founds Mount Holyoke Female Seminary, which later becomes Mount Holyoke College.
22 Nov

Upper Canada Rebellion
Canadian journalist and politician William Lyon Mackenzie calls for a rebellion against the United Kingdom in his essay "To the People of Upper Canada", published in his newspaper The Constitution.
25 Dec

Battle of Lake Okeechobee
Second Seminole War: American general Zachary Taylor leads 1100 troops against the Seminoles at the Battle of Lake Okeechobee.

Births on June 9

Anne Isabella Thackeray Ritchie

Born on June 9, 1837

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Events on 1837

Black Canadians

Elijah P. Lovejoy

Mount Holyoke College

Upper Canada Rebellion

Battle of Lake Okeechobee