Births on September 15

Jan Ernst Matzeliger

Born on September 15, 1852

Jan Ernst Matzeliger, Surinamese-American inventor (d. 1889)

Jan Ernst Matzeliger (September 15, 1852 – August 24, 1889) was an inventor whose lasting machine brought significant change to the manufacturing of shoes.

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Events on 1852

20 Mar

Uncle Tom's Cabin
Harriet Beecher Stowe's Uncle Tom's Cabin is published.
3 Aug

Harvard-Yale Regatta
Harvard University wins the first Boat Race between Yale University and Harvard. The race is also the first American intercollegiate athletic event
21 Aug

Fort Selkirk
Tlingit Indians destroy Fort Selkirk, Yukon Territory.
24 Sep

Henri Giffard
The first airship powered by (a steam) engine, created by Henri Giffard, travels 17 miles (27 km) from Paris to Trappes.
16 Nov

22 Kalliope
The English astronomer John Russell Hind discovers the asteroid 22 Kalliope.

Births on September 15

Jan Ernst Matzeliger

Born on September 15, 1852

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Events on 1852

Uncle Tom's Cabin

Harvard-Yale Regatta

Fort Selkirk

Henri Giffard

22 Kalliope