Deaths on September 23

Émilie Gamelin

Died on September 23, 1851

Émilie Gamelin, Canadian nun, founded the Sisters of Providence (b. 1800)

Émilie Tavernier Gamelin, SP, (19 February 1800 – 23 September 1851) was a Canadian social worker and Roman Catholic religious sister. She is best known as the founder of the Sisters of Providence of Montreal. In 2001 she was beatified by Pope John Paul II.

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Events on 1851

12 Feb

Australian gold rushes
Edward Hargraves announces he has found gold in Bathurst, New South Wales, Australia, starting the Australian gold rushes.
11 Mar

Giuseppe Verdi
The first performance of Rigoletto by Giuseppe Verdi takes place in Venice.
21 May

Colombia
Slavery is abolished in Colombia, South America.
5 Jun

Uncle Tom's Cabin
Harriet Beecher Stowe's anti-slavery serial, Uncle Tom's Cabin, or Life Among the Lowly, starts a ten-month run in the National Era abolitionist newspaper.
24 Oct

Umbriel (moon)
William Lassell discovers the moons Umbriel, and Ariel, orbiting Uranus.

Deaths on September 23

Émilie Gamelin

Died on September 23, 1851

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Events on 1851

Australian gold rushes

Giuseppe Verdi

Colombia

Uncle Tom's Cabin

Umbriel (moon)