Timeline September 1833

Events in September 1833 3

• 1772 – 1833 Ram Mohan Roy (1772-1833) Died 27 September 1833, aged 61 Ram Mohan Roy was an Indian religious and social reformer who founded the Brahmo Sabha, a movement for monotheistic reform of Hinduism that opposed practices such as sati. He campaigned for modern education and social reform in Bengal and is often called the father of the Indian Renaissance. He died in Bristol, England, during a visit to advocate for reform before British authorities.
• 1784 – 1833 Ferdinand VII of Spain (1784-1833) Died 29 September 1833, aged 48 Ferdinand VII ruled Spain through the Napoleonic occupation, a period of absolutist restoration, and the loss of most of Spain's American colonies. His death without a recognized male heir, having named his daughter Isabella as successor, triggered the succession dispute that ignited the First Carlist War. His reign is remembered as one of the most turbulent in modern Spanish history.
• 1833 The New York Sun begins publication First successful penny newspaper launches in the United States Benjamin Day founded The New York Sun on 3 September 1833, selling it for one cent and relying on advertising and street sales rather than subscriptions. Its low price and focus on local news and crime reports made it a commercial success and a model for the mass-circulation "penny press." The paper helped transform American newspaper publishing.