Timeline September 1891

Events in September 1891 2

• 1819 – 1891 Herman Melville (1819-1891) Died 28 September 1891, aged 72 American novelist and poet best known for Moby-Dick, a work largely ignored in his lifetime. He died in relative obscurity as a customs inspector in New York. A 20th-century critical revival later established him as one of America's greatest writers.
• 1891 Chilean Civil War Congress defeats President Balmaceda Congressional forces rebelled against President Jose Manuel Balmaceda over a constitutional dispute concerning executive power. The war ended with the rebels' victory at the Battle of Placilla and Balmaceda's suicide days after leaving office. The conflict reshaped Chile's political system toward a parliamentary-style republic.