In history, year 1838 has its own importance and known for many memorable events like famous birthdays, inventions, natural disaster, treaties, change of rulers, special days etc. Find below a list of important historical events which happened during the year 1838.
Samuel Morse and his assistant Alfred Vail successfully tested the electrical telegraph for the first time at Speedwell Ironworks in Morristown, New Jersey.
In order to avoid persecution by anti-Mormons, Latter Day Saint Movement founder Joseph Smith and his followers fled Kirtland, Ohio, forFar West, Missouri.
Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyay (Chatterjee), famous novelist, ""the father of modern Indian fiction"" and writer of national song 'Vande Mataram', was born at Katalpara near Naihati, West Bengal. Some of his writings are 'Anandmath' and 'Kapal Kundala'. He was among the first two Bengalee Graduates.
Coronation of Queen Victoria of the United Kingdom. Victoria was Queen of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland from until her death. From 1 May 1876, she used the additional title of Empress of India.
The Times of India, the world's largest circulated English-language daily broadsheet newspaper, was founded as the The Bombay Timesand Journal of Commerce.
