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- 1833 – The great Leonid meteor shower, in which hundreds of thousands of meteors were observed in one night, was seen all over North America and initiated the first serious study of meteor showers.
- 1836 – A University of Virginia Riot occurred when members of the student drilling company commandeered the Rotunda and marched through the university’s grounds, destroying property.
- 1840 – On the anniversary of the "1836 disturbance", John A. G. Davis, a professor at the University of Virginia, was shot by a rioting student outside of his home at Pavilion X on the Lawn. While newspaper accounts at the time reported the wound was not mortal, Davis died two days later at the age of 38. He was buried at the University of Virginia Cemetery.
- 1919 – Thomas S. Martin, a railroad attorney, a longtime U.S. senator from Virginia and an architect of the state Democratic Party machine that during his time was known as the Martin Organization, died at his estate home "Montesano".
- 1925 – Charlottesville's First United Methodist Church held first service in its newest building.