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Publication of the first issue
- When
- 4 December 1791
- Where
- London, where the first issue was published
- Part of
- First Issue of The Observer
The Observer's first issue was published in London on 4 December 1791 by W.S. Bourne, founding the world's oldest Sunday newspaper.
The first issue of The Observer was published on 4 December 1791 by W.S. Bourne. The paper is a British newspaper published on Sundays, and this first appearance made The Observer the world's oldest Sunday newspaper. The sources record the date, the publisher, and the Sunday format, but do not describe the contents of the debut issue.
Sources
- The Observer Wikipedia, revision of 2026-07-23
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