W.S. Bourne

Events

1

Episodes

1

Years

1791

Every event in Historedia whose sources name W.S. Bourne, with the role they cite and all of that event’s episodes. This is not a biography, and mentions are grouped by name, so two people with the same name can share this page.

Events and episodes

1. First Issue of The Observer

   1791

   Role: Publisher of the first issue

   1. 14 December 1791 · London, where the first issue was publishedPublication of the first issue

      The Observer's first issue was published in London on 4 December 1791 by W.S. Bourne, founding the world's oldest Sunday newspaper.

Sources

1. The Observer Wikipedia, revision of 2026-07-23