Timeline Saturday 17 July 1841

Events on Saturday 17 July 1841 1

• 1841 Punch magazine founded in London British satirical weekly begins publication Punch, or the London Charivari launched on 17 July 1841, founded by Henry Mayhew and Mark Lemon. The weekly magazine became Britain's leading satirical publication, known for its cartoons and political humor, and ran for over 150 years. Its name later gave rise to the term "cartoon" in its modern sense.