Historical Events In September - 18
Saturday, 07 September 2024
0031 On September - 18 sejanus, Roman head of praetorisch guard, executed
0096 On this day in history nerva is proclaimed Roman Emperor after Domitian is assassinated.
0096 Domitian, Roman emperor, dies on this day in history.
0324 On September - 18 chrysopolis emperor Constantine beats emperor Licinius
0887 Pietro I Candiano, Doge of Venice (killed in battle) on September - 18.
0993 Arnulf vanf Gent, Westfries earl (988-93), dies in battle on this day in history.
1137 Erik II Eimune, [Onvergetelijke], king of Denmark (1134-37), murdered on September - 18.
1180 On September - 18 philip Augustus becomes king of France.
1180 On September - 18 louis VII, King of France, dies
1261 On September - 18 koenraad van Hochstaden, archbishop of Cologne, dies
1426 On September - 18 hubert [Huybrecht] van Eyck, painter, dies
1437 On September - 18 farmer uprising in Transsylvania
1454 On September - 18 in the Battle of Chojnice, the Polish army is defeated by the Teutonic army during the Thirteen Years' War.
1502 Christopher Columbus lands at Costa Rica on his 4th & last voyage on this day in history.
1544 Charles V of Germany & Francis I of France sign Peace of Crepy on September - 18.
1573 Spanish attack Alkmaar on this day in history.
1574 On this day in history claudio Achillini, Italian lawyer/poet
1635 Emperor Ferdinand II declares war on France on September - 18.
1636 On this day in history pietro Sanmartini, composer
1679 New Hampshire becomes a county Massachusetts Bay Colony on this day in history.
1684 Johann Gottfried Walther, Erfurt Germany, composer/Musicographer on this day in history.
1684 Jan A "Joannes" Antonides van der Goes, poet (Ystroom), dies at 37 on this day in history.
1709 Samuel Johnson, Lichfield Staffordshire, England, lexicographer/writer (Boswell's Tour Guide) on September - 18.
1713 On September - 18 jean Allamand, French theologist/natural philosopher
1721 Matthew Prior, poet/diplomat, dies on September - 18.
1733 George Read, US judge/signer (Declaration of Independence) on this day in history.
1735 On this day in history justus van Effen, writer/founder (Holland Spectator), dies at 51
1739 Treaty of Belgrade-Austria cedes Belgrade to Turks on September - 18.
1739 On this day in history turkey & Austria sign peace treaty-Austria cedes Belgrade to Turks
1750 On this day in history tomas de Iriarte, Spanish writer (Fabulas Literarias)
1752 Adrien-Marie Lagendre, mathematician, worked on elliptic integrals on this day in history.
1755 Fort Ticonderoga, NY opens on September - 18.
1755 Ft Ticonderoga, NY opens on this day in history.
1759 On this day in history british capture Québec during the French & Indian War